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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Door-to-door service: Home visits help fight gender-based violence in conflict-impacted eastern Ukraine
LOZOVA, Ukraine – “I don’t remember the first time my husband beat me,” says Iryna, age 33. “Only the pain, shame and tears.” But she remembers the last time. As the now two-year-old conflict in... Read more
Taking action for better sexual and reproductive health policies
TBILISI, Georgia – Improving national sexual and reproductive health policies was at the top of the agenda when policy-makers from 17 countries, UNFPA representatives, and World Health Organization (... Read more
Ensuring safe deliveries for women in conflict-affected areas of Eastern Ukraine
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine – Elena, age 31, found out that she was pregnant with her second child shortly before a ceasefire was declared in Eastern Ukraine last September. Elena’s home town of Makiivka had... Read more