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These women are not involved in prestigious individual sports. They do not wear white skirts, they do not get the money from annual municipal budgets in Bosnia and Herzegovina after winning a... Read more
International Human Rights Day ‘Stand up for someone's rights!’
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
UNFPA State of World Population 2016
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
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
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
World Population Day 2016 - Investing in teenage girls
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
International Day against Sexual Violence in Conflict
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
UNFPA BiH joins the support to the Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s football team
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
Essential Health Needs of Women Often Neglected in Assistance after Natural Disasters, Conflicts
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
Ending AIDS as a Public Health Threat by 2030
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
25th International Day of Older Persons: Sustainability and Age Inclusiveness in the Urban Environment
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