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21 March 2019
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Eswatini reaffirms its commitment to ICPD Programme of Action

Eswatini’s lowered fertility rate now averages 3.3 births per woman, compared to 6.4 births per woman during the decade preceding the International... Read more

21 March 2019
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UNFPA Zimbabwe colleagues Rose Katumba and Verena Bruno listen to a pregnant survivor of Cyclone Idai in Chipinge as she narrates how her antenatal care records and medication were swept away by the floods. © UNFPA Zimbabwe

UNFPA supports sexual and reproductive health after floods cut off Zimbabwe districts

Displaced women, among them pregnant women, have lost critical health supplies including ante-natal care records, iron supplements and ARVs,which... Read more

21 March 2019
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UNFPA provides humanitarian assistance to Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai

UNFPA is providing humanitarian assistance to Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai to protect the health and well-being of women, through... Read more

18 March 2019
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Almost half a million women and girls affected by floods in Malawi

Almost half a million women and girls are in need of sexual and reproductive health services in Malawi, following the recent floods caused by... Read more

13 March 2019
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Youth voices: Pushing past the stigma of disability and menstruation in Zimbabwe

The night before my first period started, I had a vivid dream about how it would happen and I was afraid. The next day, it happened as in my dream... Read more

8 March 2019
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Women and innovation: a blueprint for rights and choices

Everywhere, new technologies and innovations are transforming the way we work, the way we communicate, the way we interact with each other and with... Read more

8 March 2019
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Spotlight on Kenya ahead of the Nairobi Summit

Spotlight on Kenya ahead of the Nairobi Summit

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta hailed the strong partnership between his government and UNFPA during a meeting with UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr.... Read more

28 February 2019
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Strengthened resolve needed to fulfil the ICPD promise to women and girls

The 25th anniversary of ICPD is an opportunity to reflect on the road traversed, to strengthen resolve, and for renewal and revitalization, said Dr.... Read more

22 February 2019
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UNFPA receives $13M support from Sweden for sexual and reproductive health and rights in South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan—UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, and the Government of Sweden have signed an agreement worth 120 million Swedish Krona (approximately US$13 million) to boost sexual and... Read more

15 February 2019
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Ebola in the DRC: I was so afraid to die and be put in a body bag, just like my parents were

When Jémima Masika, 26, lost her parents to the deadly Ebola virus in August last year, she thought the disease was a myth. Then her worst nightmare... Read more

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