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Riding for Women’s Rights from Jakarta to Amsterdam

calendar_today 10 May 2015

Riding for Women’s Rights from Jakarta to Amsterdam

ASHGABAT – Four young women and friends from Netherlands have a goal to pedal their way through more than 14,000 kilometers from Jakarta to Amsterdam to raise the awareness…

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UNFPA held consultations on the first survey on domestic violence

calendar_today 05 May 2015

UNFPA held consultations on the first survey on domestic violence

ASHGABAT – UNFPA conducted series of meetings to present the best international practices of studying the violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence through…

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Strengthening the gender equality provisions in the Constitution of Turkmenistan

calendar_today 05 May 2015

Strengthening the gender equality provisions in the Constitution of Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT – Strengthening of gender equality provisions in the Constitution of Turkmenistan was the focus of the workshop conducted by the UNFPA international consultant for…

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Statement for the International Day of the Midwife

calendar_today 05 May 2015

Statement for the International Day of the Midwife

Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. The International Day of the Midwife is observed on 5 May. Today, on the…

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UNFPA supported the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry in setting up clinical standards for neonatal intensive care

calendar_today 02 May 2015

UNFPA supported the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry in setting up clinical standards for neonatal intensive care

ASHGABAT – UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund supported the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry in finalization of nine clinical protocols on neonatal resuscitation…

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The National Action Plan on Gender Equality presented

calendar_today 08 April 2015

The National Action Plan on Gender Equality presented

“Achieving the goals and objectives of the National Action Plan will bring positive changes in women's rights and, in many respects will assist the Government of…

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Empowering the adolescents at the Y-PEER youth centers

calendar_today 26 March 2015

Empowering the adolescents at the Y-PEER youth centers

ASHGABAT – Training for trainers was conducted by the Y-PEER master-trainers and volunteers in Ashgabat among more than twenty teenagers to expand the pool of young leaders…

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Message on the occasion of International Women’s Day: Beijing at 20

calendar_today 08 March 2015

Message on the occasion of International Women’s Day: Beijing at 20

International Women’s Day falls on 8 March each year. It commemorates the progress made, and calls attention to the progress yet to be made, towards the advancement of…

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Taking action to promote gender equality in Turkmenistan

calendar_today 12 February 2015

Taking action to promote gender equality in Turkmenistan

ASHGABAT – Traditional views of their role in society have often kept women in Turkmenistan from experiencing the equal rights promised by the country’s laws. Women…

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