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UNFPA Kenya staff run to raise awareness against GBV at Nairobi City Marathon
On 8th May 2022, UNFPA Kenya staff joined more than 5,000 running enthusiast for the inaugural Nairobi City Marathon that took place along the newly... Read more
International Day of Midwives: Are we on course for a strong nursing and midwifery workforce?
A joint opinion piece by UNFPA Kenya Representative Anders Thomsen and Dr. Eunice Ndirangu-Mugo, Chair, Nursing Council of Kenya and Associate... Read more
A message from the new UNFPA Kenya Representative, Anders Thomsen
I am incredibly delighted and honored to begin my tour of duty as the UNFPA representative in Kenya. I started my UN career right here in Kenya in... Read more
After years of suffering, fistula survivors look forward to rejoining their communities
KAJIADO COUNTY, Kenya- At 17 years old and in her final year of high school, Josephine* fell pregnant. Abandoned by her parents and the father of... Read more
A disability-inclusive response to Kenya’s drought emergency offers hope to affected women and girls
In Ganze, Kilifi county, communities have experienced a significant rainfall deficit over the last 3 years, causing a food and water crisis that has... Read more
UNFPA partners with Kenya Red Cross in responding to SRHR needs in drought-affected counties.
Every month, a team of health workers and community health volunteers heads out to some of the most remote parts of Samburu county to conduct medical... Read more
UNFPA donates reproductive health kits to improve maternal health services in Nairobi
The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA today donated assorted reproductive health supplies to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services, which will... Read more
UNFPA Shines at the 10th Kenya National Monitoring and Evaluation Week
The 10th National Monitoring and Evaluation Conference featured an M&E awards ceremony during which individuals, government agencies, and... Read more
7 myths about unintended pregnancy debunked
UNITED NATIONS, New York – Half. That is the alarmingly high proportion of pregnancies that girls and women do not deliberately choose. The... Read more
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies
More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them, displacement... Read more