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![At 14, Dankay Kanu (right) got pregnant by an older man who refused to wear a condom then denied paternity. Though she quit school, she has since returned while raising her son, Ishmael, alone. "To be a mother at this age is really not easy," she said. © UNFPA/Michael Duff At 14, Dankay Kanu (right) got pregnant by an older man who refused to wear a condom then denied paternity. Though she quit scho](https://botswana.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/styles/news_list/public/news/swop_pic.png?itok=bPE7eQUT)
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
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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
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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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Pandemics will thrive as long as inequalities do
As the world embarks on a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot forget that we are also on the cusp of the fifth decade of the AIDS pandemic... Read more
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Violence in the online world is real, wrong, and it must be stopped
Violence in the online world is real. It is also wrong, and it must be stopped. It may seem like the online world is safe for women and girls. What... Read more
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Government of Botswana and United Nations sign new Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework 2022 – 2026
To mark the United Nations (UN) 76th anniversary, the Government of Botswana and United Nations in Botswana on Thursday 4 November signed the United... Read more
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem
Girls are born with power. Every girl has within her possibilities that should flourish as she moves into adulthood, shaping her future and, with it... Read more
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Protecting the lives of those who protect us amidst the COVID-19 pandemic
GABORONE, Botswana: To augment the ongoing response by the Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOHW) to the rapidly escalating COVID-19 pandemic in... Read more
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Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
UNITED NATIONS, New York – “In my country, youth are used as fuel for war and are pushed into conflicts,” Abdul Hamid Ghalib, now 23, from Yemen,... Read more
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Restoring dignity for girls in the Okavango district
Botshelo Kehumile* found out she was having her first period when she went to the bathroom and realized she had stained her underwear. At fourteen... Read more