calendar_today 06 February 2015

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Message on the International Day of Zero Tolerance of Female Genital Mutilation

New York, 6 February 2015

calendar_today 21 January 2015

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Speaking up against female genital mutilation and child marriage

The UK Department of International Development (DFID) in partnership with government of Uganda and the UN in Uganda hosted a post girl summit dialogue on January 21 2015. The…

calendar_today 21 December 2014

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Thank you to all partners for a successful 2014

While UNFPA staff was preparing the annual work plans for 2015, a light moment was shared to close the year 2014.

calendar_today 27 November 2014

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NEWS Commitments to increase family planning shaped into a costed plan

The Government of Uganda has committed to reduce the unmet need for family planning from 34 per cent to 10 per cent and to increase the modern contraceptive prevalence rate from…

calendar_today 21 November 2014

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State of the World and State of Uganda Population Reports underline the benefits of investing in young people

Perhaps to emphasize just how important the agenda of young people is, both the State of the World Population and State of Uganda Population reports, published by UNFPA and the…

calendar_today 16 April 2014

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UNFPA Regional South Sudan Crisis Appeal- Urgent Resource Mobilization efforts

In December 2013, violence broke out in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, and spread quickly around the country. The conflict has so far displaced 740,000 people, the vast majority in…

calendar_today 21 March 2014

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UNFPA joins New Vision to Award Women Achievers

Women Achievers! These are ordinary people, just like you and me, but they have gone against all odds to invest in their communities. They are the unsung everyday heroes in our…

calendar_today 12 March 2014

Mothers clubs promote family planning services in Karamoja

After the birth of her third child, Napio Rose Mary of Lomukwa village in Kotido Town Council wanted to use a family planning method to delay her next pregnancy. But her husband…

calendar_today 25 February 2014

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UN official statement on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda