UNFPA CO in Ukraine
UNFPA — because everyone countsUNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
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A final review conference
The programme is being jointly implemented by United Nations agencies (UNFPA, UNDP and UNICEF) in Dnipropetrovsk, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kherson regions and Autonomous Republic of Crimea during October 2006 – June 2009. A final review conference of the programme “Reduction of HIV/STI Spread among Youth in Selected Regions of Ukraine”, was conducted on May 14-15 in Mykolaiv.
15 May 2009. New-York – Kyiv – Today on the occasion of International Day of Families UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed on such important issues as violence against women, universal access to education and valuable contribution of mothers in raising the next generation.
The International Conference "International standards for gender policies" was held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan during 13-14 April 2009, where Ukrainian delegation has participated. The Conference was organized by the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and human rights in collaboration with UNFPA and was devoted to the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the CEDAW and 15th anniversary of the ICPD.
The Global Symposium on Engaging Men and Boys in Gender Equality was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 30 March till 3 April 2009, where Ukraine has participated within the framework of "South-South cooperation".
Today, on World Health Day, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, joins the World Health Organization in drawing attention to the safety of health facilities and the readiness of health workers to treat people in emergencies.
Dr. Borys Vornyk, Head of UNFPA Office in Ukraine, presided over a meeting of JP Steering Committee members with Project National Coordinators from medical and educational departments that took place March, 11, 2009 at UN House within the frames of the UNFPA/UNDP JP “HIV/STI prevention among uniformed services in Ukraine”.
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