Overjoyed!! Breaking News!! Silence passed on the Political Declaration on #ICPD30 !! #CPD57 will be a celebration of Member States and Stakeholder commitment to dignity, human rights and development!! Thank you colleagues!!

Core funding should be the norm and never the exception.

This is why UNFPA is working together with #PartnersAtCore , like Norway MFA, to advance its life-saving work.

In Armenia🇦🇲, Azerbaijan🇦🇿, Belarus🇧🇾, Georgia🇬🇪, Moldova🇲🇩, and Ukraine🇺🇦 people recognize gender equality's vital role in societal and economic development. Yet, traditional gender norms persist.

Let's break these stereotypes!💪

#EU4GenderEquality

UN Women Europe & CIS EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺

We're thrilled to announce the kickoff of the second phase of the #EU4GenderEquality programme in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

Learn more about the programme👇bit.ly/4bawLlY

UN Women Europe & CIS
EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺
#StrongerTogether

🚨 Dnipro is under siege. In just 24 hours, attacks have also torn through Odesa, injuring civilians 🚑💔.

Over the past week, devastating strikes across #Chernihiv , #Dnipro , #Odesa , #Mykolaiv , and beyond have tragically claimed lives, including children, injured many, and left…

Eastern Europe & Central Asia, with the rapidly growing HIV epidemic and the impact of the war in Ukraine and other political turmoil, is among the priority focuses of #AIDS2024 .

Addressing structural barriers like criminalization & human rights violations is crucial for HIV…

Today is #23April 🧡
Every child deserves to live with equal rights and opportunities. But the vital needs of children and young people in the earthquake region continue.
Hear from our Honorary Ambassadors @hazalkaya110 & EDIS how we can support 👉unf.pa/3Uukeo9

#HIV rates are FIVE TIMES HIGHER in countries that criminalize same-sex relations.

Existing punitive policies targeting people living with HIV – and those most at risk of HIV – continue to be barriers to effective #AIDS responses.

unf.pa/3W0t7XD

#ZeroDiscrimination

People living with disabilities in #Turkmenistan face difficulties accessing #SRH services and information.

UNFPA is working to help make the country a more inclusive and just place to be a pregnant woman living with a disability.

👉 bit.ly/3Js75FK

#ThreadsOfHope

In #Albania , improvements in access to health care for women have been slower among the most vulnerable and minority populations.

For the least advantaged women, access to health care has barely improved since 2008.

👉 unf.pa/3W0t7XD

#ThreadsOfHope

In #Albania , people from the most vulnerable groups in society face serious difficulties accessing health care.

With the help of health mediators, thousands of the most marginalized people can get access to the services they need.

👉 bit.ly/49NXcwO

#ThreadsOfHope

In many parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia, people living with #HIV are often denied access to #HealthCare because of their HIV status.

👉 unf.pa/3W0t7XD

#ThreadsOfHope

When Tamar Gakhokidze, from Georgia, found out she was #HIV -positive, she was terrified.

“I thought that I might die anytime.'

Read how Tamar, and UNFPA, are working to help reduce stigma and misconceptions about people living with HIV.

bit.ly/3W4CfdQ

#ThreadsOfHope

'Everyone in the family told me that I wouldn't give birth to a healthy baby.'

Sashka Smilkova, from #NorthMacedonia , is deaf and has a severe spinal deformity. In 2019, she found out she was pregnant.

This is her story: unf.pa/3w3rJc3

#ThreadsOfHope 🧡

Following two powerful earthquakes in #Türkiye in early 2023, local health services buckled.

UNFPA-supported mobile units continue to deliver life-saving #SRH care to displaced women and girls in Hatay province.

Read more: unf.pa/3VXNLI1

#ThreadsOfHope

'Addressing #inequalities puts countries in a better position to tackle population shifts and build the #HumanCapital they need to prosper in a world of rapid demographic change.'

-UNFPA's Florence Bauer at Berlin launch of #ThreadsOfHope

Read more: unf.pa/49HGSxJ

Much progress has been made on sexual and reproductive well-being, but millions are still denied rights and choices, global UNFPA report #TheadsOfHope finds.

Check out our regional press release: unf.pa/49HGSxJ

Today we're launching UNFPA's flagship State of World Population Report #ThreadsOfHope around the world.

Regional Director Florence Bauer will present the report's findings at the Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) launch event in Berlin at 10:30 CET.

Register to follow live ⤵️

A more equitable future for all is possible!

See the #ThreadsOfHope and let UNFPA explain why we must end inequalities in sexual and reproductive health and rights: unf.pa/toh

#ICPD30 #GlobalGoals