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14 March 2024
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Photo : UNFPA Kenya

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

13 February 2024
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Photo: UNFPAKenya

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

6 February 2024
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"I wanted to be last woman on earth to undergo FGM"

"I wanted to be last woman on earth to undergo FGM"

Photo story: Survivors in Kenya say the practice must stop with their daughters

24 January 2024
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Susan Mwihaki, Deputy Secretary General, Kenya Red Cross Society and John Wafula, UNFPA Humanitarian Specialist.

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

13 December 2023
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Youth Connekt Africa Summit

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

12 December 2023
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UNFPA Hacklab winners

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

4 December 2023
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16 Days of Activism tree planting

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

29 November 2023
Statement
As the countdown to 2030 ticks closer, Africa has reaffirmed that the ICPD Programme of Action remains relevant for Africa and i

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

27 November 2023
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Awareness to end GBV in public transport

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

25 November 2023
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Spot checks are a good way to confirm the availability of supplies at service delivery points.

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

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