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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
UK programme to support a resilient health system in Zimbabwe launched
Harare, 09 November 2017: Through the Department for International Development (DFID), the UK Government is making available GBP 65.2 million (US$ 82.1 million) to improve sexual, reproductive,... Read more
Worlds Apart: The State of World Population 2017
UNITED NATIONS, New York/Zimbabwe, 18 October 2017— There is need to invest more resources to tackle the inequalities that prevent the poorest women and girls from accessing sexual reproductive... Read more
EmPOWER Girls: Before, during and after crisis
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October 2017 Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways.... Read more
Dr. Natalia Kanem appointed UNFPA Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 October 2017 — Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the... Read more