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3 August 2020
News

Empowerment of Adolescent Girls in Georgia- WePlayStrong Summer Camp visited by UNFPA

Georgian Football federation organized a one-week long #WePlayStrong summer camp hosted by Lagodekhi Football Academy. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Georgia Country office was one of the... Read more

14 July 2020
News

UN Women, UNFPA and EU launch ambitious initiative for gender equality in Eastern Partnership

With support from the European Union, the two UN sister agencies will work with government bodies and civil society partners in six countries to challenge deeply ingrained gender stereotypes,... Read more

11 July 2020
Statement

Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as the United Nations Secretary-General stated in his call for a... Read more

11 July 2020
News

Putting the brakes on COVID-19: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Officially, the COVID-19 pandemic has sickened 11 million people and left more than half a million dead. But the full toll of this catastrophe has been incalculably greater... Read more

30 June 2020
Press Release

Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices

Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other practices that harm women and girls, according to new UNFPA report   30 June 2020, ISTANBUL--Every year... Read more

29 June 2020
News

Transformation of Social Protection Systems- Rights of Women with Disabilities in Georgia

 „I have never stigmatized myself“ “I was four or five when I realized that unlike other kids there were some things I could not do:  I could run but not jump up and play French Skipping.  Later,... Read more

26 June 2020
News

Cooperation among the UNFPA, Georgian Football Federation and “Locomitive” continues.

Memorandum of Understanding among the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Georgia Country Office, Georgian Football Federation and FC Locomitive Tbilisi was renewed on June 26, 2020.  The... Read more

16 June 2020
Press Release

Georgia becoming more gender-sensitive but bias remains, study reveals

Women’s attitudes to gender roles are changing faster than those of men More than half of all Georgians – 63 percent of women and 54 percent of men – think Georgia has yet to achieve meaningful... Read more

10 June 2020
News

In Cooperation with the Government of Georgia and UNFPA, The Body Shop Will Engage in the Work to Prevent Early/Child Marriage

Within the framework of the Agreement reached between the United Nations Population Fund, Georgia Country Office and the Company Body Shop, in cooperation with the Administration of the Government of... Read more

7 May 2020
News

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the UNFPA and Liberty Bank

JSC Liberty Bank signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Georgia Country Office. The purpose of this MoU is to provide a framework of cooperation and... Read more

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