UNFPA CO in Ukraine
UNFPA — because everyone countsUNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.
English (change to ukrainian)
Elderly people in Ukraine will be able to adapt to the contemporary living conditions in the universities specially designed for them
On the 7th of August 2008 by initiative of the UNFPA a round table meeting "Universities
of third Age: older generation in the modern information environment" (U3A) was
held in the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of Ukraine. It was organized under the
UNFPA project UKR1P41A "Supporting the Implementation of the Madrid
International Plan of Action on Ageing in Ukraine". The main purpose of
the round table was to discuss the development of U3A programme in Ukraine in
order to increase social activity and communication of older people, improve
their health and physical activity, as well as provide lifelong education.
Representatives
from the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education
and Science of Ukraine, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the Ministry of
Ukraine for Family, Youth and Sport, the Institute of Gerontology of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, the UNFPA, local NGOs and territorial
centres of social support for older people participated in round table
debates.
During the discussion the main targets of the U3A, an innovative
programme for Ukraine,
were determined and are as follows:
- all-round development of older people;
- older persons adaptation to the contemporary living conditions;
- reintegration of older population in active life of society;
- organization of communication;
- formation of principles of healthy lifestyle in older age.
In addition, it was stressed on the necessity to consolidate every effort
of local and state authorities, as well as of academic communities to react to
the ageing problem in the light of all existing spheres of life. In this
context the implementation of the U3A programme could play a very important
role while promoting active and healthy longevity of older people.
More information about the UNFPA "Supporting the Implementation of the
Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing in Ukraine" project: http://unfpa.org.ua/ua/projects/23
UNFPA international conference on HIV/AIDS/STI and drug abuse prevention among uniformed services
(18-09-2008, 11:18)
UNFPA has procured socio-medical care related equipment for 217 Social Services for intravenous drug users
(22-08-2008, 09:22)
For example:UNFPA