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14 April 2021
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When sex is work
“Knowing that I have a say and that I’m in control of my own body, I really only learned those things after becoming a sex worker,” Liana explained through a…
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06 April 2021
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Official opening ceremony kicks off course on demographic resilience for CIS countries
A two-month intensive course on “Demographic resilience of the CIS countries” that will bring together 82 policymakers and civil servants from around the region with…
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06 April 2021
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A publication on reproductive health for women with disabilities is published in Braille
ALMATY, Kazakhstan – In a win for inclusion, a reproductive health publication for women with disabilities has been published in Braille for the visually impaired. “A…
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21 March 2021
Statement
Statement in response to Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
UNFPA joins the United Nations in Turkey in expressing deep concern about Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, Europe’s primary international treaty to prevent…
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18 March 2021
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Better economic prospects draw Bulgarian professionals back home amid COVID-19 pandemic
SOFIA – While living abroad for more than two decades, Sava Savov, 43, remembered his home country of Bulgaria as “poor, corrupt, dangerous and bleak.” He…
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18 March 2021
Press Release
COVID-19 created unexpected opportunities for depopulating countries of South-East Europe – new UNFPA brief
ISTANBUL, 18 March 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has created unexpected opportunities, even in rural areas, for the countries of South-East European struggling with…
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18 March 2021
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Rural-urban collaboration gives new life to once-dying Serbian village
VRMDZA, Serbia — Until a few years ago, there was nothing to distinguish Vrmdza from a thousand other dying Serbian villages. Though picturesque and historic, it had an…
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15 March 2021
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UNFPA-supported training course on demography and population dynamics enhances regional dialogue between policymakers from CIS countries
The second round of advanced training courses on population and development kicked off today with the participation of 26 public servants, representatives of academic…
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05 March 2021
News
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s demographic troubles are real, but it’s not too late to reverse course
By: John Mosoti The presentation of our new population projections for Bosnia and Herzegovina last December sent shock waves through the country. The main message…
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