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UN Youth Envoy encourages Y-PEER to continue promoting the culture of human rights
The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Ahmad Alhendawi, today took part in the Youth Peer Education Network (Y-PEER) Global Advisory Group meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, where the Envoy is... Read more
Young people need better information for Russia to bring down high teenage pregnancy and abortion rates – UNFPA
MOSCOW – For the Russian Federation to reduce its high teenage pregnancy and abortion rates, adolescents need better access to information on how to protect themselves effectively from unwanted... Read more
In focus: Teenage pregnancy in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
ISTANBUL – Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under 18 give birth, according to The State of World Population... Read more
'First school, then marriage and babies'
VISOKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Like many other Roma women in South-Eastern Europe, Arnela and Sabrina gave birth before they turned 18. The two young mothers from Visoko in Bosnia and Herzegovina... Read more
Eastern Europe must do better on education and health to prepare for ageing, experts say at UNFPA event in Istanbul
ISTANBUL – The countries of Eastern Europe must step up investments in health and education systems to get ready for dealing with ageing populations, experts said at a symposium organized by UNFPA on... Read more
UNFPA trains officials from Eastern Europe and Central Asia on population, development and reproductive health
Some 50 policy-makers, government officials and statisticians from across Eastern Europe and Central Asia participated in a UNFPA training course in Antalya on the interplay between population and... Read more
As societies become older, broad-based responses are needed, ministry officials say at regional UNFPA meeting in Kyiv
Preparing societies in Eastern Europe and Central Europe for population ageing requires broad-based responses involving a range of government structures, civil society and academia, ministry... Read more
UNFPA, WHO, UNICEF agree to intensify collaboration on achieving health-related MDGs in Europe, Central Asia
Better collaboration to support Member States in Eastern Europe and Central Asia in achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals is the goal of an agreement signed by the regional... Read more
World Humanitarian Day Message
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin: Earlier this year, I met Muneera Sha’aban in Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan. A 65-year-old midwife, Muneera retired years ago, but... Read more