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11 July 2015
Statement

Message for World Population Day

A recent United Nations report warns that the number of forcibly displaced people has risen to a record number – almost 60 million at the end of 2014. Among these, most women and adolescent girls... Read more

28 May 2015
Press Release

Sofia Declaration of Commitment

We, the 140 participants from 19 countries, representing governments, parliaments, civil society, young people and academia, gathered in Sofia, Bulgaria for the Regional Conference “Promoting Health... Read more

27 May 2015
Press Release
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore speaks at the regional UNFPA conference on Promoting Health and Rights, Reducing Inequalities, in Sofia on 27 May 2015

People must be at heart of development in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, speakers say at UNFPA event on sexual and reproductive health

SOFIA – As world leaders gear up to adopting a new global development agenda later this year, participants at a regional conference today affirmed that people and their rights must be at the heart of... Read more

11 May 2015
Press Release

Young leaders have key role in shaping future population and development agenda, participants say at regional event in Chisinau

CHISINAU – Young leaders have a crucial role to play in shaping the future population and development agenda in Europe and Central Asia, participants said at the opening of a two-day conference... Read more

24 March 2015
News

Bringing family planning and maternal health services to rural Tajikistan

GARM, Tajikistan – Life can be hard in the remote Rasht Valley of Tajikistan. Residents face high levels of unemployment and chronic power shortages. Many women have little access to information... Read more

19 February 2015
News

UNFPA Armenia presents last five-year results and future five-year plans to stakeholders

YEREVAN - The UNFPA Armenia Country Office held a stakeholder meeting 18 February 2015 at which the UNFPA Armenia 2010-2015 Country Programme Evaluation Report and the UNFPA Armenia 2016-2020 Country... Read more

13 February 2015
News
Beyza, age 19, was abused and trafficked after marrying at the age of 13. Photo: Koray Kesik/Asmin Film

"Worse than a nightmare": Two child marriage survivors in Turkey share their stories

ISTANBUL, Turkey – “It was a nightmare. Maybe even worse than a nightmare.” That is how Beyza,* 19, described her experience of marrying at the age... Read more

11 February 2015
News

Taking action to promote gender equality in Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT – Traditional views of their role in society have often kept women in Turkmenistan from experiencing the equal rights promised by the country’s laws. Women are seen primarily as mothers,... Read more

10 February 2015
News

Martial artists fight gender discrimination, violence in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan – 'Strong men respect women.' These were the words of World Taekwondo Champion Daler Tyuryaev, who is helping to lead a movement of martial artists in the battle against gender-... Read more

15 January 2015
News

Uniting in Azerbaijan to combat gender-based violence

SUMQAIT/BAKU, Azerbaijan – Eliminating gender-based violence was the focus of a series of events held in Azerbaijan in late November and early December, including a first-of-its-kind discussion... Read more

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