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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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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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25 November 2019
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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 Violence, an annual campaign…
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14 September 2019
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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 of Traditional Leaders to…
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29 August 2019
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ICPD 25 +UNFPA @50 Launch Eastern Cape Province: Unfinished business rights and choices for all
UNFPA South Africa through the Youth Advisory Panel Eastern Cape in partnership with EC AIDS Council, Restless Development, Provincial Population Unit and the Office of the Member…
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21 August 2019
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The United Nations consult young people on the development of the new United Nations Strategic Cooperation Development Framework (UNSCDF)
On the 13th of August 2019, The United Nations in collaboration with the Department of Women, Youth and People with Disabilities, hosted the UNSCDF Youth Consultation Workshop at…
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27 July 2019
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Stakeholders commit to working together to find solutions aimed at addressing young people’s challenges at Nelson Mandela’s birthplace
Stakeholders at World Population Day commit to working together to find solutions aimed at addressing young people’s challenges at Nelson Mandela’s birthplace
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