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07 January 2020
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Community-driven actions to end child marriage: the critical role of traditional leaders
Katete District, Eastern Province - Katete District in Zambia’s Eastern Province is among 5 Districts with the highest child marriage prevalence rates in Zambia,…
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01 January 2020
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Community-Based Distributors: Bringing Vital Family Planning Services to Zambia's Rural Women
To advance progress towards Zambia's Family Planning Scale Up Plan (2016-2020), which aims to increase the national contraceptive prevalence from 33% to 58% and reduce unmet…
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26 December 2019
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Enhancing access to SRHR information and services for girls with disabilities
According to the Zambia National Disability Survey (2015), as estimated 7.7% of the population are persons with disability, with prevalence among young people (2–17 years)…
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02 December 2019
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"Young, Smart, Safe - HIV Free Campaign Launched
Lusaka, Zambia: First Lady of the Republic of Zambia Mrs Esther Lungu has launched the #YoungSmartSafe #HIVfree campaign in Lusaka, which she has described as a key…
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26 November 2019
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Safeguarding the health and right of women affected by obstetric fistula in humanitarian settings
MANTAPALA REFUGEE SETTLEMENT: Pregnancy and childbirth should be among the happiest moments in a woman’s life. Unfortunately, this is not the case for many …
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14 November 2019
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25 Years On: Zambia's Road to Fulfilling the Promise of ICPD
The Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD 25) was officially opened on 12 November 2019, with a call to accelerate the promise that…
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11 October 2019
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Inclusion in Sport: Young People With Disabilities Participate in the 2019 UN All Africa Games
Lusaka, Zambia: More than 100 children and young people with disabilities put on their running shoes and ran alongside United Nations staff from over 14 African Countries, during…
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04 September 2019
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Persons with disabilities call for better reproductive health services
Lusaka, Zambia – Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in Zambia have called for more engagement and better access to sexual and reproductive health services. Speaking at a…
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11 July 2019
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Want to improve women’s lives and countries’ prospects for prosperity? Expand contraceptive choice. Her life. Her choice. Our future.
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day Women have a right to make their own decisions about whether, when and how often to become…
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