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24 January 2023
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Community activists Hansel Siamwiinde and Taonga Zulu facilitating a community dialogue in rural Gwembe district

Male champions mobilize communities to challenge negative social norms impacting women and girls

“In my village, I see many girls dropping out of school due to pregnancy or child marriage. We also hear of cases of violence against women and girls... Read more

9 January 2023
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Chieftainess Kawaza (L) and Senior Chief Kalindawalo signing the meeting resolutions

Traditional leaders in Zambia commit to accelerate progress to reduce adolescent pregnancy within their chiefdoms

With funding support from the Government of Sweden, UNFPA and its partners are implementing the Gender, Adolescent Pregnancy and Social Norms (GAPS)... Read more

14 December 2022
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The High Price of Adolescent Pregnancy

The High Price of Adolescent Pregnancy - Why Accelerating Collective Efforts Can No Longer Wait

A few weeks back, an eye-catching caption in a local newspaper read: - “1600 Solwezi teens pregnant – number includes 100 girls aged between 10 and... Read more

25 October 2022
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Adolescent girls from Sikumbi village in Senanga district eagerly listening to a motivational talk by the UNFPA Gender Analyst

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

13 October 2022
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A midwife at Kabwe General Hospital conducting routine monitoring of maternal well-being for an expectant mother

The ePartograph: An Innovative Tool To Help Reduce Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in Zambia

To address documented challenges in the use of paper Partographs, UNFPA Zambia in collaboration with the UN Clinic in Zambia, invested in the... Read more

11 October 2022
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Sifa, 19, from Quissanga in Mozambique.

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

17 August 2022
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A new mother (M) receiving post-natal check-ups at a facility supported through the FP-ASRH Programme in Central Province

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

16 August 2022
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Lina (R) attending a psychosocial counselling session with a counsellor (L) © YWCA

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

1 August 2022
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UNFPA Representative Ms. Gift Malunga with young people in Western Province

Behind the Number — Our World at 8 Billion

An opinion piece by UNFPA Zambia Country Representative, Ms. Gift Malunga.

26 July 2022
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Minister of Health (L) with UNFPA Representative (M) officially launch the 2022 State of World Population Report in Zambia

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

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