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First Lady of Namibia wins award
WINDHOEK, Namibia – The First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingos, has been awarded the Dream Up, Speak up, Stand Up (DUSUSU) Award. The DUSUSU project makes annual awards in recognition of strong,... Read more
Step it up for gender equality
Today, on International Women’s Day, I call on all countries to take action to protect the rights of women and girls and to rectify long-standing... Read more
‘I want to be part of a family’
MAHALAPYE, Central District, Botswana – “We are learning to be better men and to be better parents,” said Olepolotse Othuseng, a young man who grew... Read more
Big increase in DRC contraceptives budget
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo – As part of efforts to expand access to voluntary family planning, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has increased its contributions for contraceptives... Read more
Mobile clinic to reach vulnerable women
A new mobile clinic will aid women working in a garment factory in Lesotho, whose access to quality sexual and reproductive health and HIV prevention services is limited. The new mobile clinic... Read more
Japan supports South Sudan via UNFPA
Juba, South Sudan, 4 February 2016 – The Government of Japan, based on its commitment to support the people of South Sudan and through partnership... Read more
Eliminate Female Genital Mutilation by 2030
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, and UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, on the 2016 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation Female... Read more
Girls say 'no' to being married off
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Happiness, from the Mara Region of Tanzania, was 12 when her parents decided she was old enough to marry. They pulled her out of school, planning to have her undergo female... Read more
‘Our efforts are paying dividends’
AFAMBO, Afar Region in Ethiopia – Abiyot Difer, recently assigned as Principal of Fatuma Abdu School in Afambo, is highly impressed with action taken by the school community in its fight against... Read more
School pregnancies drop in Burundi
Burundi – “Rejected by our families and at risk of life-threatening complications during pregnancy and childbirth, without the means to raise our children and often forced into marriage to survive,... Read more