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Parliamentarians urged to champion fight against teenage pregnancy, child marriage and promote gender equality
KAMPALA: UNFPA Representative Ms. Suzanne Mandong has urged Parliamentarians to become advocates for advancing the sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality and women empowerment in... Read more
Elderly champion battling Female Genital Mutilation in Bukwo district
BUKWO, eastern Uganda – Seventy eight-year-old Stephen Anguria is collaborating and taking the lead to influence communities in Sebei region, eastern Uganda to abandon the harmful Female Genital... Read more
Parliamentarians oriented on Uganda’s population dynamics and harnessing the demographic dividend
KAMPALA: Members of Uganda’s 11th Parliament have been oriented on Uganda’s population dynamics and harnessing the demographic dividend. The orientation meetings took place on September 13 and 17 in... Read more
UNFPA joins First Lady Janet Museveni, EU donor’s discussion on skilling youths in Karamoja to improve livelihoods
MOROTO, Uganda – UNFPA Uganda joined discussion between First Lady, Mrs. Janet Kataaha Museveni and European Union (EU) Ambassadors on ‘Support to skilling Uganda Programme in Karamoja’ to improve... Read more
A Role model man committed to addressing violence against women and girls
AWERE, PADER - Samuel Ojok, is a twenty-five-year-old man from Latek West village in Awere sub-county located in Pader district, Northern Uganda. Married with two children, Ojok is a catechist in a... Read more
Secretary-General's Message on the Observation of the International Day for People of African Descent
Today we observe the first-ever International Day for People of African Descent. This day is a celebration of the enormous contributions of people of African descent to every field of human... Read more
UNFPA hands over PPE to Ministry of Health to maintain access to sexual and reproductive health services amid COVID-19, supported by Denmark, Japan and the Netherlands
August 26 2021. Kampala, Uganda UNFPA Uganda with support from the embassies of Denmark, Japan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has handed over an assortment of personal protective equipment (PPE... Read more
MTN Foundation Uganda Refurbishes Muyembe Health Centre IV in Bulambuli District
BULAMBULI, Eastern Uganda – It was all smiles, a feeling of deep joy and excitement for Sharon Nabifo. The 26-year-old delivered a beautiful and healthy baby girl safely at Muyembe Health Centre IV... Read more
Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
“In my country, youth are used as fuel for war and are pushed into conflicts,” Abdul Hamid Ghalib, now 23, from Yemen, told UNFPA at a Youth Forum in Tunisia. That was two years ago, and prospects... Read more
Youth potential at play as teenager leads team to win UNFPA health supply chain innovation challenge
“It feels good! I’m very excited and didn’t really think our team could win the challenge because this was our first attempt at a major competition.” Those were the words of 19-year old Eric Mujjona... Read more