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142 MILLION GIRLS COULD BE MARRIED BEFORE 18 IN THE NEXT DECADE, WARNS NEW UN REPORT
HQ/2012/19 11 October 2012 142 MILLION GIRLS COULD BE MARRIED BEFORE 18 IN THE NEXT DECADE, WARNS NEW UN REPORT Despite efforts to decrease the practice, report shows the frequency of child marriage... Read more
Ageing in 21st Century – what awaits Armenia: Press Conference devoted to 2012 International Day of Older Persons
MEDIA ADVISORY: Ageing in 21st Century – what awaits Armenia: Press Conference devoted to 2012 International Day of Older Persons WHAT: • Press Conference on the current ageing trends in the world... Read more
Message of Executive Director of UNFPA Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on August 12, International Youth Day
Message of Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Executive Director of UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund International Youth Day 12 August 2011 Today on International Youth Day, and every day, youth should be... Read more
International Youth Day is celebrated in Armenia (video)
August 12, 2012, Yerevan, Armenia - To celebrate International Youth Day in Armenia, young people launched a dance flash mob in a crowded public square in the capital, Yerevan. The flash mob... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director Statement on International Youth Day 2012
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNFPA International Youth Day 12 August 2012 Today, we celebrate the world’s 1.8 billion young people. And... Read more
Public debate/discussion dedicated to issues of "Youth migration (migration good or bad, recent study on youth)"
On July 27, a public debate/discussion dedicated to issues of "Youth migration (migration good or bad, recent study on youth)" was held at UN House in Yerevan. The participants of the discussion had... Read more
Article on "Growing Old in Armenia: The Role of Seniors in Evolving Armenian Families"
A combination of economic and political factors, such as the collapse of the Soviet Union, a devastating earthquake in the late ‘80s, and a war with neighboring Azerbaijan in the ‘90s, has left many... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin's Message for World Population Day 2012
Message for World Population Day 2012 Universal Access to reproductive health services Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director Giving birth is typically the most joyful moment in a woman’s... Read more
UNFPA Armenia Marks 2012 World Population Day
On the agenda: contraception study presentation and presentation of a son preference project book Yerevan, 11 July 2012 – Today, at Best Western Congress Hotel, UNFPA Armenia held an event devoted to... Read more
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON 2012 WORLD POPULATION DAY
THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY 11 July 2012 The world’s population has more than tripled since the United Nations was created in 1945, and keeps growing. With more than 7... Read more