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Population census enters the digital age in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan recently completed its third population and housing census since independence in 1991. Some 24,000 enumerators, like the one above (left) in Suusamyr Valley, Chuy region, were recruited to survey the population of almost 7 million. @UNFPA Kyrgyzstan/Kanat Kubatbekov

20 May 2022

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“First School, Then Marriage and Babies”

Arnela, 18, bottle-feeds her 18-month old daughter in her pram while Sabrina, 17 (left), cradles her 28-day old son on her lap. Photo © Jason D. Jones / UNFPA

30 October 2013

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Domestic Violence in Georgia: Breaking the Silence

Domestic violence thrives in a culture of silence.  A broad-based campaign in Georgia aims to bring the issue out into the open. 

04 March 2013

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Displaced Ukrainians find help, hope

Ketevan and her 4-year-old son, Illya, were displaced from the Luhansk Region of Ukraine. Photo credit: UNFPA Ukraine/Olena Kulyk

19 August 2014

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Making family planning a priority in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

A woman rests with her newborn at a birthing centre outside Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Photo credit: UNFPA Turkmenistan

01 August 2014

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How to address low fertility fears? Invest in young people

Maryana Borisova, a young Roma activist from Bulgaria, attending a conference in 2013. Ms. Borisova demonstrates how investment in young people can generate gains for society. Credit: UNFPA

16 July 2014

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UNFPA assists Balkan flood survivors

Heavy and uninterrupted rainfall last month caused the worst flooding the Balkans have seen in more than a century.  Photo credit: UNCT Serbia / Djordje Novakovic

06 June 2014

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Georgia Youth Policy to Empower and Educate Youth

Peer educators working with the Reproductive Health Initiative for Youth in the South Caucasus (RHIYC) hold a peer education session at a summer camp in Anaklia, Georgia, in 2009. Photo credit: UNFPA Georgia

12 May 2014

Press Release

Reproductive Rights Are Crucial for Development, Asia-Pacific Meeting Reaffirms

22 January 2014

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Towards Increased Services for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Syria

Ramia Amash holds her son Mahmoud, 2, outside her tent in Nizip refugee camp in southern Türkiye. Photo © Patrick Adams/IRIN

08 May 2013

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