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Maternal deaths on the decline in Manicaland as key investments pay off
Dr. Admire Maravanyika, is among the 32 health workers that have received training and facilitated on emergency obstetric and neonatal care. As the Manicaland Provincial Maternal and Child Health... Read more
Centre for GBV survivors launched under the Spotlight Initiative in Bindura
Bindura, 7 December, 2020 - Dorcas Chimhenyu (39), of Mazowe has been married for close to 10 years. She recalls, she has never experienced abuse at the hands of her husband, until recently, when her... Read more
Treatment & support centre for survivors of Gender Based Violence launched in Zimbabwe under Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls
Press Release Treatment & support centre for survivors of Gender Based Violence launched in Zimbabwe under Spotlight Initiative to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls ….as the EU, GoZ,... Read more
UNFPA to respond to GBV needs in Cyclone Idai affected areas under ZIRP project
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations’ sexual reproductive health agency and lead agency on Gender Based Violence (GBV) with support from the World Bank, under the Zimbabwe... Read more
Government of China responds to maternal health needs in Cyclone Idai affected areas
The Ministry of Health and Child Care with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and funding from the People’s Republic of China, has conducted training in Basic Emergency Obstetric... Read more
UNFPA supports partners in mining, traditional and religious communities to respond to GBV under Spotlight Initiative
GBV in mining communities According to a 2016 – 2019 Centre for Natural Resource Governance research in selected geographical mining areas in Zimbabwe, women living in the country’s mining areas are... Read more
UN Country Team in Zimbabwe joint message on International Day of the Girl Child “My Voice, Our Equal Future”- Amplifying the voices of girls on gender equality
Today the United Nations Country Team (UNCT) in Zimbabwe pays tribute to adolescent girls in the country as the world marks the International Day of the Girl Child under a global theme - “My voice,... Read more
Embracing the hopes and dreams of millions of girls for a gender-equal world
By Dr. Julitta Onabanjo The story of 12-year-old Amanda in Zambia, who has large dreams, is the story of millions of girls across Africa. She sees a hopeful future ahead, one in which her voice is... Read more
Let’s listen to girls and uphold their rights
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem On the International Day of the Girl 11 October 2020 It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of... Read more
Mobile One Stop Centres: Taking GBV services to communities
*Faith and Hope are orphaned twin sisters from Mwenezi, a remote small district south of Zimbabwe. When their parents died, they were still very young and had to be taken in by an uncle and aunt.... Read more