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Special Newsletter: First Lady's Girls' Summit - Double ICPD25 & UNFPA50 Launch
Initiated in 2018, the First Lady's Girls’ Summit in Botswana is fast gaining traction as space that breaks the barriers. The 2nd annual girls’ summit with First Lady of the Republic of Botswana Mrs Neo Jane Masisi brought together over 200 girls from 15 different schools in Tutume sub-district in a ‘safe space’ to discuss their life experiences and get empowered with critical SRH information. This year’s summit was also used to launch the celebration of the ICPD @25 and UNFPA@50 anniversaries.
BOTSWANA DOMESTICATED SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS INDICATORS BASELINE STATS BRIEF
This Stats Brief presents baseline data of the Botswana Domesticated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Indicator Framework indicators. This framework includes all global SDGs indicators that are applicable to Botswana. The framework was developed through extensive consultation by Statistics Botswana of many stakeholders within and outside the National Statistical System (NSS).
These indicators are to be used to monitor, inform on and track the progress that Botswana is making towards achieving the SDGs by 2030. For the tacking to be done, there is a need to have baseline data for each of the indicators, as this forms, a key reference point against which future data on the indicator is compared. The base year for the SDGs indicators is 2016.
Special Newsletter: Demographic Dividend Report Launch
Titled Opportunities and Policy Actions to Maximise the Demographic Dividend in Botswana, this study analysed Botswana's population dynamics and age-structure changes in the medium to long-term, and the implications that these aspects will have on the countries ability to maximise its demographic dividend.
The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition
Not so long ago, most people had large families: five children, on average. Where once there was one global fertility rate, today there are many, with differences wider than at any point in human history.
Integration of SRHR/HIV services in Botswana
Opportunities and Policy Actions to Maximize the Demographic Dividend in Botswana
Botswana Government committed to undertaking the study and the Demographic Dividend report was produced. Titled Opportunities and Policy Actions to Maximise the Demographic Dividend in Botswana, this study analyzed Botswana’s population dynamics and age-structure changes in the medium to long-term, and the implications that these aspects will have on the country’s ability to maximize its demographic dividend (DD).
Population Update Newsletter
UNFPA Botswana is pleased to share with you the Population Update Newsletter for the 3rd Quarter, 2017.
State of World Population Report 2017 (SWOP 2017)
The State of the World Population Report (SWOP) is launched by United Nations member states each year to address topical Population and Development issues.
The 2017 SWOP report is under the theme: “Worlds Apart: Reproductive Health and Rights in an Age of Inequality”.
The 2017 report shows how economic inequality reinforces, and is reinforced by inequalities in sexual and reproductive health.
Government of Botswana/UNFPA 6th Country Programme (2017-2021)
Government of Botswana/UNFPA 6th Country Programme (2017-2021)
UN Botswana Gender Score Card Review Report