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Ten-year-old Temawelase is a sixth-grader in a rural community in the Hhohho region of Swaziland. Almost 4000 miles away, her age-mate Daline has just finished primary school in Yaoundé, the... Read more
UNFPA Reaffirms Commitment to Address Child Marriage as Key to Harnessing Africa's Demographic Dividend
Lusaka, Zambia, 10-12 October: The African Union Commission (AU) in collaboration with UNFPA and other partners organized a three-day meeting to evaluate progress of the AU Campaign to End Child... Read more
Making Girls Count in the Sustainable Development Goals Era
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in Zambia is pleased to join the Government and people of Zambia and partners in commemorating the International Day of the Girl Child under the theme “Girls... Read more
Comprehensive Sexuality Education for Out of School Youth Launched in Zambia
On 19th September, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Child Development launched a twelve day training on the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)... Read more
How Safe Spaces for Girls are Preventing Child Marriage
Meet twelve year old Alifonsino from rural Petauke in Eastern Zambia. At age ten, Alifonsino dropped out of school due to limited support from her family. And now, Alifonsino has even more concerns... Read more
African leaders, partners commit to actions to empower youth, women to transform Africa
NAIROBI, 28 August 2016. African, Japanese and other leaders at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI), in... Read more
Japan, UNFPA and Africa
As Heads of State and Government and delegations of Japan and African countries gather in Nairobi, Kenya, 27-28 August 2016 for the Sixth Tokyo... Read more
#SHAREHUMANITY
Message from the UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2016
Zambia’s Young People and the Road to 2030
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund in Zambia joins the Government and people of Zambia and all partners in commemorating the 2016 International Youth Day. In Zambia, today’s record 4.8 million... Read more
Maternal and Child Health Improves in Lukulu District
Lukulu District Hospital Medical Officer Mr. Simon Mundemba says there has been significant improvements in child and maternal health indicators since the opening of the new public medical facility... Read more