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British Embassy supports United Nations Population Fund project in Ashgabat

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFAPA) project, 'reviving a community – based hotline as a lifeline for women and girls' was launched in Ashgabat.

• From: British Embassy Ashgabat
• Published: 10 September 2020

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British Embassy supports UNFPA project in Ashgabat

The British Embassy in Ashgabat is glad to support UNFPA project on “Empowering women and girls with women and family-friendly hotline support on COVID-19 and reproductive health counselling”. The signing ceremony took place on 7 September at the UN building.

The project aims to revitalize and expand its counselling anonymous services to include issues related to domestic violence, reproductive health, as well as to establish linkages with services to refer women and girls who may need them.

Published 10 September 2020