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Eritrea – from doubt to success
It was a challenging year for the Eritrea Country Office. The UN’s area of collaboration in the country was restricted to health, sanitation and safe... Read more
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‘Position population issues as national priorities’
The first ever African Parliamentary Forum on Population and Development was established at the Africa Regional Consultative Meeting of... Read more
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‘We need to redouble our efforts on MDG indicators’
The world has seen a 50 per cent reduction in the rate of new HIV infections in 25 low- and middle-income countries, UNFPA’s sister organization... Read more
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Youth call for participation in shaping development agenda
BALI — The ICPD Global Youth Forum, concluded in Bali on Thursday last week, produced a set of recommendations that outline the vision of young... Read more
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KwaZulu-Natal celebrates the launch of its Census results
Since the launch of the preliminary results of South Africa's 2011 Census in October 2012, Stats SA has rolled out a number of dissemination... Read more
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UNFPA strengthens efforts around family planning
Elijah Maseko is a professional nurse at Impungwe Hospital in Witbank. He has been working as a nurse for the past two decades and loves his job.
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Olympic gold medal winner visits UNFPA
7 December 2012, Addis Ababa — The National Honorary Goodwill Ambassador of UNFPA in Ethiopia, two-times Olympic gold medal winner, Meseret Defar,... Read more
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Adolescent and Youth SRH shine at high level Family Planning meeting
29 November, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia — A three-day high level National Family Planning Symposium held in Bahir Dar in Ethiopia concluded with... Read more
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Increase partnership towards Africa’s development targets
Africa is making progress on many fronts. Many sexual and reproductive health indices are beginning to show positive trends – including a decrease in... Read more
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Accelerating implementation of EU linkages project
Swaziland has delivered excellent results as a pilot country in the European Union-supported Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV integration... Read more