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12 October 2016
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UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Director Alanna Armitage

Towards sexual and reproductive health and rights for all in Europe

This interview with Alanna Armitage, Director of UNFPA’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Office, originally appeared in issue No. 84 of Entre Nous, The European Magazine for Sexual and... Read more

5 October 2016
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HPV vaccine being administered

Partnering to prevent and treat cervical cancer in Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan – Free HPV vaccination will be introduced in Turkmenistan as part of joint efforts between the government and UNFPA to prevent and treat cervical cancer, the second-most-... Read more

4 October 2016
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The new EECA MenEngage Platform.

Joining together to engage men and boys for gender justice

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Rigid gender roles in many countries in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region mean that men often have limited involvement in caregiving for their children, and women face... Read more

20 September 2016
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UNFPA Regional Director Alanna Armitage speaks at the 66th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe.

UNFPA welcomes new European action plan for sexual and reproductive health

COPENHAGEN – The adoption last week of a European action plan for sexual and reproductive health was welcomed by UNFPA, which provided advocacy, technical, and coordination support to the action plan... Read more

3 August 2016
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Peer educators with Y-Peer Moldova

Peer educators in Moldova help fill the gaps in sexuality education

CHISINAU, Moldova – Cristi, 16, is passionate about skateboarding, computer programming, and poetry. Though he just graduated from high school, he never received any sexuality education during his... Read more

15 July 2016
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National Screening Centre of Georgia

UNFPA launches Regional Training Programme in Colposcopy and Cervical Pre-Cancer Management

LYON, France — More healthcare professionals in Eastern Europe and Central Asia are being trained in colposcopy and clinical management of precancerous lesions as part of a UNFPA-led effort to... Read more

20 June 2016
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UNFPA's Tamar Khomasuridze speaking at the standards launch

Boosting standards of care for women's health region-wide

TURIN, Italy – The Russian-language version of a ground-breaking set of European standards of care aimed at improving women’s health outcomes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia was launched in May at... Read more

9 June 2016
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New UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Director Alanna Armitage

UNFPA's new Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia takes up office

ISTANBUL – Alanna Armitage has been appointed as the new Director of UNFPA’s Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and assumed her new function. “This is an exciting moment to take the... Read more

7 June 2016
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Ruxanda Glavan (left) and Alanna Armitage (right)

WHO validates elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis in Armenia, Belarus, and the Republic of Moldova

COPENHAGEN, GENEVA, and ISTANBUL -- United Nations agencies congratulate Belarus for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of both HIV and syphilis and Armenia and the Republic of Moldova for... Read more

2 June 2016
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IAPPD meeting in Moldova

Improving demographic policies in Moldova with international expertise

CHISINAU, Moldova – One of the youngest countries in Europe, the Republic of Moldova is still faced with significant demographic challenges as rapid ageing and a low fertility rate spark fears about... Read more

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