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Empowering Youth Voices for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: UNFPA Youth Advisory Panel
The UNFPA Youth Advisory Panel (YAP) is a platform for young people to engage with UNFPA and inform its programming, especially on matters relating... Read more
Support for survivors key to achieving social transformation to end Female Genital Mutilation
Every survivor of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has a story. It often begins by recalling the moment they were informed that they would undergo the... Read more
"I wanted to be last woman on earth to undergo FGM"
Photo story: Survivors in Kenya say the practice must stop with their daughters
UNFPA and Kenya Red Cross join forces to deliver critical reproductive health supplies in ongoing El-Nino response
Recent climate-driven disasters, including the devastating drought and floods that swept through various regions of Kenya, have had a profound impact... Read more
Building mental health and SRHR resilience among Africa’s youth: A call to action
At the Youth Connekt Africa summit plenary session on mental health and sexual and reproductive health co-hosted by UNFPA, UNICEF, and UNAIDS, a high... Read more
Winners of UNFPA hacklab announced at Youth Connekt Africa Summit
Twenty-two-year-old Selma Iyambo of Namibia and twenty-nine-year-old Tapiwa Penama, from Malawi are the winners of the UNFPA Mental Health and... Read more
Newly established rescue center offers hope to girls at risk of FGM in Elgeyo Marakwet County
For thousands of girls living in Kenya’s FGM hotspots, the November to December school break brings with it a renewed risk of FGM. UNFPA partnered... Read more
Looking at Africa's future through the lens of progress, evidence and foresight
As the sun set over Lusaka, Zambia on 10 November, a vibrant discussion by the Ministers in Charge of Population drew to a close, following two days... Read more
16 Days of Activism: UNFPA and partners launch campaign to end violence against women in public transport
The nationwide public awareness campaign seeks to sensitize public transport stakeholders, encompassing drivers, conductors, boda boda riders, and... Read more
Last mile assurance spot checks facilitate capacity building of healthcare workers on family planning commodity management
UNFPA's Last Mile Assurance process is undertaken periodically to ensure reproductive health commodities provided through the UNFPA supplies... Read more