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9 December 2016
Press Release
SARAJEVO, 9 December 2016 – The UN General Assembly proclaimed 10th of December as Human Rights Day in 1950, to draw attention to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard of... Read more
20 October 2016
Press Release
Investing in 10-year-old girls could yield huge demographic dividend, boost national economies
• Girls are generally well educated in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region
• But early marriage... Read more
9 August 2016
Statement
As the father of four daughters and as the Executive Director for UNFPA, a leading UN agency working on maternal health, it warms my heart to see that safe motherhood and women's reproductive health... Read more
13 July 2016
News
arajevo –Each year since 1990, UNFPA offices, governments and communities have observed the 11th of July as the World Population Day to raise awareness of important population and development issues... Read more
18 June 2016
News
SARAJEVO, 18 June 2016 – The United Nations General Assembly designated 19 June the International Day against Sexual Violence in Conflict with the aim to raise awareness of the need to end conflict-... Read more
12 April 2016
News
Sarajevo/Zenica, 12 April 2016 - Bosnia and Herzegovina’s women’s football team will play one of the most important matches today in Zenica, against England national team, one of the best in the... Read more
3 December 2015
News
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 December 2015 --The health needs of women and adolescents are too often neglected in humanitarian response to natural disasters and conflicts around the world, even... Read more
1 December 2015
Statement
1 December 2015 - This year, World AIDS Day coincides with the African conference on controlling HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Many people living with HIV, activists,... Read more
1 October 2015
News
Population ageing and urbanization are major global issues of the 21st century. While cities are growing, their share of residents aged 60 years and over is also rising. Rapid urbanization is... Read more
13 February 2015
Statement
odrica/Domaljevac Samac, 11 February 2015 - Two Centres for healthy ageing aiming to improve the livelihood of elderly population affected by last year’s flooding in Modrica and Domaljevac Samac... Read more