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District leaders pledge support for programme to empower women and youth in Northern Uganda
District leaders from eight districts in northern Uganda have made a public pledge to support the implementation of a new programme meant to improve the health of women and young people in the region... Read more
Finding common ground for young people’s reproductive health
“There is need for continued dialogue to reach consensus on how best young people’s sexual and reproductive health needs can be fulfilled and, eventually, concrete actions taken to make this a... Read more
Responding to reproductive health needs of refugee communities
The UN Population Fund in Uganda has provided an assortment of Emergency Reproductive Health (ERH) kits and delivery beds to respond to the needs of mothers living in the refugee settlements in... Read more
“Solutions to Uganda’s population challenge should be multi-sectoral” – Development Partners
Kampala, Uganda - The Local Development Partners Group in Uganda this Tuesday dedicated their meeting to discussing how they can support Uganda’s population challenge. The group invited UNFPA... Read more
At event to mark International Day, UNFPA calls for more action to end obstetric fistula
The International Day to end Obstetric Fistula was observed on May 23 with calls for stakeholders to take decisive action to put an end to the suffering caused by obstetric fistula.At the event held... Read more
Leaving no one behind: Let us commit to ending fistula now!
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, 23 May 2018 Pregnancy and childbirth should be among the happiest of occasions in a woman’s... Read more
The Government of Uganda launches the National Sexuality Education Framework
Kampala, Uganda, 11 May 2018 – The Ministry of Education and Sports launched the National Sexuality Education Framework at Kampala Parents’ School. The Framework is Uganda’s first ever guideline on... Read more
UN Executive Board Mission puts members in touch with communities
A high-level mission of 35 executive members of six United Nations Executive Boards (ExBo) of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS, UNICEF, WFP and UN-Women visited Uganda to assess the organizations work in... Read more
Celebrating Uganda’s midwives: UNFPA pledges continued support for Midwifery Services
Smartly turned out in their neat uniforms complete with starched caps and belts, over 500 midwives converged at Jinja Secondary School in Jinja district to commemorate the International Day of the... Read more
Executive Boards of UN Agencies Visit UNFPA Supported Health and Youth Centre
Executive Boards members of World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and UN Women visited Kisenyi Health Centre IV that houses Muvubuka Agunjuse Youth Centre in Kisenyi, a... Read more