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Pregnant women, new mothers and newborns urgently need your help
With health-care systems at risk of collapsing, we are urgently supplying life-saving medical equipment to help our front-line health workers save mothers and babies. We are: ● Sending critical... Read more
Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, stands in solidarity with all those responding to the novel coronavirus: from the medical staff and volunteers bravely tending to the... Read more
How comprehensive sexuality education is empowering young South Africans to safeguard their future
ESTCOURT, South Africa— “If a boy tells me about giving me a future or money, I simply tell him that I am a person with dreams, so I want to achieve them and make my parents proud,” says Amanda... Read more
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
“He tried to harass me the same way as my uncle,” says Salwa, who experienced childhood sexual abuse. As we observe the #16Days of Activism, see how psychosocial support can make a difference in the... Read more
Message from Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The crime of rape is a severe human rights violation, yet it remains widespread around the globe. Sexual violence is an epidemic that thrives in times of conflict and during emergencies, once the... Read more
Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders hosts the first Women’s Parliament at the House of Traditional Leaders
The Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders organised the first Women’s Parliament under the theme “Women rising to fight for a better life & good health to build a strong society within rural... Read more
ICPD 25 +UNFPA @50 Launch Eastern Cape Province: Unfinished business rights and choices for all
UNFPA South Africa through the Youth Advisory Panel Eastern Cape in partnership with EC AIDS Council, Restless Development, Provincial Population Unit and the Office of the Member of Executive... Read more
The United Nations consult young people on the development of the new United Nations Strategic Cooperation Development Framework (UNSCDF)
The UNSDCF is the United Nations Strategic Development Cooperation Framework that outlines the work of the United Nations system in South Africa and aligns priority areas with the National... Read more
Stakeholders commit to working together to find solutions aimed at addressing young people’s challenges at Nelson Mandela’s birthplace
The Eastern Cape World population Day was commemorated on the 18th July under the theme 25 years of the ICPD: accelerating the promise”. The commemoration was organised in collaboration with the... Read more
World Population Day observed at high level during the Department of Social Development Budget Vote 17 in Parliament
The Budget Vote Speech is a national Parliamentary requisite for all government departments to present departmental plans and budget allocations of the year. For the first time ever, the tabling... Read more