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12 November 2018
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“I want you to speak out and be free, this is your space,” encouraged First Lady Mrs Neo Masisi at the inaugural Girls Summit in Palapye.
The summit brought together 100 young girls from Palapye and... Read more
26 October 2018
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—If the demographic dividend is to be harnessed, then the fundamental civil, political and socioeconomic rights of young people, including young women, must be protected and... Read more
17 October 2018
Press Release
The State of World Population 2018
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children
can bolster economic and social development,
new UNFPA report shows
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 17... Read more
11 October 2018
Statement
Dr. Natalia Kanem
Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund
Statement on the Occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child
11 October 2018
We believe in the power of... Read more
5 October 2018
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ACCRA, Ghana, Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development Five-Year Review, 5 October—African ministers in charge of population issues have endorsed the continental report on the... Read more
10 August 2018
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Masedi Kewamodimo is a 23 year old who like many of her peers in Botswana was born with HIV. She discovered her HIV status at the young age of 10 years. Masedi lost both her parents to AIDS in 2000... Read more
14 June 2018
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“I face violence from the community for being “different,” and not only that, as a Transgender woman, I do not receive adequate health care because health care providers in clinics discriminate... Read more
9 November 2017
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In a ceremony cited as “evidence of the power of partnerships,” by Permanent Secretary Ministry of Health and Wellness Ms Shenaaz El-Halabi, UNFPA handed over 40 016 implants, 300 000 female condoms... Read more
19 October 2017
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1. Meet all commitments and obligations to human rights agreed in international treaties and conventions.
2. Tear down barriers—whether discriminatory laws, norms or service gaps—that prevent... Read more
19 October 2017
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The Minister of Health and Wellness, Honourable Dorcus Makgato officially launched the 2017 State of World Population (SWOP) report on 17 October 2017 in Gaborone, BOTSWANA. Commending the timely... Read more