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11 October 2020
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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
This year’s International Day of the Girl Child commemoration takes place amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed the lives of many around the world and its impact…
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03 October 2020
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UNFPA supports training of local social enterprises on the South African National Standards (SANS) 1812:2020 on washable, reusable sanitary towels.
The South African National Standards (SANS) 1812:2020 on washable, reusable sanitary towels was published on May 6 2020 by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). The…
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17 September 2020
Press Release
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
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 2019 Nairobi Summit on ICPD25…
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14 September 2020
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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,…
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04 September 2020
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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/…
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27 August 2020
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The Eastern Cape Department of Social Development prioritizes women’s empowerment through hosting a virtual Social Empowerment workshop focusing on Women’s Rights
Generation Equality – Realizing Women’s Rights for an Equal Future
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26 August 2020
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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…
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17 August 2020
Statement
Saving lives has never been more harrowing
Last year saw attacks against aid workers surpass all previous records, with hundreds of humanitarian workers assaulted, injured, kidnapped or killed. This year, threats to health…
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01 August 2020
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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…
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