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11 September 2020
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We shouldn’t be made to feel ashamed of menstruation, a normal and essential process
Kenathata Moisakamo was too ashamed to tell her parents that she had started menstruating because of her peers’ stories that periods indicate when a girl becomes sexually active…
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17 July 2020
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Much more needs to be done in ending Gender Based Violence in Botswana
GABORONE, Botswana- The Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs, Honorable Anna Mokgethi officially launched the 2020 State of World Population (SWOP) report on…
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30 June 2020
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Five things you didn’t know about practices that harm girls
Every day, hundreds of thousands of girls around the world are harmed physically or psychologically, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities…
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30 June 2020
Press Release
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Every year, millions of girls are subjected to practices that harm them physically and emotionally, with the full knowledge and consent of their families, friends and communities,…
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19 June 2020
Statement
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a weapon of war, it subjugates women…
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15 June 2020
Statement
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against racism and support the peaceful…
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15 May 2020
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Youth and COVID-19 Diaries:Empowering other young people with SRHR and COVID information
Gaborone: 23 year old Trevor Oahile’s lockdown diary Date of diary: 8 May 2020 We are currently on day 36 of the extended lockdown. I must say though this lockdown has brought…
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06 May 2020
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Pregnant and worried during COVID-19
GABORONE, Botswana- It is a particularly difficult time to be pregnant. The last thing any woman would want is to bring their child into a world of uncertainty but that’s exactly…
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