News

News

1 October 2018
News
Civil society organizations critical for holding government and partners accountable in Africa
ACCRA, Ghana, Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development Five-Year Review—Africa needs the contribution of its civil society to drive its 2063 transformation agenda. As part of the Five-... Read more
26 September 2018
News
“I was afraid for my life”
BUJUMBURA, Burundi—"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 light [the room]," says Cecile... Read more
18 September 2018
News
"We should be taught how to be a man and to be great partners"
SIPHOCOSINI, Mbabane, Eswatini—As the world experiences climate change, deepened social and economic inequalities, and political and humanitarian crises, young people often face circumstances in... Read more
18 September 2018
News
“Safe spaces help us have difficult conversations as men”
MAHWALALA, Eswatini—As the world experiences climate change, deepened social and economic inequalities, and political and humanitarian crises, young people often face circumstances in which they lack... Read more
18 September 2018
News
“A safe space is where I don’t feel judged"
MOTSHANE, Eswatini—As the world experiences climate change, deepened social and economic inequalities, and political and humanitarian crises, young people often face circumstances in which they lack... Read more
7 September 2018
News
A father's campaign for midwives in South Sudan
RUMBEK, South Sudan – More women in South Sudan die during pregnancy and childbirth than in nearly every other country in the world. Yet the vast majority of maternal deaths can be averted with... Read more
6 September 2018
Statement
Message by UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Dr. Julitta Onabanjo at the Executive Board
Statement by Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional Director for UNFPA East and Southern Africa, at the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS Second Regular Session 2018 on 4 September in New York.  Madam... Read more
5 September 2018
News
“I have been counted” - Ensuring everyone counts in Malawi's first-ever digital census
LILONGWE, Malawi—Malawi has begun its 2018 Population and Housing Census, using tablets rather than a paper-based questionnaire to collect data, in its first-ever digital census undertaking. Malawi's... Read more
5 September 2018
News
“We pray that Ebola epidemic will stop”
MANGINA, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo—As if the consequences of an ongoing armed conflict were not already challenging, Mangina Reference Health Centre has found itself at the heart... Read more
30 August 2018
News
“I wanted to contribute to Madagascar’s development.” Why being an enumerator in historic Census was no easy task
ANTSIRABE, Madagascar—Madagascar’s momentous third general census has been achieved, 25 years after the previous one was carried out. Vital for the development of the country, this undertaking... Read more

Pages