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Investment in midwifery can save millions of lives of women and newborns
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC – A report released today by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, together with the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), the World Health Organization (WHO) and... Read more
Armenian parliament mulls measures to address prenatal sex selection
YEREVAN – With births of boys rapidly outpacing those of girls due to gender-biased prenatal sex selection, the National Assembly of Armenia is weighing new legislation to address the harmful... Read more
Empowering political allies in the fight against cervical cancer
BRUSSELS – Cervical cancer rates are high in Europe and Central Asia, where some 32,000 women die each year from the disease and around 60,000 new cases are reported annually. But with 80 per cent of... Read more
UNFPA champions recommendations for gender-responsive disaster risk reduction
ALMATY – Women are more vulnerable than men in disaster situations, but also possess untapped capabilities that could help mitigate risks for both sexes, participants in a regional meeting said last... Read more
UNFPA workshop helps empower government officials to implement international women's rights agreements
ISTANBUL – Government officials from eight countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia came together here with their counterparts from UNFPA offices and civil society from 9-11 April 2014 to explore... Read more
UNFPA photo book presented at high-level conference on ending conflict-related sexual violence
SARAJEVO – A new UNFPA book of photographs portraying the lives of women survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina was presented last month at a high-level event here... Read more
Harnessing data to improve maternal health in Turkmenistan
ASHGABAT - With support from UNFPA, the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan has created a database on existing emergency obstetric care services that will help the government make... Read more
Conclusions of the 2014 Commission on Population and Development
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin UNITED NATIONS, New York – UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, welcomes the conclusions of the 47th session of the Commission on... Read more
UNFPA welcomes adoption of youth policy in Georgia
TBILISI – UNFPA’s Assistant Representative in Georgia, Lela Bakradze, welcomed the adoption of a new National Youth Policy by the Georgian Government on 28 March 2014. “The policy fully reflects the... Read more
UNFPA's new Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia takes up office
ISTANBUL – Heimo Laakkonen has been appointed as the new Director of UNFPA’s Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and arrived in Istanbul in March to assume his new position. “I am... Read more