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Milestone achieved through UN Agency collaboration and handover of state-of-the-art blood Bank to Somalia
SOMALIA – In partnership with several UN agencies and partners, the government has opened the country’s first bank in 30 years to bolster the country’s…
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Joint UN program receives US$26.5M from Canada to continue work to end child marriages
RWANDA— The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), joint program for adolescent sexual & reproductive health right (SRHR)…
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UNFPA declares new call to action to curtail growing global pushback on women’s body autonomy
RWANDA— The Women Deliver 2023, WD2023 conference that just concluded in Kigali, has been celebrated globally for delivering impetus for various women and girls’ issues,…
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Burundi’s First Lady & AFIDEP are the 2023 U.N. Population Award
KENYA/BURUNDI—The United Nations (U.N.) Selection Committee has announced the laureates of the 2023 United Nations Population Award, with both awards going to African-led ventures. The…
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Drone technology speeding up medical deliveries in the most remote corners of Botswana
BOTSWANA— A collaborative initiative between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Health Botswana, Drones for Health, seeks to shorten the distance…
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UN report highlights systemic racial abuse and health disparities faced by women of African descent
USA— Women and girls of African descent worldwide endure a persistent pattern of racial abuse within the healthcare sector, placing them at a heightened risk…
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UNFPA receives US$8.4M from Sweden to improve the health of women and girls in South Sudan
SOUTH SUDAN— The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) fourth country program on sexual and reproduction health and rights for South Sudan, has received US$8.4 million…
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Sweden commits to invest US$42Million in SRHR for East and Southern Africa
SOUTH AFRICA— The Sweden Strategy for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in Africa 2022-2026, has presented an investment package of US$42 Million to…