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Executive Director’s Statement on International Day of the Girl Child
It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, let’s commit to listening to and lifting up girls’ voices. Too often, their voices are silenced, in... Read more
Focus on the Girl Child: pandemic calls for increased access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Gender- Based Violence services for the most vulnerable adolescent and girls in South Africa
In South Africa, like elsewhere, the lockdown, disruptions and uncertainties associated with the pandemic have placed adolescent girls at increased risk of sexual violence, female genital mutilation... Read more
New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights
NEW YORK—A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the November 2019 Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 stay... Read more
Taking package of integrated sexual and reproductive health and HIV information and services to marginalised communities through mobile health units
UNFPA joined the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Ms. Hendrietta Bogopane Zulu, on a week long Outreach Programme in KwaZulu Natal. The programme started in Madadeni, Newcastle on 14 September... Read more
UNFPA reaches out to rural communities in the Eastern Cape to “Leave No One Behind”
South Africa, like the rest of the world, has been severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. As part of its Covid-19 response, UNFPA donated Personal Protective Equipment/ Clothing (PPE/PPC) to... Read more
The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development prioritizes women’s empowerment through hosting a virtual Social Empowerment workshop focusing on Women’s Rights
UNFPA, as a strategic partner, was on 27 August 2020 invited to be part of the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development Women’s Month virtual engagement. Celebrated under the theme: Generation... Read more
UNFPA & partners come together to raise awareness about the negative impacts of early and forced marriages in KwaZulu Natal
In an attempt to respond to the high incidents of early and forced marriages prevalent in UThukela district in KwaZulu Natal, on 26 August 2020, UNFPA and partners convened a dialogue to address the... Read more
Saving lives has never been more harrowing
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records, with hundreds of humanitarian workers... Read more
August is Women's Month in South Africa
Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights for an Equal Future In South Africa, Women’s Month in August commemorates the watershed 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings and entails activities... Read more
Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19
Peace in the home: safeguarding the health and rights of women and girls – even during COVID-19 Peace in our world begins with peace in the home, as the United Nations Secretary-General stated in... Read more