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21 November 2021
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Older People Care Week - assistance and services for older persons
Skopje, 21 November 2021 - The "Older People Care Week" was marked from November 15 to 21, during which the Red Cross mobile teams, supported by the United Nations Population Fund…
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11 July 2021
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Birth rates dipped further when COVID-19 hit. But it’s time to stop worrying about numbers
The focus on birth rates misses the point, writes Alanna Armitage on today’s World Population Day. What matters is building countries where people want to stay, live and have…
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05 May 2021
Statement
Trust the evidence: invest in midwives
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for International Day of the Midwife - 5 May 2021
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05 May 2021
Press Release
New report sounds the alarm on global shortage of 900,000 midwives
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 5 May 2021 -- Millions of lives of women and newborns are lost, and millions more experience ill health or injury, because the needs of pregnant women…
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14 April 2021
Press Release
State of World Population report 2021
NEW YORK/SKOPJE, 14 April 2021 - Nearly half of the women in 57 countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health…
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11 March 2021
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Most Creative Drawing or Photograph Contest on the Topic “Peace4MeIs”
If you are a first to fourth-degree high school student, we invite you to take part in this contest and to present to us in a creative manner what peace means to you. The three…
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04 February 2021
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UNFPA 2021-2025 Programme for North Macedonia adopted
During the First Regular Session of the UNDP / UNFPA / UNOPS Executive Board, held on February 4th in the presence of senior United Nations officials, as well as the Minister of…
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12 November 2020
Press Release
Despite global COVID-19 crisis, governments uphold support for women’s and girls’ health and rights, one year after historic Summit
New York, 12 November 2020 -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a heavy toll on the health and economies of countries around the world, governments, non-governmental…
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08 October 2020
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Creating the world that girls need to achieve their dreams
ISTANBUL, Turkey — At age 13, Sesili still has a lot of different ideas about what her future might hold. Her favourite classroom subject is physics, and she says she&rsquo…
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