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19 April 2024
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Teenage mothers, innovators and students pose for a group photo with representatives from UNFPA, Embassy of Sweden and OutBox.

Young innovators create solutions to ending teenage pregnancy

Under the theme “Collaborating to End Teenage Pregnancy in Uganda”, the End Teenage Pregnancy HackLab Dialogue intended to provide a platform for... Read more

7 April 2024
Statement
UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem

End discrimination to ensure the right to health for all

Today and every day, let us uphold the right of all people to reach the highest possible standard of health, free from discrimination, coercion and... Read more

5 April 2024
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Dr. Baifa Arwinyo in the maternal unit at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital

ANSWER programme re-skills doctors to reduce maternal deaths

Dr. Baifa Arwinyo, who coordinated Acholi sub-region’s Local Maternity and Newborn System under the Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health and... Read more

8 March 2024
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Twenty-three-year-old Juliana beat the odds and said no to child marriage.

Empowered to thrive: Julianna rose above her community's expectations for women

"Right now, of course, it is hard for anyone to force me to get married," Juliana declares with fierce determination. "They know I... Read more

21 February 2024
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On 7 February, UNFPA and the Embassy of Iceland launched the STOP programme in Namayingo to address fistula.

UNFPA and the Embassy of Iceland Collaborate to Restore Dignity to Fistula Survivors in Namayingo District, Uganda

With a funding of USD 3 million from the Embassy of Iceland in Uganda, the project aims at enhancing access to fistula prevention services, address... Read more

21 February 2024
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Bridget was surgically repaired at the UNFPA- supported medical camp and completely healed of obstetric fistula.

Restoring dignity for the most vulnerable: Bridget survived Obstetric Fistula

Bridget was surgically repaired at the medical camp and completely healed of obstetric fistula. “I am now healthy, and I can sit in the community and... Read more

17 January 2024
Press Release
Two persons smiling holding papers.

The Embassy of Iceland signs off a pivotal $ 3m project to combat obstetric fistula and empower survivors in Uganda—Survivors Treatment and Obstetric fistula Prevention (STOP) in Namayingo District.

With funding of $3 million, from the Embassy of Iceland in Uganda, the project will target women survivors who have been affected by obstetric... Read more

9 December 2023
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Mark talking to Miriam

Miriam’s journey to overcome stigma and defend her rights in Uganda

ADJUMANI, UGANDA – Born with an intellectual disability, 17-year-old Miriam should have been supported by her family and community to overcome the... Read more

8 December 2023
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Leaving No One Behind: Irene's Journey to Empowerment

In the heart of Bugaluka village in Kamuli district, Uganda, a story of resilience unfolds against the backdrop of a life touched by both challenge... Read more

7 December 2023
Press Release
H.E. Ambassador Signe Winding Albjerg and UNFPA Country representative Ms. Gift Malunga

The Royal Danish Embassy in Uganda launches a transformative adolescent and youth focused programme — Strengthening Adolescents and Youth (SAY) Empowerment and Rights Programme 2024 – 2027

The Programme aims to enhance access to and utilization of services and information on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) and Sexual and... Read more

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