calendar_today 05 October 2017

Supporting smart, sustainable population policies in Belarus

MINSK, Belarus — Efforts are underway to strengthen parental leave policies, protect the rights of older persons and institute other evidence-based population policies…

calendar_today 04 October 2017

Statement

Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 October 2017 — Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General…

calendar_today 29 September 2017

Old age as a new stage in life: Promoting active ageing in Georgia

Promoting active ageing in Georgia

calendar_today 22 September 2017

News

No more silence: Men take a stand against gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

No more silence on GBV in Azerbaijan

calendar_today 08 September 2017

Statement

UNFPA and Russia partner to improve population data and policies in Kyrgyzstan

UNITED NATIONS, New York — UNFPA and the Russian Federation today signed a landmark agreement on an initiative that aims to improve the data and analysis needed to…

calendar_today 29 August 2017

Peer-to-peer approach helps teens in Turkmenistan make healthy choices for life

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan — Eziz, 15, was full of insecurities and concerns about his future when he called a local teen hotline last year. He had also started smoking due to…

calendar_today 25 August 2017

Breaking down stereotypes and changing women’s lives through sports in Bosnia and Herzegovina

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — When Vildana Imamović was a child going to school, only boys got to play football in gym class, not girls. So while her peers in other…

calendar_today 26 July 2017

Helping mothers deliver safely at regional maternity hospitals in Albania

Helping mothers deliver safely in Albania