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Reflecting on the past year and looking forward to 2014
2013 marked many milestones for UNFPA: The arrival of our new Country Representative Ms. Esperance Fundira, the official launch of two Gender Based Violence Shelters, the first-ever International Day... Read more
Advocates meet to discuss family planning
From December 11 to 13, 2013, more than 300 participants including doctors, members of parliament, ministers, midwives, civil society activists,... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director Urges President Museveni to Invest in Young People, the need to invest in the current demographic bonus represented in the bulging population of young people
For many stakeholders, the March –April 2012 Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Kampala, Uganda was a point of reflection regarding... Read more
Adolescent mothers returning to school, thanks to UNFPA
Phoebe, a former student at the Kasambya Parents School in Mubende District, got pregnant and was forced to drop out of school after her girlfriends... Read more
Hope after fistula: “Now, I can smile again." Celebrating the first International Day to End Fistula
Winnie Akiteng just had a successful fistula 'repair' operation. Obstetric fistula is a hole in the birth canal caused by prolonged /... Read more
Nnabagereka champions campaign on safe motherhood
One of UNFPA's community based-strategies is mobilising champions who sensitize and inform the population. One well-known champion is the queen... Read more
UNFPA-Supplied Condoms Pass Rigorous Tests and Meet Standards
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, was recently mentioned in some Ugandan media in relation to male latex condoms procured and supplied to... Read more
Farewell Janet: Even when the drumbeat changes, the dancing will continue
After five years in Uganda, the Uganda Country Representative Ms Janet Jackson left the Pearl of Africa and headed to the country of the Golden... Read more
Thanks to family planning Dengel no longer worries about unplanned pregnancy
In Uganda, 43% of family planning users stop using a method within 12 months, according to the Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2011, mainly... Read more
Children by Choice not by Chance:The 2012 Population Report Speaks to Uganda
Left to Right: Ex. Director Population Secretariat - Mr. Charles Zirarema, Minister of State for Investment - Hon. Gabriel Ajedra, Finance Minister - Hon. Maria Kiwanuka and UNFPA Representative... Read more