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UNFPA launches the Training and Research Center

06 April 2006 [09:12] - TODAY.AZ
On April 6, 2006, Mr.Fizuli Alekperov, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population, and Ms.Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Director for Azerbaijan will officially open the Training and Research Center in Population and demography in Baku.

According to the information given to APA from the United Nations Office in Azerbaijan the new center will help develop national policies and programmes in the field of population and development, train local specialists in the area of demography and build the potential of interested organizations and individuals for scientific and research activities.

The opening of the training center in demography at the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population was envisaged within the state Programme on poverty Reduction and Economic Development (SPPRED) of Azerbaijan.

UNFPA is the world's largest multilateral provider of population assistance. In Azerbaijan, UNFPA has supported reproductive health and population targeted projects since 1994.

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