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5 October 2018
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Africa has come a long way in addressing population and development issues

African ministers in charge of population issues have endorsed the continental report on the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on... Read more

4 October 2018
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Cholera in Zimbabwe: “Education we are getting from these campaigns can help us save lives”

As Zimbabwe battles a cholera outbreak, UNFPA, the United Populations Fund, is providing dignity kits to women and girls in the affected areas and... Read more

1 October 2018
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Civil society organizations critical for holding government and partners accountable in Africa

Africa needs the contribution of its civil society to drive its 2063 transformation agenda. As part of the Five-Year Review of the Addis Ababa... Read more

26 September 2018
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“I was afraid for my life”

"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... Read more

18 September 2018
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"We should be taught how to be a man and to be great partners"

“In safe spaces, as young men we should be taught how to be a man and [to be] great partners so that we curb gender-based violence and other social... Read more

18 September 2018
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“Safe spaces help us have difficult conversations as men”

“The community I come from is densely populated and has a high crime rate. Most young people are involved in alcohol and drug abuse, and most are... Read more

18 September 2018
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“A safe space is where I don’t feel judged"

“A safe space for me is a place where I feel comfortable and don’t feel judged, and I can do anything without fear of what other people think of me... Read more

7 September 2018
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A father's campaign for midwives in 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... Read more

6 September 2018
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Message by UNFPA Regional Director for East and Southern Africa Dr. Julitta Onabanjo at the Executive Board

In this region, young people are, and will remain, at the centre of the development and poverty reduction agenda. We are committed to promoting their... Read more

5 September 2018
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“I have been counted” - Ensuring everyone counts in Malawi's first-ever digital census

Malawi has begun its 2018 Population and Housing Census, using tablets rather than a paper-based questionnaire to collect data, in its first-ever... Read more

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