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Sex workers face high HIV risks – and high barriers to care
SKOPJE, North Macedonia – As a transgender sex worker, Lila Milic has endured more than her share of mistreatment. Yet she does not feel safe seeking care and protection in the one place that should... Read more
Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 ends with a clear path forward to transform the world for women and girls
Nairobi, 14 November 2019 - The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 concluded today in the Kenyan capital, with partners making bold commitments to transform the world by ending all maternal deaths, unmet need... Read more
UNFPA population event ends with calls for strengthening human capital in response to demographic change
Investing in human capital, especially people’s health, education and innovative potential, is a key strategy for responding to demographic change in South-East Europe, participants concluded today... Read more
My Body, My Life, My World! – a brand new rallying cry for the SDG generation
New York, United Nations - From their communities to their capital cities, young people everywhere are demanding their rights, as affirmed 25 years ago at the International Conference on Population... Read more
UNFPA's new Global Strategy for Adolescents and Youth
The strategy is UNFPA’s strategic contribution to the UN Youth Strategy 2030: the United Nations Strategy on Youth. It will serve as: a) the framework for our programming on adolescents and youth,... Read more
Accelerating innovation to end unmet need for family planning
MUNICH, Germany — What if young people on the autism spectrum could access individually tailored sexuality-education information anytime they go online? That’s just one of the innovative approaches... Read more
“What's Changed?” talks in North Macedonia marked World Population Day
This year's #WPD calls for global attention to the unfinished business of the Cairo ICPD Conference in 1994 was marked with “What's changed after 25 years talks in North Macedonia on gender-based... Read more
UNFPA North Macedonia CO joins Skopje Marathon to promote ICPD25, UNFPA@50
SKOPJE, North Macedonia - Team members from CO North Macedonia recently took part in the 2019 edition of the Skopje Marathon, one of the biggest sporting events in the country. On 4 May, the UNFPA... Read more
World must work harder to secure sexual and reproductive rights for all, says new UNFPA report
UNITED NATIONS, New York — The global reproductive rights movement that began in the 1960s transformed the lives of hundreds of millions of women,... Read more
Neighbourhood hero fights child marriage in her Roma community
PRILEP, North Macedonia—Orphaned as a child and pregnant by an adult boyfriend at the age of 14, Isabela was highly vulnerable to the fate that befalls so many girls in her predominately Roma... Read more