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4 November 2019
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Panel discussion on what's changed for people with disabilities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

What’s changed for women and young people with disabilities?

ISTANBUL, Turkey — When Lyazzat Kaltayeva became disabled at the age of seven, she thought her world had narrowed forever. “I couldn’t even imagine that I would have the possibility to go out freely... Read more

22 October 2019
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What to do about Eastern Europe’s population crisis?

In more and more countries around the world, population numbers are starting to fall, but no region is more affected by this change than Eastern... Read more

22 October 2019
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UNFPA population event ends with calls for strengthening human capital in response to demographic change

SARAJEVO – Investing in human capital, especially people’s health, education and innovative potential, is a key strategy for responding to demographic change in South-East Europe, participants... Read more

18 October 2019
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Embracing comprehensive sexuality education in Albania

TIRANA, Albania — “As a teacher, but more so as a parent, I would like my child to know as much as possible about sexuality education,” says Oriana Osmani, an educator in Albania. “But our society... Read more

15 October 2019
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5 things you learn in sexuality education

Learning about sexuality is an integral part of growing up. Age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education helps children and young people understand their changing bodies and feelings, and... Read more

26 September 2019
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5 ways men can get in the game

Family planning and safe sex should be a team effort between couples, but most men are sitting on the side-lines. While overall use of modern contraceptives worldwide doubled between 1970 and 2015,... Read more

26 August 2019
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Midwife Venera Jumabayeva assists a new mother

Helping midwives save mothers’ lives in Uzbekistan

KANLIKUL, Uzbekistan — Darigul Kholmurodova and her family were having breakfast one morning when her pregnant daughter-in-law started to feel unwell. “She was just lying there and crying,” Darigul... Read more

16 August 2019
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Women take the lead in helping refugees through crisis

ISTANBUL, Turkey — When a humanitarian crisis erupts, women are often the first to respond, and the last to leave. They serve some of the world’s most vulnerable populations and work on the front... Read more

26 July 2019
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Accelerating innovation to end unmet need for family planning

MUNICH, Germany — What if young people on the autism spectrum could access individually tailored sexuality-education information anytime they go online? That’s just one of the innovative approaches... Read more

15 July 2019
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Want to increase birth rates? Try gender equality

On today’s World Population Day it is important to emphasize that it is not population size that matters in contemporary societies. What matters is... Read more

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