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Ruva’s Story: A Young Mother-to-Be Navigates Life Alone

calendar_today 02 July 2024

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Ruva’s Story: A Young Mother-to-Be Navigates Life Alone

Ruva* is a 15-year-old girl from Kadoma whose life took a drastic turn when she discovered she was pregnant. With her boyfriend fleeing to South Africa, Ruva was left to face the…

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"I am not going back to him..."

calendar_today 30 June 2024

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"I am not going back to him..."

The CERF project, a six-month initiative running from January to June 2024, is part of the El Niño Anticipatory Action Plan implementation. Over 30,000 women and girls at…

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Empowering Communities: UN Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) Workshops Tackle Disability, Intersectionality and Inclusion in Zimbabwe

calendar_today 30 June 2024

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Empowering Communities: UN Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD) Workshops Tackle Disability, Intersectionality and Inclusion in Zimbabwe

“I could not get a job because I needed work experience but I couldn't get that experience because no one would hire me because I was blind,” Tinashe shared her experience…

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Midwifery E-Learning platform launched under Health Resilience Fund

calendar_today 21 June 2024

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Midwifery E-Learning platform launched under Health Resilience Fund

The United Nations Population Fund and the Ministry of Health and Child Care with support from the Health Resilience Fund (HDF) launched an E-Learning platform for all nurse and…

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United Nations, ZIMSTAT and partners call for greater investment in Data for Development for transformative development 

calendar_today 14 June 2024

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United Nations, ZIMSTAT and partners call for greater investment in Data for Development for transformative development 

The Data User-Producer Symposium convened by the Zimbabwe Statistical Agency (ZIMSTAT) and the United Nations from 10-13 June concluded with calls by key stakeholders for…

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Government of Zimbabwe and partners recognise midwives in Zimbabwe

calendar_today 23 May 2024

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Government of Zimbabwe and partners recognise midwives in Zimbabwe

Harare, Zimbabwe, 22 May 2024 - The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) through the Zimbabwe Confederation of Midwives (ZICOM) with support from the Embassy of Sweden and…

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Boosting Zimbabwe's Emergency Reproductive Health Response

calendar_today 15 May 2024

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Boosting Zimbabwe's Emergency Reproductive Health Response

At least 170 healthcare practitioners have been equipped with essential skills to address Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs in crises through a series of formal training…

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Key survey underway in Zimbabwe

calendar_today 10 May 2024

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Key survey underway in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) is currently being conducted in the country with technical support from the United Nations Population Fund and funding from…

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Solidarity Remarks by the Canadian Embassy at the High Level Meeting on the International Conference on Population and Development & launch of the 2024 State of the World Population Report

calendar_today 25 April 2024

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Solidarity Remarks by the Canadian Embassy at the High Level Meeting on the International Conference on Population and Development & launch of the 2024 State of the World Population Report

Canada supports the goal of ensuring that women and girls in all their diversity can decide what to do with their bodies, their lives and their futures – without question.  Sexual…

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