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25 November 2020
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Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women  Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of violence against women... Read more

19 November 2020
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Regional Dialogue: Demographic Resilience and Sustainable Development in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

On the occasion of the anniversary of the 2019 Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, the Government of Bulgaria, co-chair of the ICPD+25 regional review process and member of the Nairobi Summit International... Read more

4 November 2020
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"Gender Equality Activist" National Contest

With the aim of further supporting women of Uzbekistan, as well as to contribute to the work done in the field of ensuring gender equality, the Gender Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan... Read more

2 November 2020
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Webinar on Preparation to pretest census in Donishmand mahalla of Yashnabad district of Tashkent city

On November 2, 2020 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) together with the State Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan organized webinar on “Preparation to pretest census in Donishmand... Read more

12 October 2020
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Peer-to-peer education program for adolescents girls piloted in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Samarkand and Tashkent regions

Peer education program for adolescent girls is piloted in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Samarkand and Tashkent regions With a view of increasing awareness of teenage girls about healthy lifestyles... Read more

11 October 2020
Statement

Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of the Girl 11 October 2020     It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard.   Today, on the International Day... Read more

6 October 2020
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Capacity building activities in the Republic of Karakalpakstan on clinical audit of near miss case review

In mid-2019 UNICEF Uzbekistan and UNFPA Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan, jointly launched a project on improving the quality of perinatal care services to the... Read more

22 September 2020
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Piloting standard operating procedures (SOPs) on multi-sectoral response to gender-based violence in Bukhara region

Draft of SoPs on law enforcement services Republic of Uzbekistan, Bukhara region, September 15-24, 2020 - The Commission on Gender Equality under the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan, in... Read more

19 August 2020
News

Saving lives has never been more harrowing

  Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day Saving lives has never been more harrowing Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records... Read more

17 August 2020
Press Release

UN agencies will support those worst affected by the COVID-19 in Uzbekistan through a new programme

The UN system in Uzbekistan started a USD 1 million Joint Programme in response to the COVID-19 crisis to mitigate its negative impact on the most vulnerable groups of population in Uzbekistan While... Read more

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