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Tackling one of the world's highest teenage pregnancy rates, to give girls a better future
MITCHA NEIGHBORHOOD, Lubango, Angola – “I have had doors closed in my face many times, but my desire to bring knowledge to young people and adolescents in order to avoid unwanted pregnancy has no end... Read more
Girls empowered to tackle period stigma and harmful practices at youth-friendly safe spaces
GAMBELLA, Ethiopia - “When I joined the Safe Spaces programme, I didn’t know what was happening to my body. It was the first time I heard about menstruation and how to manage it in a safe, healthy... Read more
Accelerated efforts by Spotlight Initiative to end gender-based violence in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 15 March 2022 – COVID-19 has delayed efforts to end gender-based violence in Africa and these must now be accelerated in response, the Spotlight Initiative Africa Regional... Read more
Women and youth take climate action in Malawi
NKHATA BAY, Malawi – Had village elders not intervened in stopping her parents from marrying her off at 13, Catherine Mkandawire would have become another statistic. Malawi has one of the highest... Read more
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them,... Read more
Docuseries What Makes a Man challenges viewers to end culture of gender-based violence
Partnership of UNFPA, MTV Staying Alive Foundation and Meta The documentary, What Makes a Man, by MTV Shuga in collaboration with UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, and... Read more
Promoting positive masculinities for centering an inclusive COVID-19 recovery
UN Women and UNFPA regional offices in East and Southern Africa are collaborating toward growing a movement for positive masculinity and meaningful engagement of men and boys in advancing gender... Read more
How Zambia has reduced maternal deaths by 300 per cent in 16 years
MONGU, Western Province, Zambia—“Growing up in a remote village, I witnessed my grandmother, a traditional birth attendant, assisting women and girls to deliver babies. She would perform these... Read more
Pregnant women’s needs grow as Tropical Storm Ana wreaks havoc in southern Malawi
NSANJE DISTRICT, Malawi – “The prospect of another cyclone was scary,” said Monica, who lives in Mbenje in Malawi’s Nsanje District. “We lived through the same experience with Cyclone Idai and then... Read more
Konso’s conflict: maternal and reproductive health care on the edge of collapse
KONSO, Ethiopia—“I was discharged from the health facility after a stillbirth, without any medication or treatment. I have been bleeding ever since,” says Asnaketch, 25, from her tent in Haylota... Read more