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20 March 2024
Press Release
Second phase of the "EU 4 Gender Equality" programme started in Eastern Partnership countries

With EU support, UN Women and UNFPA launch the second phase of the programme promoting gender equality and shifting discriminatory gender stereotypes in Eastern Partnership countries

The UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and the UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, together with the... Read more

19 December 2023
News
Ms. Florence Bauer, UNFPA's Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Interview of Ms. Florence Bauer, UNFPA's Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Azerbaijan State News Agency (AZERTAC)

Florence Bauer, UNFPA's Regional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Azerbaijan in December 2023. She responded to AZERTAC`s... Read more

23 November 2023
News
Second phase of the "Safe motherhood in the southern region of Azerbaijan" pilot Project is underway in Lankaran region

Second phase of the "Safe motherhood in the southern region of Azerbaijan" pilot Project is underway in Lankaran region

The UNFPA-initiated "Safe motherhood in the southern region of Azerbaijan" pilot project continues its interventions in Lankaran region.... Read more

18 August 2023
Story
A transformative journey of an Azerbaijani theologian: on a pathway to becoming a women’s rights advocate

A transformative journey of an Azerbaijani theologian: on a pathway to becoming a women’s rights advocate

Our paths crossed with Farid Abdullah through his active engagement with our social media accounts. A theologian and Islamic scholar, he graduated... Read more

30 May 2023
News
UNFPA and The Body Shop to work together to promote gender equality and combat gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

UNFPA and The Body Shop to work together to promote gender equality and combat gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

A cooperation agreement was signed between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) country office in Azerbaijan and "AZPHA" LLC, which... Read more

6 April 2023
Story
Tofig Sadikhov, a father of two girl children from Azerbaijan, loves spending time with his daughters.

From reflection to action: how a father from Azerbaijan became an agent of change in combating gender biased sex selection

From reflection to action: how a father from Azerbaijan became an agent of change in combating gender biased sex selection

7 October 2022
News
Bus tour advocacy campaign dedicated to Int. Day of Girl Child in Lankaran

EU, UNFPA, UN Women-supported advocacy campaign dedicated to the International Day of Girl Child continued in Lankaran

The advocacy campaign dedicated to 11th of October - International Day of Girl Child, implemented by "Regional Development" Public Union... Read more

16 June 2022
Statement
Giulia Vallese

Older people are the fastest growing age group in Europe. It’s time we recognize this as an opportunity

By Giulia Vallese Older people were a small minority only a few decades ago, but driven by increasing life expectancy and low fertility rates, their share of the population has been rising... Read more

26 May 2022
News
Papa Schools project closing ceremony.

Fathers break stereotypes in Azerbaijan to ensure their children grow up in gender equitable environment

Creating a safe space for fathers to jointly reflect on and question the factors that frame gender inequalities affecting power dynamics within... Read more

11 April 2022
News
 Aytan Fatullayeva (third from the left) and her teammates take part in an education project implemented within the EU4GE progra

EU4GE: supporting adolescents as agents of change for gender equality in Azerbaijan

The EU-funded "EU 4 Gender Equality: Together against gender stereotypes and gender-based violence" (EU4GE) programme, implemented by UNFPA... Read more

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