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Joint press statement: Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Promoting Gender-responsiveness in the COVID-19 crisis
Sexual and reproductive health needs, including psychosocial support services, and protection from gender-based violence, must be prioritized to... Read more
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New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and... Read more
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A young man's story: Running out of condoms under a COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa
We sat patiently watching as President [Cyril] Ramaphosa announced that the 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus would be extended... Read more
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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
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Coronavirus global health emergency
"The recovery from the COVID-19 crisis must lead to a different economy"
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Women, girls, health workers must not be overlooked in global COVID-19 response
Calling the COVID-19 pandemic “the greatest health crisis in a century”, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem said in a statement issued on 26... Read more
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How comprehensive sexuality education is empowering young South Africans to safeguard their future
“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... Read more
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November marks the start of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based... Read more
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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.
Eastern Cape House of Traditional Leaders hosts the first Women’s Parliament at the House of Traditional Leaders
Chief Mwelo Nonkonyana chairperson of the EC House of Traditional Leaders denounces child marriages and all forms of violence, and commits the House... Read more