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15 May 2020
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Older people’s rights and dignity must be protected amid COVID-19 pandemic
By Alanna Armitage Across Europe, from Spain to Serbia, care homes for older people have become hotspots of COVID-19 infections. According to the World Health Organization,…
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01 May 2020
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UNFPA delivers essential hygiene supplies to partner organizations as part of COVID-19 response measures
The UNFPA’s country office in Azerbaijan, as part of its COVID-19 response measures, completed the procurement and supply of a list of medical and hygiene supplies to its partner…
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23 April 2020
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UNFPA produces and distributes educational materials on COVID-19 for pregnant women and obstetricians in Azerbaijan
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Azerbaijan has prepared a number of educational materials on responding to COVID-19 for the general public and health workers. The…
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01 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…
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31 March 2020
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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…
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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…
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03 March 2020
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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…
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27 January 2020
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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…
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14 January 2020
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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…
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