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…

calendar_today 01 August 2016

Boost for Mothers at Tongogara Refugee Camp

TONGOGARA Refugee Camp clinic in Chipinge, Manicaland last week received medical equipment for its maternal ward, a move that is set to improve services at the camp’s maternal…

calendar_today 15 July 2016

World Population Day: Creating Spaces of Dialogue for Investment in Teenage Girls

Harare, 15 July 2015 – Zimbabwe joined the rest of the world in commemorating World Population Day (WPD) through a number of advocacy events aimed at bringing more…

calendar_today 11 July 2016

News

Investing in Teenage Girls in Rural Zimbabwe

Makonde, 11 July 2016 - At the age of 11, Sibongile Majaura (14) was at risk of dropping out of school facing a future of early child marriage, teenage pregnancy and a life of…