UNFPA Botswana

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COVID-19: A Gender Lens

Disease outbreaks affect women and men differently, and pandemics make existing inequalities for women and girls and discrimination of other marginalized groups such as persons wit...

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The Eleven Promising Practices for Reducing Maternal Deaths: Experiences from Ngami Health District

Ngami Health District has been one of the districts in Botswana that was struggling with a high burden of maternal deaths over the years with the district reporting 9 maternal deat...

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Republic of Botswana: Facts and Prospects

One of the world’s poorest countries at independence in 1966, Botswana rapidly transformed into an upper middle-income country, enabled by significant mineral wealth, good go...

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Rights and Choices: The Unfinished Business of the ICPD in Botswana

Despite the progress made in Botswana towards sexual and reproductive rights for all, much still remains to be done to ensure that the ICPD promise is realised for women and girls,...

Newsletter

Special Newsletter: Saving mothers in Ngami Health District

Ngami Health District has been one of the districts in Botswana that was struggling with a high burden of maternal deaths over the years with the district reporting 9 maternal deat...

State of World Population Report

State of World Population 2019

Fifty years ago, it was hard for women to obtain contraception and relatively easy to die giving birth. Many women were unable to decide whom and when to marry, and when or whether...

State of World Population Report

Unfinished Business: the pursuit of rights and choices for all

This year’s State of the World Population (SWOP) report comes at the 50th anniversary of the creation of UNFPA, the UN agency for sexual and reproductive health, and the 25th...

Publications

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 La...

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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 in...