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As Europe’s refugee crisis worsens, thousands of women and girls on the move urgently need reproductive health care
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK/ISTANBUL – With hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants moving from Greece through the Balkans to reach Western and Northern Europe, the countries along the transit... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director visits Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — New opportunities for cooperation, particularly in the areas of reproductive health and investments in youth, were on the agenda during UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde... Read more
Sexuality education comes to Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan – Twelve-year old Aigul,* in eastern Kyrgyzstan, locked herself in a school bathroom and contemplated suicide. When her teacher came to investigate, Aigul confessed that she had... Read more
Spotlight on vulnerable groups in humanitarian emergencies for World Population Day
ISTANBUL – The latest UNFPA delivery of humanitarian aid in Ukraine, a shipment of Reproductive Health Kits for the provision of obstetric and gynaecological care, was made on the eve of World... Read more
When disaster strikes, women and girls are the backbone of resilience
World Population Day 2015 reminds us that women and girls are particularly vulnerable in humanitarian emergencies – but also play an active role in helping their communities cope with the effects of... Read more
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
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
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
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
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