calendar_today 12 August 2015

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Investing in the Power of Young People, Transforming our World - Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director for International Youth Day

Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, commemorates International Youth Day, under the theme, “Youth Civic Engagement,” by celebrating the actions young people around…

calendar_today 07 August 2015

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UNFPA Botswana hosts Innovation day

UNFPA brought together young minds to draw innovative ideas and solutions to curb the Sexual Reproductive Health problems that the country is facing at a one day session held…

calendar_today 07 August 2015

The Demographic Transition has happened in Botswana

This was the key message at the policy makers briefing hosted by UNFPA Botswana on the demographic dividend.

calendar_today 31 July 2015

United Nations Botswana Launches First Joint Gender Programme in Botswana

In a milestone for the United Nations in Botswana, nine UN agencies under the leadership of UNFPA have launched the country’s first joint programmes to promote gender equality and…

calendar_today 15 July 2015

Couples encouraged to plan

All couples and individuals have the right to decide freely and responsibly the number, as well as spacing of their children.

calendar_today 14 July 2015

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Free UNFPA e-course on Procurement and Supply Chains

Free UNFPA E-Courses: UNFPA has developed three e-courses in Procurement and Supply Chain related subjects. The courses are offered to UNFPA personnel, as well as to its…

calendar_today 13 July 2015

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World Population Day Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin

A recent United Nations report warns that the number of forcibly displaced people has risen to a record number – almost 60 million at the end of 2014

calendar_today 13 July 2015

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Call for action on women and adolescent girls in emergencies

Pregnant with her sixth child, Nibitanga Suzana, 27, was forced to make the hazardous three-day journey from Bujumbura to the refugee camp on the Tanzania border when the…

calendar_today 11 July 2015

UNFPA Botswana celebrates World Population Day 2014

UNFPA Botswana celebrated World Population Day 2014 under the theme Investing in young people: the future we want in a ceremony attended by officials from government, civil…