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UNFPA tackles threats to girls’ education in Malawi
DEDZA, Malawi, 2 July — UNFPA Malawi has embarked on a joint UN programme that aims to address key threats to girls’ education, including violations... Read more
UNFPA supports new youth radio station in Burundi
Burundi — Burundi’s first ever Community Radio for young people, led by young people and funded by UNFPA, was launched by the President of the... Read more
Manage your fertility, manage your life
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — It is imperative to use the lessons learnt from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to chart the new post-2015... Read more
New roadmap to save more lives by 2015
KIGALI, Rwanda, 3 July 2014 — At a meeting here of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Advocates, key supporters... Read more
UNFPA, NEPAD sign MoU to work collaboratively
JOHANNESBURG, 1 July 2014 — The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development, NEPAD signed a Memorandum of... Read more
‘Let’s get 2 million signatures for youth’
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — UNFPA and young people attending a pre-conference meeting yesterday agreed to work together to develop a youth petition... Read more
Envisaging the world we want by 2030
With deliberations underway for a post-2015 development agenda, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) Partners’ Forum... Read more
Botswana in bid to stamp out GBV
UNFPA Botswana has partnered with the BotswanaPost to launch a stamp entitled ‘Say No to Gender-Based Violence.’ BotswanaPost has 124 offices. Each... Read more
'Even one family torn apart by war is too many'
NEW YORK, United States, 20 June 2014 — Around the world, conflict has forced a record number of people to flee their homes. More than 50 million... Read more
Putting Tanzania’s mothers first
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — In an effort to improve maternal health and reach the MDG 5 targets, President Jakaya Kikwete launched ‘Sharpened One Plan... Read more