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Fistula: Restoring hope and healing through male involvement
Twenty-three year old Beatrice Katushabe was only 19 years when she met 24-year-old Mike Tumusiime. The casual labourer and then teenage girl both from Ruhama in Ntungamo district in south western... Read more
“I supported my wife through pregnancy to ensure a safe birth”
Bidibidi Settlement, Uganda: Twenty -eight year old Moses Mila and his wife Josephine Angua are refugees from South Sudan living in Bidibidi refugee settlement, Yumbe district. The couple arrived in... Read more
From Family Planning to “Future Planning”
Judith Namara, a 19-year-old student in Kampala was among the over 200 young Ugandans from rural and urban areas who gathered at the Youth Pre-Family Conference Event in Nsambya on September 25. ... Read more
Norway pledges more support to combat violence against women
Donors of the UN Joint Programme on Gender Based Violence have expressed contentment in the impact the programme has made in the last eight years, with renewed commitment to continue strengthening... Read more
Fronting efforts to end sexual violence in emergencies
During humanitarian crisis, sexual violence tends to increase leaving women and girls vulnerable, and putting their health and lives at risk. With the ongoing conflict in the neighboring countries,... Read more
Second National Family Planning Conference concludes with launch of Investment Case
In partnership with the government of Uganda, UNFPA Uganda launched a Family Planning Investment Case at the end of a two-day National Conference on Family Planning. The Conference that ran from... Read more
Religious leaders speak with one voice, pledge to end Female Genital Mutilation
Religious leaders in Uganda have spoken with one voice, strongly condemning Female Genital Mutilation with a pledge to accelerate action and ensure the practice is eliminated in Uganda. Congregating... Read more
Strengthening midwifery services in humanitarian settings
UNFPA has provided midwifery support supervision to 20 midwives working in health facilities in the refugee settlements in Lamwo and Adjumani districts to identify gaps in the delivery of Emergency... Read more
Japan envoys meet with young refugees in Adjumani settlement
The Japanese Ambassador Kazuki Kameda and Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations, and Chief of the Consulate of Japan in Geneva Mitsuko Shino... Read more
Recognizing young people as key to change
Under the theme: “Resourcing and Financing Youth Development: Empowering Young People,” the 9th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (9CYMM) brought together government officials, stakeholders, and... Read more