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UNFPA Kenya staff run to raise awareness against GBV at Nairobi City Marathon
Kenya is home to some of the world’s best athletes, who hold numerous world records, and are firmly recognized as top performers in global athletic events. The athletes' community has however been... 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 Professor and Dean at the Aga Khan University School of... Read more
A message from the new UNFPA Kenya Representative, Anders Thomsen
Dear Colleagues and Partners, 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 1998, and it is... 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 her baby, she had to seek help from a relative when... 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 disproportionately affected women and girls with... 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 outreach among pastoralist communities moving in... 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 improve access to emergency obstetric and newborn care ... Read more
UNFPA Shines at the 10th Kenya National Monitoring and Evaluation Week
Organized annually by the National Monitoring and Evaluation Department of Kenya, the National Monitoring and Evaluation Week is a platform for national and international M&E practitioners to... 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 neglected crisis of unintended pregnancy is the subject of... Read more
Women and girls pay a heavy price during conflicts and emergencies
Statement by Dr. Natalia Kanem on International Women’s Day More than 1.7 million people, mostly women and children, have now fled from their homes in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. For them,... Read more