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1 April 2020
Press Release
COVID-19 crisis through gender prism: UNFPA praises women's role in pandemic response
The pandemic of COVID-19 makes necessary studying the consequences of global pandemics through gender lens. The availability of gender analysis is very important from the point of view of increasing... Read more
31 March 2020
News
Active Ageing project joins #stayhome campaign due to COVID-19 pandemic
The project on promoting the idea of active ageing among elderly population in Azerbaijan, jointly implemented by UNFPA Azerbaijan and Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population, joins... Read more
27 March 2020
Statement
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem With each passing day, the scale of the COVID-19 crisis and its consequences are becoming ever more apparent and alarming. UNFPA, the United... Read more
3 March 2020
News
Azerbaijan adopts Action Plan to combat gender-biased sex selection
The Azerbaijani government approves the Action Plan on prevention of gender-biased sex selection for the period of 2020-2025. The relevant decree to put the plan into the force was recently signed by... Read more
27 January 2020
News
MLSPP, UNFPA and UNDP raise awareness of local communities to support social inclusion of PwDs
Trainings for raising awareness of the local communities have started in the regions of Azerbaijan with an aim of supporting integration of persons with disabilities (PwD) into the society as well as... Read more
14 January 2020
News
Elderly receive session of dance therapy under active ageing project of UNFPA and Azerbaijani government
To promote the idea of active ageing, an event has been organized in capital Baku to provide a dance therapy session for elderlies under the project “Building society for all ages: promoting... Read more
5 December 2019
News
Active Ageing Index - benefits and opportunities for Azerbaijan
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan has initiated the implementation of the project "Building society for all ages: promoting... Read more
25 November 2019
Press Release
16 Days of Activism on combating gender-based violence launched in Azerbaijan
The United Nations (UN) Office in Azerbaijan, together with the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs, is launching the 16 Days Activism campaign to combat violence against women and... Read more
19 November 2019
News
UNFPA, MLSPP launch awareness raising campaign to promote active ageing in Azerbaijan
On November 19th 2019, an inception event marking the launch of the “Awareness raising campaign to promote active ageing” component of the “Building society for all ages: promoting wellbeing of the... Read more
21 October 2019
Statement
Statement by the United Nations in Azerbaijan on violence against women and girls
In light of recent reported cases of often fatal violence against women and girls in Azerbaijan, the United Nations in Azerbaijan urges immediate, concerted action to protect women and girls at risk... Read more

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