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![Pharmacist Cristina administers medication at a mobile brigade in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/icasa_op_ed_banner.jpg?itok=VWEuWCs2)
Raising our hands together: Toward an AIDS-free future
The young girls and boys raised their arms and stomped their feet during the opening of the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually... Read more
![In 2022, HIV accounted for half of new infections globally.](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/icasa_pr_banner.jpg?itok=jIOw1Bga)
UNFPA adds voice to call to end AIDS and new HIV infections at one of the largest international conferences
The 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA) opened with a resounding call from key development partners –... Read more
![World AIDS Day is 1 December. © UNFPA Namibia](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_namibiahivsotry.png?itok=OB0qjg9U)
“Your story holds power”: UNFPA provides HIV testing for survivors of violence in Namibia
Twenty-year-old university student Haillie Lushetile did not have any easy childhood. At five years old, she survived being raped by a family member... Read more
![Bastina, 18, lives with albinism and is a member of Rapariga Biz, in Mozambique.](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/disabilities_day_banner.jpg?itok=ybZZN2En)
All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Persons with disabilities are too often defined by what they cannot do, or by what society assumes they cannot do. The International Day for Persons... Read more
![Hands together for World AIDS Day.](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/wad_banner_0.jpg?itok=0PnHgm3P)
Ending inequalities and empowering communities are key to vanquishing AIDS pandemic
The world has made remarkable strides in curbing the AIDS pandemic. There is much to celebrate: New HIV infections have dramatically slowed, and AIDS... Read more
![As the countdown to 2030 ticks closer, Africa has reaffirmed that the ICPD Programme of Action remains relevant for Africa and i](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/op_ed_banner.jpg?itok=Y9qtNTnR)
Looking at Africa's future through the lens of progress, evidence and foresight
As the sun set over Lusaka, Zambia on 10 November, a vibrant discussion by the Ministers in Charge of Population drew to a close, following two days... Read more
![Village health team member Timothy Mbene Masereka shares information about gender-based violence among his community.](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/banner_zimbabwe_menandboys_0.jpg?itok=OiIGbT7w)
“Part of the solution”: Men and boys in Uganda work to stop cycles of gender-based violence
Through his work as a village health team member in Kasese District, Uganda, Timothy Mbene Masereka had become adept at treating community members... Read more
![The continent needs to scale up collective action to achieve the inclusive, equitable and sustainable vision of ICPD.](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/aadpd_banner.png?itok=WmnfClRY)
Africa's triumph: A decade of progress and challenges in pursuit of the ICPD vision
Africa has made significant strides towards realizing the vision of the landmark International Conference on Population and Development for a... Read more
![African Population Experts Committee (APEC) and Ministers in Charge of Population Meetings](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/icpd-78.jpg?itok=xRvWVg04)
The African Population Experts Committee Meeting kicks off
The AUC's Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, in collaboration with UNFPA and UNECA, is holding the African... Read more
![Eulina João became pregnant at the age of 17.](https://esaro.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/img_4211_0.jpg?itok=7B1o5Um2)
"I encouraged my daughter to use contraceptives": Reducing unplanned teen pregnancies in Mozambique
When Eulina João, 19, became a mother at the tender age of 17, she lacked crucial knowledge about sexual and reproductive health. She believes her... Read more