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1 Regional Programme Division for Arab States, Europe and Central Asia; UNFPA Ageing Focal Points and Activities EECA Country Office Albania Armenia Azerbaijan UNFPA Focal Points (submitted by COs) Ms. Manuela Bello, UNFPA Tel: Ms. Anna Hovannesyan, UNFPA National Project Professional Personnel on PDS Tel: (374-10) / / / Ms. Narmina Melikova, PDS Technical Expert Tel: ext.231; Governmental Focal Points (submitted by UNECE/PAU) Mrs. Raena Kovaci Tullamuni, Adviser, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Tirana, Albania Tel: Fax: rkovaci@mpcs.gov.al Ms. Jemma Baghdasaryan, Head, Department of Disabled & Elderly People Issues, Ministry of Labour and Social Security of the Republic of Armenia Government Building 3 Yerevan Tel: Fax: jemmab@mss.am Mr. Vahab Mammadov, Head, Employment Policy and Demography Division, Mnistry of Labour & Social Protection 40 U. Hadjibegov str., Dom Pravitelstva Baku, AZ-1000 Tel: Fax: mlspp@mlspp.gov.az, az.mission.unog@iprolink.ch, vmf001@yandex.ru 1

2 Belarus Bosnia & Herzegovina Bulgaria Georgia Ms. Tatyana Pronko, UNFPA Programme Assistant Tel: ( ) Ms. Zeljka Mudrovcic, UNFPA Tel: ; Ms. Marta Diavolova, UNFPA Tel: ; diavolova@unfpa.org Ms. Tamar Khomasuridze, UNFPA Tel: /28/29/31; khomasuridze@unfpa.org Ms. Tatiana Pogonysheva Head of the Pensions System Development Unit, Central Administrative Board of Provision of Pensions & Social Insurance, Ministry of Labor & Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus Bldg.2, 23 Pobediteley Ave Minsk, Belarus Tel: Fax: pogonysheva@tut.by Ms. Hristina Stoycheva, State Expert, Demographic Policy, Social Investment and Equal Opportunities Directorate, Ministry of Labour & Social Policy of the Republic of Bulgaria 2 Triaditza str Sofia 1051 Bulgaria Tel: Fax: hr.stoycheva@mlsp.government.bg Mr. Nodar N. Kipshidze President of Georgian Society of Internal Medicine, National Center of Therapy, Research Institute of Therapy 4 Lubliana Str., Tbilisi 0159 Tel: , Fax: nodarkip@hotmail.com, geomission.geneva@bluewin.ch 2

3 Kazakhstan Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Moldova Romania Ms. Shynar Imanagaliyeva, National Programme Associate Tel: (ext.1328) Ms. Visare Mujko-Nimani, Programme Officer Tel: ; nimani@unfpa.org Ms. Tayana Jiteneva, Programme Associate, Population Development Programme Tel: ( ) jiteneva@unfpa.org Ms. Alexandrina Iovita, UNFPA Programme Associate, Focal Point for Gender, GBV and Ageing. Tel: + (373 22) ext. 127; + (373) iovita@unfpa.org Ms. Laurian Arghisan, UNFPA National Programme Officer, RH and P&D. Tel: ; arghisan@unfpa.org Ms. Gulzhikhan Kaisenova Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Manasa 2 St Astana, Kazakhstan Tel: / Fax: mintrud@enbek.kz Ms. Lilia Curajos Deputy Chief, Foreign Relations Department, Ministry of Health & Social Protection Republic of Moldova lcurajos@mednet.md Mrs. Ileana Carmen Manu, Director, General Directorate for Social Assistance Policies-Directorate for Social Services & Social Assistance Rights, Ministry of Labour, Social Solidarity &. Family 2, Dem Dobrescu Street, sector 1 Bucharest, postal code Romania Tel: Fax: cmanu@mmssf.ro 3

4 Russian Federation Republic of Serbia Tajikistan Turkey Mr. Alexander Mordovin NPA, UNFPA Moscow, Russian Federation Ms. Tatjana Collin, UNFPA Programme Officer Tel: ; Mr. Boimourod Bobodjanov Programme Advisor Tel: +992(47) Ms. Selen Ors, UNFPA Programme Assistant Tel: ; Ms. Irina BONDARENKO Head of Division, Department of Social Security Development, Ministry of Health & Social Development of the Russian Federation Rakhmanovsky Pereulok Moscow, GSP-4 Tel: Fax: minzdrav@rosminzdrav.ru Ms. Lidija Kozarcanin, Adviser, Sector for Social Protection Ministry for Labour, Employment and Social Policy of the Republic of Serbia Nemanjina Beograd Tel: Fax: lidija.k@minrzs.sr.gov.yu Mr. Tuncer Kocaman, Planning Expert, Mr. Yusuf YUKSEL, Assistant Planning Expert, General Directorate of Social Sectors and Coordination, The Prime Ministry Undersecretriat of State Planning Organization, DPT Musterarligi Necatibey cad. No: Ankara Tel: Fax: tkocaman@dpt.gov.tr, yyuksel@dpt.gov.tr 4

5 Turkmenistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Ms. Jennet Appova, UNFPA National Programme Associate Tel: (993 12) Ms. Anna Blyumina, UNFPA Programme Analyst, responsible for PD & Gender component of CP Tel: ; Mr. Fuad Aliev, UNFPA Assistant Representative Tel: (998-93) Ms. Lyudmyla Tkachova Representative of Ministry of Labour and Social Policy of Ukraine 8/10, Esplanadna, Kyiv-01, Ukraine, Tel: + 38 (044) Fax: + 38 (044) tkachova@mlsp.gov.ua s that have not nominated Focal Points on ageing: Countries that have not submitted nominations for governmental Focal points: 1. Bosnia& Herzegovina 2. Kyrgyzstan 3. Tajikistan 4. Turkmenistan 5. Uzbekistan 5

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