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22 June 2022
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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 use of a broad range of quality…
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13 April 2022
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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 that of the President of the…
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30 March 2022
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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 neglected crisis of unintended…
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07 March 2022
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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 will bring increased…
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02 December 2021
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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, corporate logos and…
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01 December 2021
Statement
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
Statement
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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