calendar_today 06 February 2017

Statement

The world must make faster progress to end female genital mutilation by 2030

Joint message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital…

calendar_today 17 January 2017

Living positively in Zimbabwe

MASVINGO, Zimbabwe – Two years ago, Evermore left school at the age of 14 to marry a 23-year-old man. Her marriage quickly deteriorated to the point of her husband beating…

calendar_today 10 December 2016

'Girls' club turned our lives around'

Ejected from home by her family at the tender age of 17, Precious Hove found herself forced into an early marriage in a strange community. With nothing to her name, she was…

calendar_today 20 October 2016

Statement

UNFPA Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin on the Launch of The State of World Population 2016

UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Welcome to the release of The State of World Population 2016, published by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. This…

calendar_today 20 October 2016

Press Release

UNFPA State of World Population 2016

Investing in 10-year-old girls could yield huge demographic dividend, pump billions into national economies

calendar_today 05 October 2016

Building capacity to save lives

GOKWE NORTH DISTRICT, Zimbabwe – After completing her nursing training at Kwekwe Hospital, Sister Violet Makaza, 29, decided to do more specialist training supported by UNFPA, the…

calendar_today 26 September 2016

Statement

World Contraception Day: Saving and transforming women’s lives

Access to modern contraception saves and transforms women’s lives. It transforms their families and communities, too. Family planning is one of the best investments countries can…

calendar_today 09 September 2016

UNFPA Zimbabwe and partners launch One Stop Centre for survivors of Gender Based Violence

Gwanda, 9 September, 2016 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) have a launched a One Stop Centre (OSC) at Gwanda Provincial Hospital…

calendar_today 19 August 2016

Statement

World Humanitarian Day

Message from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin   This World Humanitarian Day, we call for global solidarity and stand together with everyone…