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In rural Senanga District, mentors lay the foundation for the next generation of empowered adolescent girls
16-year-old Martha Mwiya, a grade 9 learner in rural Senanga district, is among more than 15,000 adolescent girls who have benefitted from the safe... Read more
Disturbing rise in teenage pregnancy, child marriage, gender-based violence and HIV infection in adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa – we need to act collectively and with urgency
Girls’ sheer resilience in the face of adversity is cause for celebration this International Day of The Girl Child. While East and Southern Africa... Read more
New! Evaluation of Health Systems Strethening Programme reflects positive results for women and adolescents
Implemented over a period of 5 years, the "Health System Strengthening Programme for Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child and Adolescent... Read more
How one-stop centers for GBV are securing health and rights for women and girls
Lina*, an adolescent mother from Mutanda village in Kalumbila District of North Western Province, shares how a One Stop Centre for survivors of... Read more
Behind the Number — Our World at 8 Billion
An opinion piece by UNFPA Zambia Country Representative, Ms. Gift Malunga.
Zambia Launches 2022 State of World Population Report and World Population Day
The dual launch made the case that investing in women and girls can yield significant socio-economic dividends, including contributing to the... Read more
African leaders launch the Education Plus initiative – a huge step forward for girls’ education and empowerment in Africa
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, 17 July 2022—Leaders at the Africa Union 4th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, have pledged their support for the... Read more
World set to reach 8 billion people on 15 November 2022
Demographic milestone is evidence of great progress, but opportunities, challenges lie ahead New York, 11 July, 2022 – The global population is projected to reach 8 billion on 15 November 2022,... Read more
Engaging boys and men as part of the solution
How a boys and men’s network in Zambia is accelerating progress towards sexual reproductive health and gender equality.
2022 Safe Motherhood Week: Saving Mothers, Giving Life
On 24 June 2022, UNFPA, as part of the UN family in Zambia, was pleased to join the Government and the people of the Republic of Zambia in commemorating the 2022 Safe Motherhood Week under the theme... Read more