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European Union extends further support to UNFPA
Harare, Zimbabwe, 9 April, 2018 - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is among developmental agencies set to benefit from further financial support from the European Union (EU) through a grant... Read more
Swedish Members of parliament visit Sida supported programmes
Harare, Zimbabwe, 06 April , 2017 – Members of Parliament from Sweden who were in Zimbabwe from 6-9 April had the opportunity to visit programme sites under the Health Development Fund (HDF) which is... Read more
Media mission from Sweden visits Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe, 20 March, 2018 – A group of freelance journalists from Sweden were in the country to see first hand Swedish support to the people of Zimbabwe, especially in the area of Sexual... Read more
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Statement for International Women's Day
Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including... Read more
Zimbabwe urged to scale up HIV prevention efforts
Harare, Zimbabwe, 6 March – The United Nations Population Fund has called for greater focus on prevention with particular focus on young people to help reduce the country’s HIV prevalence rate of 14,... Read more
UNFPA hands over vehicle to partner, Adult Rape Clinic
“Many survivors of GBV in Zimbabwe fail to access much needed services to help them deal with the trauma,” said UNFPA Country Representative Dr.... Read more
UNFPA Country Representative pays courtesy call on partner, ZNFPC
Overall, prevalence of modern methods among married women is 65.6%, according to the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2015. The country is on... Read more
Zimbabwe’s first lady props up support for cervical cancer in Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe, 28 February – Zimbabwe’s First Lady of Zimbabwe Auxillia Mnangagwa has called for more efforts to raise awareness on the problem of cervical cancer in Zimbabwe to prevent women from... Read more
UNFPA Zimbabwe, partners respond to Gender Based Violence
The 2015 ZDHS confirms that violence against women is rife in Zimbabwe and affects all women, regardless of geographic location, wealth or education.
Ending Violence Against Women and Girls in Zimbabwe
12 year old Chipo Mapfumo [name changed] was lead into a sordid life of sex work by a relative at the tender age of 11 years old. However thanks to the UNFPA's Sista2Sista Club girls’ empowerment... Read more