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14 June 2017
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Satellite Session on Gender Based Violence and implications for HIV for young people at Youth Conference, 9-11 June organized by the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) 2017
On 9th June 2017 the United National Populations Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the UNWomen in South Africa, hosted a very lively and interactive satellite session “Gender- Based Violence (GBV) as... Read more
14 June 2017
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Satellite Session on South Africa: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend at Youth Conference, 9-11 June organized by the Higher Education and Training HIV/AIDS Programme (HEAIDS) 2017
The United National Population Fund (UNFPA) in South Africa, hosted an engaging satellite session “South Africa: Harnessing the Demographic Dividend” during the Youth Conference on 10 June 2017 in... Read more
13 June 2017
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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 was formed to develop... Read more
8 May 2017
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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 “Voices of the Youth... Read more
26 April 2017
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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 and received more votes than any other... Read more
5 April 2017
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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 rural Mareetsane village of... Read more
4 April 2017
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), supported a high level... Read more
3 April 2017
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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
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 Bloemfontein. The MDR- TB... Read more
6 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 emotional trauma that can last a... Read more
20 October 2016
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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, published by UNFPA, the... Read more

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