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05 May 2023
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife 2023
Every year on this day, we celebrate midwives for their unwavering commitment to saving lives and ensuring the health and wellbeing of women and newborn babies.
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30 April 2023
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Fashion expressions: Celebration as young women graduate in first-of its kind fashion training and empowerment programme
Following the successful completion of a six-month training course on fashion and design, thirteen young women have graduated under the "Fashion Expressions:The Stories She Wears,…
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25 April 2023
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Strengthening supply chains to advance family planning and maternal health
Since its launch in 2008, the UNFPA supplies partnership has focused on delivering a choice of modern contraceptives and life-saving maternal health medicines into the hands of…
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30 March 2023
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The virtual is real: Queentah Wambulwa on surviving digital violence
I woke up to what seemed like a million notifications on my phone. Someone had published naked photos and videos of me in our local village Facebook group. These were photos that…
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27 March 2023
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BodyRight campaign: Meet the young Kenyans calling for an end to technology facilitated gender-based violence
At a recent session on technology-facilitated gender-based violence organized by UNFPA and the UNFPA Youth Advisory Panel in Kenya, young men and women gathered to learn more…
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26 March 2023
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Government of Japan and UNFPA partner to boost the economic resilience of refugee women in Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement
24 year old Achan Cham Omot has been living in Kalobeyei Integrated Settlement for the last six years. “It’s hard to find formal employment as a refugee, so I use my knitting…
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22 March 2023
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Rapid gender analysis reveals GBV a silent disaster amidst Kenya’s drought emergency
A rapid gender analysis of the ongoing drought emergency in Garissa, Samburu, Kajiado, and Turkana counties in Kenya reveals a dire situation for women, girls, and other minority…
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08 March 2023
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Innovation for women and girls must keep pace with needs of those in crisis and humanitarian settings.
A joint statement by UNFPA Representative Anders Thomsen, and Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha Mohammed on International Women's Day.
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21 February 2023
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Color fest: Using art to raise awareness against gender-based violence in Kibera
With support from the government of Japan, UNFPA has partnered with Reach Alternatives and the Kenya Red Cross to help communities in Kibera build back better from the pandemic…
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