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16 October 2024
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UNFPA, SKY Girls BW Empower Girls in Shakawe
UNFPA, in collaboration with SKY Girls BW, visited Gowa Junior Secondary School in Shakawe to empower young girls through education and inspiration in celebration of the…
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13 August 2024
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UNFPA and BOFWA collaborate to celebrate International Youth Day under the theme From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development.
The esteemed University of Botswana played host to a vibrant celebration of the 2024 International Youth Day. This lively day, held under the theme “From Clicks to Progress: Youth…
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22 July 2024
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Young people urged SADC states to prioritize health issues at SARSYC 5 through the “Gaborone Declaration.”
The UNFPA Botswana Head of Office, Ms. Tlangelani Shilubane-Pietersen, challenged young people to innovate, create, and explore new ways of advancing the SRHR agenda and urged…
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11 July 2024
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To leave no one behind, count everyone
For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in all their diversity. To end inequality, to find and grow peace and prosperity, to…
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04 June 2024
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UNFPA Botswana and the Ministry of Health facilitate a Training of Trainers Workshop on Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence in the Health Care Sector.
Over 30 healthcare professionals; general nurses, midwives, family nurse practitioners and social workers representing various districts, are better equipped to respond to gender…
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07 April 2024
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo,…
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07 December 2023
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Raising our hands together: Toward an AIDS-free future
The young girls and boys raised their arms and stomped their feet during the opening of the 22nd International Conference on AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ICASA),…
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03 December 2023
Statement
All women and girls – including those with disabilities – have a right to bodily autonomy
Persons with disabilities are too often defined by what they cannot do, or by what society assumes they cannot do. The International Day for Persons with Disabilities is a moment…
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02 December 2023
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Traditional Leaders Play a Critical Role in Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights
UNFPA recognizes that traditional leaders as respected figures in many communities are a critical entry point for advancing the SRHR of their communities. They hold significant…
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