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‘I will protect my daughters’
“My wife told me how much she suffered when she was cut (female genital mutilation) at the age of 14. She also faced a hard time during the delivery... Read more
There Is Hope After Fistula
Seventeen year-old Susan Emoru was a happy child growing up with her caring parents in the village of Torit in South Sudan until the day that fate struck their home in 2006. Her father, then a... Read more
Investing in 10-year-old girls could yield huge demographic dividend, pump billions into national economies
• Girls are less likely than boys to complete schooling and more likely to face forced marriage, child labour, female genital mutilation and other... Read more
Safe Birth Even Here: Midwife Kellen Sanyu works to ensure that no woman dies while giving birth in Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement.
“Midwifery is such a noble profession because we save lives,” she says.
Young People and the Road to 2030
Statement of the UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, for International Youth Day UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, celebrates International Youth Day by reaffirming and... Read more
Upsurge in sexuality education seen in countries with high HIV rates
DURBAN, South Africa – Zandile Simelane was just a teenager when her life was turned upside-down. “At the age of 17, I was diagnosed with HIV,” she told UNFPA at the recent International AIDS... Read more
Adolescent girls share hopes and dreams for the future
While adopting the Sustainable Development Agenda at the United Nations in September 2015, world leaders resolved to promote gender equality and empower women and girls, acknowledging that investing... Read more
KOREA INVESTS US$ 5 MILLION FOR ADOLESCENT GIRLS PROGRAMME IN UGANDA
As part of the contribution to the global agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals, the Government of the Republic of South Korea pledged 200... Read more
UNFPA making a difference in the life of a refugee child mother
n the refugee camps near the border with the DRC (the Democratic Republic of Congo), many girls and boys do not attend school and teenage pregnancy is alarmingly high. UNFPA National Programme... Read more
“If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe”: Ugandan musicians promote condom use to save lives
KAMPALA, Uganda – “A commando dies if he neglects the bullet proof. How do you work on a farm minus gumboots?” raps popular Ugandan musician GNL Zamba in the hit song “If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe... Read more