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01 December 2021
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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. The continued spread of…
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25 November 2021
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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 could possibly happen, at home…
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08 November 2021
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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 Nations Sustainable…
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11 October 2021
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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, the world. We see examples…
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13 August 2021
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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 Botswana, the United Nations…
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12 August 2021
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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, told UNFPA at a Youth Forum in…
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11 August 2021
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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 years old, no one had ever…
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06 August 2021
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Empowering guidance teachers in remote areas to provide Comprehensive Sexuality Education
“Girls are still falling pregnant and are forced to drop out of school because they are not educated about sexual reproductive health early enough.” Tshepo Bonang* fell pregnant…
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02 August 2021
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100 tablets support for Botswana's first digitized census
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) handed over 100 tablets to Statistics Botswana to support ongoing preparations for Botswana’s first ever digitized Population and…
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