Change of LGBTI+ needs and mental health – what has to be done?
LGBTI+ communities are one of the most underrepresented communities in the Balkan’s health, social, political and legal framework. This has also [...]
The Changing Attitudes to Death and Funerals
Over the course of the last century, and perhaps most acutely within the last decade or two, we have seen [...]
How Financial Control is Good for Mental Health
Over the course of the last few years, an increasing amount of research has been done into the psychological effects [...]
11 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
In the past year, there has been a lot of talk about the sustainable development goals and the post-2015 (2030) [...]
Under the Spotlight: Orthodoxy and Domestic Violence in Russia
In 2013, a law was introduced to the Russian Criminal Code which made“offending the feelings of religious believers” a criminal [...]
Leave no one behind- innovating to go beyond inclusion
Regional youth hackathon: “Leave no one behind- innovating to go beyond inclusion” organized by UNFPA Eastern Europe and Central Asia [...]
Biphobia in Macedonia: The Everyday Struggles of Bisexual People
Discussing LGBTQI rights in the conservative country that I live in will continue to “raise eyebrows” for a long time. [...]
Gender-biased Sex-selective abortions in Georgia
According to data published by the UNFPA country office in Georgia, more than 25 000 girls are believed to have gone [...]
Promoting healthy living among peers in Turkmenistan
Y-PEER, the Youth Peer Education Network, becomes more and more popular in Turkmenistan by virtue of Y-PEER volunteers’ efforts in [...]
How Christmas Gifts Can Encourage Mindfulness
For those of us that are struggling with mental health issues, Christmas can come as a bit of a mixed [...]
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Yemen – A study of FGM determinants and approaches to address the issue in Yemen
FGM in Yemen is distributed throughout the country but predominates in four main cities; Aden, Al-Hodiedah, Al-Mhrah, and Hadramout. In [...]