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25 November 2020
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Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of…
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24 November 2020
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3000 Blind and Partially Sighted persons receive Braille COVID-19 Key Messages
Gaborone, BOTSWANA- Even under normal circumstances, persons with disabilities face discrimination and exclusion from services and decision-making. As the COVID-19 pandemic…
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11 November 2020
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TEENAGE PREGNANCY: RETURNING TO SCHOOL AFTER
Olorato Bathoeng fell pregnant in 2015 at 17 years old, becoming one of a growing number of adolescent girls in Botswana who are forced to drop out of school because of unplanned…
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11 November 2020
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I never thought it could happen to me
In 2017, Ikgopoleng Keabetswe reunited with the father of her first child whom she met when she was 16 years old. Two months into the relationship, Ikgopoleng’s partner became…
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27 October 2020
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Leveraging the Power of Media to End Gender Based Violence
Gaborone, BOTSWANA- In an effort to eradicate gender-based violence (GBV), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) organized a one day orientation session for 30 print and…
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24 October 2020
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Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the United Nations
As much as anniversaries celebrate what came before, this year’s United Nations Day—marking the Charter of the United Nations entering into force—focuses on what lies ahead. In…
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20 October 2020
Statement
Trusting statistics to tell the story
A statistic is not only a number – it tells a human story. It speaks of people’s health and well-being, problems and prospects, and socio-economic circumstances. When collected…
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11 October 2020
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Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, let’s commit to listening to and lifting up girls’ voices. Too often, their…
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02 October 2020
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Karabo Bosena’s tale of giving birth during a world pandemic!
GABORONE, Botswana—The experience of pregnancy and childbirth comes with a mixture of anticipation, excitement and anxiety. For first time moms, this experience also comes with…
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