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08 May 2020
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MINISTER MAITE NKOANA-MASHABANE CALLS FOR CONTINUAL ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS DURING THE LOCK DOWN PERIOD AND BEYOND, THROUGH PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES
MINISTER MAITE NKOANA-MASHABANE CALLS FOR CONTINUAL ACCESS TO MENSTRUAL AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS DURING THE LOCK DOWN PERIOD AND BEYOND THROUGH PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES
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06 May 2020
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Joint press statement: Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Promoting Gender-responsiveness in the COVID-19 crisis
Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Promoting Gender-responsiveness in the COVID-19 crisis
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28 April 2020
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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 other harmful practices could…
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24 April 2020
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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 to the end of April. My…
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01 April 2020
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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. …
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01 April 2020
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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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26 March 2020
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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 March that in spite of all we…
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10 February 2020
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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 proud,” says Amanda Hadebe,…
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25 November 2019
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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.
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