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UNFPA at the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) 2017 conference

calendar_today 13 June 2017

UNFPA at the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) 2017 conference

There was excitement in the air as the first ever to be held Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) conference took place in Durban on 9- 11 June 2017. HEAIDS…

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The UNFPA Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) launches its Youth Publication in Kwa-Zulu Natal

calendar_today 08 May 2017

The UNFPA Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) launches its Youth Publication in Kwa-Zulu Natal

It was smiles all around on 4 May 2017 in Durban as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in partnership with the KZN Department of Social Development, launched the &ldquo…

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UNFPA announced as winner in the 21st Annual Webby Awards

calendar_today 26 April 2017

UNFPA announced as winner in the 21st Annual Webby Awards

Announced on behalf of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences, we are honoured and humbled that UNFPA has won the Webby People's Voice Award …

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The Deputy Minister of Social Development visits UNFPA offices at Metropark House in Pretoria

calendar_today 05 April 2017

The Deputy Minister of Social Development visits UNFPA offices at Metropark House in Pretoria

Last year on a bright Sunday morning on the 28 August, the Deputy Minister of Social Development, Honourable Hendrietta Bogopane- Zulu, convened a girl’s assembly in the…

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Eastern Cape Domesticating SDGs for a Sustainable future

calendar_today 04 April 2017

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Eastern Cape Domesticating SDGs for a Sustainable future

On the 24th and 25th March 2017 UNFPA South Africa, in partnership with the Eastern Cape Socio- Economic Consultative Council (ECSECC) and the Office of the Premier (OTP),…

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South Africa launches the Multi- Drug Resistance-Tuberculosis (MRD- TB) 9 month regimen and The National Strategic Plan (NSP) on HIV, TB & STIs 2017 - 2022

calendar_today 03 April 2017

South Africa launches the Multi- Drug Resistance-Tuberculosis (MRD- TB) 9 month regimen and The National Strategic Plan (NSP) on HIV, TB & STIs 2017 - 2022

On the 31 March 2017, a high level- launch of the new MDR-TB 9 month regimen and the National Strategic Plan on HIV, TB & STIs (NSP) was held at The Pelonomi Hospital in…

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Joint message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

calendar_today 06 February 2017

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Joint message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation

The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030   It irreparably damages girls’ bodies, inflicting excruciating pain. It causes extreme…

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2016 State of the World Population report

calendar_today 20 October 2016

2016 State of the World Population report

UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin On the Occasion of the Launch of The State of World Population 2016 Welcome to the release of The State of World Population 2016,…

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International Day of the Girl Child 2016 at Bhekathina High School

calendar_today 11 October 2016

International Day of the Girl Child 2016 at Bhekathina High School

On Tuesday, 11 October 2016, the Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) under the United Nations Population Fund commemorated International Day of the Girl Child at Bhekathina High School,…

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