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17 October 2018
Press Release
The State of World Population 2018
The power to choose the number, timing and spacing of children can bolster economic and social development, new UNFPA report shows UNITED NATIONS, New York, 17…
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12 October 2018
News
Leveraging Partnerships for Effective and Efficient Programme Delivery in Luapula and North-Western Provinces
In line with UNFPA’s Global Strategic Plan (2018-2021), Zambia is categorized in the “red” quadrant, requiring UNFPA’s full package of operational…
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05 October 2018
News
Africa has come a long way in addressing population and development issues
African ministers in charge of population issues have endorsed the continental report on the implementation of the Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development (AADPD)…
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19 August 2018
Statement
Urgent Efforts Needed to Protect Women and Girls in Crises
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Humanitarian Day 2018 Women and girls uprooted by war or disaster are at heightened…
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19 July 2018
News
UNFPA hands-over field and office supplies to support the collection, processing and dissemination of the 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) data in Zambia.
Lusaka, Zambia: As part of its support to the Government of Zambia’s efforts to increase availability of data to inform development processes, UNFPA was is pleased to…
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16 July 2018
News
Ensuring Universal Access to Family Planning: a Health, Development and Human Rights Issue!
Chongwe District, Lusaka Province: Equated to access to clean drinking water, adequate sanitation and a minimum standard of health care, access to family planning is a human…
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11 July 2018
Press Release
Family Planning is a Human Right
Statement by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund 2018 World Population Day 11 July 2018 Today, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund…
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28 May 2018
News
Celebrating Menstruation, from Menarche to Menopause
On the occasion of the First Regional Menstrual Health Management Symposium on 28-29 May in Johannesburg, South Africa Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional Director, United Nations…
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23 May 2018
Press Release
Can Childbirth be Harmful? Obstetric Fistula from a Survivors’ Lens!
Today, as the world commemorates the 2018 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care grab our attention once again. Should we actually…
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