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Regional Cervical Cancer Prevention Alliance Forum opens in Tbilisi with calls for greater progress in ending region’s second most deadly women’s cancer
TBILISI, 28 September 2023 – Greater efforts are needed to end cervical cancer in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, participants said today in Tbilisi... Read more
Sexual and reproductive health and rights must remain top priority in a fast-changing region, participants say at ICPD30 event in Tbilisi
TBILISI, 26 September 2023 – Sexual and reproductive health and rights are a key enabler of development and individual well-being and must remain a... Read more
How a safe space in the Republic of Moldova offers comprehensive sexuality education for Roma refugees fleeing Ukraine
“Services of this kind have not been practised among this group of Roma population in Ukraine, so due to a lack of information, there is distrust,”... Read more
Young people in Moldova tackle gender stereotypes through theatre
“Change starts with us and everyone's impact matters,” said Vadim Saviuc, 18, an amateur actor, from Falesti, in north-western Moldova. Mr.... Read more
Without more gender equality, Eastern Europe’s demographic crisis is unlikely to ease, UNFPA says on World Population Day
Without significant improvements in gender equality, the countries of Eastern Europe are unlikely to overcome the demographic crisis they are facing... Read more
7 ways you can promote gender equality in a world of rapid demographic change
Women and girls make up about half of the population in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Yet their desires for their lives, families and careers are... Read more
Women are key for fixing Eastern Europe’s demographic problems (but not for the reason you may think)
If only women had more children, a widely held view goes, our demographic worries would fade away. Higher birth rates would stabilize population... Read more
World Population Day Statement 2023 UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Imagine a world where everyone – all 8 billion of us – has a future bursting with promise and potential. Now open your eyes to the current reality... Read more
Women and Girls Safe Spaces help refugees fleeing war in Ukraine
Three months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine started, in April 2022, Angela Ciobotaru, in her mid-fifties, from Odesa, fled to Romania... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2023
Conflict is on the rise. We see the images everywhere. Online and in the news. Sometimes even in our own communities. Soldiers with guns run in front... Read more