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18 April 2017
UNFPA hosts first Africa-China Conference on Population and Development
The Governments of Kenya and China in partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) are hosting the first ever Africa-China conference on Population and Development  to discuss the... Read more
10 April 2017
Opinion
While scrambling to provide food and water, remember the girls
While scrambling to provide food and water, remember the girls
By: Gift Malunga, UNFPA Deputy Representative & Officer in Charge and Marko Lesukat, UNFPA Humanitarian Specialist In a humanitarian crisis saving life is more than just providing food, shelter... Read more
10 March 2017
Statement
Gender equality is a human right
Universal access to sexual and reproductive health — the key to gender equality
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from... Read more
15 February 2017
News
Honorary Ambassador Ms. Gina Din greets a mother and her baby at the Uhiri Health facility during her visit
Ms. Gina Din, UNFPA Honorary Ambassador visits Migori County
On her first trip as our new Honorary Ambassador Ms. Gina Din visited St Pius Uriri Boys Secondary School in Migori to join our Representative Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee for the First Lady’s 37th... Read more
16 January 2017
News
Purity Bahati (left) and Naomi Kitsao (right) teen mothers in Kilifii County. Data from past studies show that about 13,000 girls drop out of school each year in Kenya due to pregnancy. Photo By UNFPA Kenya / Doulgas Waudo.
Teen Mums of Kilifi
“He told me he loved me, and I believed him,” says Purity Bahati. Little did she know that two years later, her world would literally turn upside down. She began a sexual relationship with her... Read more
1 January 2017
Statement
The Transformative Force of Population Ageing
Population ageing – one of the most significant trends of the 21 st century – represents both a cause for celebration and a challenge. To ensure that everyone’s well-being is enhanced through this... Read more
2 December 2016
News
Midwifery - Critical for us all
WHEN Elenora Bukateci graduated with a nursing certificate in 1985 from what was then the Central Nursing School, the thought of operating midwifery clinics in an adopted country would have probably... Read more
13 October 2016
News
Aisha Tiro Bahero almost lost her life as a result of pregnancy related complications. Photo by UNFPA / Douglas Waudo.
Access to Maternal and Child Health Services Central to Saving Women’s Lives
The story of Aisha Tiro Bahero, aged 30 and a mother of six is not only one of resilience and determination, but also of how access to maternal and child health services is critical in saving women’s... Read more
15 September 2016
News
The official launch of the Midwives Association of Kenya officiated by Kenya’s Health Cabinet Secretary in Eldoret, Kenya. Photo by UNFPA KENYA
UNFPA supports the launch of the Midwives Association of Kenya
Through technical and financial assistance from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Midwives Association of Kenya (MAK) was launched on August 11, 2016 in Eldoret, Kenya. The historic... Read more
6 September 2016
News
Participants at the fistula camp visits the Beyond Zero mobile clinic
Beating fistula trauma in Kilifi County
In April UNFPA supported a fistula training camp in Kilifi County organized by the Freedom from Fistula Foundation. The free-of-charge week long camp provided training of health care workers and... Read more

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