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Plight of refugees in Ethiopia brought to the fore in UNFPA leadership visit
UNFPA’s Deputy Executive Director (Programme), Dereje Wordofa, and a team of UNFPA Regional Directors and Country Representatives this week visited... Read more
Youth voices: Deciphering menstruation for African girls and women
Comedian Margret Cho once joked: “Over half the world menstruates at one time or another, but you’d never know it. Isn’t that strange?” Yet there is... Read more
New regional framework will strengthen UNFPA response to Horn of Africa and Yemen crises
A strategy meeting on the Horn of Africa and Yemen was held by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in Addis Ababa on 13 and 14 October to develop a framework and action plan to guide the Fund’... Read more
Danish parliamentarians gain insight into UNFPA-supported work in Uganda
Three Danish Members of Parliament visited Uganda to gain insight into UNFPA-supported government interventions to promote sexual and reproductive... Read more
A call to protect women and girls on the move
Women and girls make up nearly half of the 258 million people worldwide who have crossed international borders to escape danger or pursue opportunity... Read more
Africa has come a long way in addressing population and development issues
African ministers in charge of population issues have endorsed the continental report on the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on... Read more
Cholera in Zimbabwe: “Education we are getting from these campaigns can help us save lives”
As Zimbabwe battles a cholera outbreak, UNFPA, the United Populations Fund, is providing dignity kits to women and girls in the affected areas and... Read more
Civil society organizations critical for holding government and partners accountable in Africa
Africa needs the contribution of its civil society to drive its 2063 transformation agenda. As part of the Five-Year Review of the Addis Ababa... Read more
“I was afraid for my life”
"During my youth, I had to abort four times. I was afraid for my life when [on one occasion] it was dark and the doctor had only two candles to... Read more
“Safe spaces help us have difficult conversations as men”
“The community I come from is densely populated and has a high crime rate. Most young people are involved in alcohol and drug abuse, and most are... Read more