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11 July 2024
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Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNFPA Executive Director

To leave no one behind, count everyone

For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in all their diversity. To end inequality, to find and... Read more

4 June 2024
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The health care professionals who attended the training of trainers. © UNFPA Botswana

UNFPA Botswana and the Ministry of Health facilitate a Training of Trainers Workshop on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in the Health Care Sector.

Over 30 healthcare professionals; general nurses, midwives, family nurse practitioners and social workers representing various districts, are better... Read more

7 April 2024
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Dr. Natalia Kanem © Mary Kang for Global Citizen

Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day

On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD... Read more

7 December 2023
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Pharmacist Cristina administers medication at a mobile brigade in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.

Raising our hands together: Toward an AIDS-free future

The young girls and boys raised their arms and stomped their feet during the opening of the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually... Read more

3 December 2023
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All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy

All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy

Persons with disabilities are too often defined by what they cannot do, or by what society assumes they cannot do. The International Day for Persons... Read more

2 December 2023
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The members of Ntlo Ya Dikgosi at the SRHR meeting © UNFPA Botswana/Priscilla Rabasimane

Traditional Leaders Play a Critical Role in Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights

UNFPA recognizes that traditional leaders as respected figures in many communities are a critical entry point for advancing the SRHR of their... Read more

1 December 2023
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director on World AIDS Day - 1 December

The world has made remarkable strides in curbing the AIDS pandemic. There is much to celebrate: New HIV infections have dramatically slowed, and AIDS... Read more

29 November 2023
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As the countdown to 2030 ticks closer, Africa has reaffirmed that the ICPD Programme of Action remains relevant for Africa and i

Looking at Africa's future through the lens of progress, evidence and foresight

As the sun set over Lusaka, Zambia on 10 November, a vibrant discussion by the Ministers in Charge of Population drew to a close, following two days... Read more

17 October 2023
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Some of the girls with the First Lady, UNFPA HOO, UNICEF Rep and other women leaders ©UNFPA Botswana

UNFPA and UNICEF collaborate with private sector to empower girls on International Day of the Girl

To commemorate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child, UNFPA and UNICEF collaborated with the Ministry of Education and the private sector... Read more

10 October 2023
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Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world. © UNFPA Botswana

Let them lead: Ensuring 600 million adolescent girls have what they need to create the future they want

Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world. Today, on the International Day of the... Read more

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