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The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows
17 October 2018, Astana, Kazakhstan - The global trend towards smaller families is a reflection of people making reproductive choices to have as few or as many children as they want and when they... Read more
Kazakhstan and international organizations discuss SDGs nationalization and monitoring
24-25 September, 2018, Borovoye, Kazakhstan – Representatives from the Government of Kazakhstan, the United Nations (UN), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB) met to discuss and further... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the passing of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan
I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of Kofi Annan, who throughout his exemplary career worked tirelessly for a more just and peaceful world, based on our shared humanity and fundamental values... Read more
UN Population Fund has released a video “#HerFuture is our shared Future” about the consequences of early marriages in Kazakhstan
Astana, Kazakhstan 17 August 2018 – UNFPA has released a short video with a hashtag #HerFuture about early marriages in Kazakhstan. The video was made by “Tihiy svet” Documentary Film Atelier and is... Read more
Zanzu is a new safe space for youth to learn about sexual and reproductive health
Astana, Kazakhstan, 13 August, 2018 – Changes in the bodies of young people occur very quickly. Adolescent boys and girls grow up, their bodies develop, their emotions evolve, they fall in love and... Read more
A ‘gynaecologist at my fingertips’ for millions of smartphone users
ISTANBUL – Having the popular period-tracker app and women’s health platform Flo on a smartphone is “like having a gynaecologist at my fingertips”, one user raves in online reviews of the app. Flo “... Read more
Let’s Put Young People at the Centre
We want to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and make good on our pledge to leave no one behind. We want to build lasting peace. Therefore, young people belong at the centre of our collective... Read more
Access to reproductive health information and services is key to create an enabling environment to plan a family in Kazakhstan
#TheRightToChoose gathers representatives of Government, NGOs, bloggers and media to celebrate World Population Day and discuss access to... Read more