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27 March 2020
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Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and alarming. UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, stands in... Read more
21 March 2020
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Safe Delivery - Even Now UNFPA Coronavirus Disease (COVID- 19) Global Response Appeal
March - April 2020 requirements: US$67,500,000 The Novel Coronavirus was designated a "public health emergency of international concern" on 30 January 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO).  ... Read more
20 March 2020
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As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
UNITED NATIONS, New York – As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health system responses and... Read more
12 March 2020
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At the Women and Girls Centre, Our Corner, I Found Myself
BIHAC, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A few years ago, Zeyneb *, a 33-year-old Iranian woman, started a long journey with her mother in search of a better life. After her parents divorced, Zeyneb’s mother... Read more
12 March 2020
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UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19),... Read more
8 March 2020
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Modern Day Heroines - celebrating women activists in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In societies full of challenges, being an example to your community, showing with your every move how it can and should be better and different is an important phenomenon, as well as an obligation... Read more
17 February 2020
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Declaration of Cooperation on Disaster Risk Reduction signed within the Joint Swiss UN Programme “Disaster Risk Reduction for Sustainable Development in Bosnia And Herzegovina”
The mayors of Banja Luka, Bihać, Bijeljina, Gradačac, Kakanj, Kalesija, Prijedor, Sanski Most, Srebrenica and Trebinje – and Ministry of Security of BiH have signed today the Declaration Cooperation... Read more
27 December 2019
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Women and Girls Center is Women's Corner where We Feel Happy and Important
Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina—“I don’t want my daughter to live the life I ran away from, and that is why this journey from Iran to Bihać makes sense, no matter how difficult it is”, says Ajša* (42... Read more
11 November 2019
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World leaders, civil society and private sector gathering in Nairobi to commit to actions for ending maternal death, meeting demand for family planning and stopping gender-based violence by 2030
Nairobi, Kenya, 11 November 2019 -- Actions to save mothers’ lives, meet the global demand for contraception and stop violence against women and girls by 2030 are the focus of a three-day global... Read more
14 October 2019
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Conference on responses to South-East Europe’s demographic changes to take place in Sarajevo
Sarajevo, 14 October 2019 — A conference on how to respond to South-East Europe’s demographic changes by strengthening human capital, gender equality and human rights will take place in Sarajevo,... Read more

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