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28 June 2016
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Providing support to youth and elderly

The people of Matsoku in the rural highlands of Leribe district came out in droves when the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA in Lesotho, in... Read more

28 June 2016
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Assessing progress on FP2020

The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Melinda Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation... Read more

21 June 2016
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Swaziland goes digital for 2017 census

Every 10 years since 1966, the Government of Swaziland has conducted a Population and Housing Census, the largest national data undertaking. This... Read more

21 June 2016
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85 femmes fistuleuses retrouvent leur dignite

La campagne régionale de réparation de la fistule obstétricale lancée le Mardi 16 Mai 2016 s’est clôturée ce Vendredi 10 Juin 2016. Le Ministère de... Read more

20 June 2016
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Landmark move against child marriage

In a landmark moment in the commitment to ending child marriages in the region, the SADC Parliamentary Forum officially adopted the SADC Model Law on... Read more

15 June 2016
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Ending AIDS through integrated care

Five years ago, people living with HIV could receive HIV services and antiretroviral therapy (ARV) at Mzenga Health Centre in Malawi’s Nkhata Bay... Read more

14 June 2016
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UNFPA launches Innovation Accelerator

UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in collaboration with Nailab, a technology business incubator, has launched an innovation accelerator that... Read more

9 June 2016
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'Accelerate family planning in Rwanda'

Family planning provision in Rwanda must be accelerated, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin said during a joint visit with the Dutch... Read more

9 June 2016
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Zimbabwe launches preliminary DHS findings

Zimbabwe is improving access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services, but more effort is required to consolidate these gains and invest in... Read more

8 June 2016
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Breaking gender barriers in Zambia

CENTRAL PROVINCE, Zambia – “Women should not get discouraged from doing work that society deems fit only for men. Women are as capable as men in becoming successful in business. I am actually proud... Read more

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