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11 October 2022
Statement
Sifa, 19, from Quissanga in Mozambique.

Disturbing rise in teenage pregnancy, child marriage, gender-based violence  and HIV infection in adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa ​​– we need to act collectively and with urgency

Girls’ sheer resilience in the face of adversity is cause for celebration this International Day of The Girl Child. While East and Southern Africa... Read more

4 October 2022
News
A generation empowered through sexual and reproductive health information and services. © UNFPA Botswana

2030 ESA COMMITMENT: The Road to Fulfilling the Education, Health, and Well-Being of Adolescents and Young People in Botswana

Early and unintended pregnancy is one of the major challenges faced by many adolescents and young people in Botswana and the East and Southern Africa... Read more

11 July 2022
Statement
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World Population Day statement

World Population Day offers a moment to celebrate human progress. Our world, despite its challenges, is one where higher shares of people are... Read more

5 July 2022
News
Members of Parliament, representatives from civil society organizations, UNFPA, and SADC PF at the two-day dialogue in Kasane. ©

Parliamentarians Reaffirm Commitment to Advancing SRHR for those furthest left behind.

In May 2022, the United Nations Population Fund, in collaboration with the SADC Parliamentary Forum, the UN Resident Coordinator's Office, and... Read more

29 June 2022
News
Participants from 17 health districts at the Supply Chain Management training © UNFPA Botswana/Priscilla Rabasimane

UNFPA initiates a journey to strengthen Botswana’s Supply Chain Management through training of personnel

UNFPA Botswana and its regional office of East and Southern Africa is on a path to optimize the performance of the Botswana supply chain to ensure... Read more

22 June 2022
News
Panelists discussing SRHR as an essential element to achieving Universal Health Coverage

UNFPA AND MINISTRY OF HEALTH HOST A SUCCESSFUL SYMPOSIUM ON THE SCALE UP OF INTEGRATED SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES

GABORONE, Botswana- Provision of integrated SRH/HIV and SGBV services is among Botswana's health sector approaches to increasing access to and... Read more

13 April 2022
News

Leaving No One Behind in Botswana’s first digital census

Botswana's first digital Population and Housing Census kicked off successfully on Friday 18th March, with the first enumerated household being... Read more

30 March 2022
News
At 14, Dankay Kanu (right) got pregnant by an older man who refused to wear a condom then denied paternity. Though she quit scho

7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked

UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The... Read more

7 March 2022
News

Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies

More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them, displacement... Read more

2 December 2021
Press Release
young woman close up

UNFPA launches bodyright, a new ‘copyright’ symbol to demand protection from online violence

“It’s time for technology companies and policymakers to take digital violence seriously,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem. “Right now... Read more

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