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Safe birth services save lives of vulnerable mothers in humanitarian settings
KYANGWALI refugee Settlement, Kikuube: Ordinarily at the age of 13, a girl is still considered a child, enjoying adolescence. But for RT, it became motherhood in childhood when she became pregnant at... Read more
Women safe spaces: A refuge for women and girls exposed to violence
Sixteen-year-old Angella fled to Uganda in 2017 following the war in South Sudan and the death of her mother. Together with her two younger sisters, Angella now lives with her aunt at the Palorinya... Read more
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World AIDS Day, as we unite in support of people living with... Read more
Savings groups keep young women and girls cushioned through the COVID-19 lockdown
“In the beginning I did not know how to save but currently I am able to save the money I get from my business,” says twenty-year-old Gift Parren, a mother of one living in Village B in Ataabo, Pakele... Read more
Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of violence against... Read more
UNFPA and Jumia launch partnership to expand delivery and increase access to reproductive health commodities during COVID-19 pandemic
November 12, 2020. Kampala, Uganda - UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency and Jumia Uganda, the country’s largest e-commerce platform have today announced a new partnership... Read more
Ensuring rights and choices for all during COVID19
In the wake of the COVID19 pandemic in Uganda, access to sexual reproductive health and rights services were interrupted following movement restrictions. Working with partners and with support from... Read more
Government of Uganda endorses Ninth GoU/UNFPA Country Programme
Kampala, Uganda – On 27th October, the Government of Uganda endorsed the Ninth Government of Uganda/United Nations Population Fund (GoU/UNFPA) Country Programme, at a high-level meeting that was... Read more
Reproductive health vouchers to increase access to care for pregnant teenage girls in West Nile region
Starting in October 2020, a Voucher scheme will be implemented in Moyo, Yumbe and Adjumani Districts targeting 45,000 adolescent girls in the West Nile region to enable them access reproductive... Read more
Trusting statistics to tell the story
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On World Statistics Day, 20 October 2020 A statistic is not only a number – it tells a human story. It speaks of people’s health and... Read more