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People-centered development is critical for Africa's future to ensure the Africa We Want
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, recommitted to the revolutionary decision taken at the 1994 International Conference on Population and... Read more
UNFPA Eswatini Achieves major milestones in 2018
A patron with female condoms standing next to the Condomize stall at the MTN Bushfire festival ©UNFPA2018 The CONDOMIZE! campaign launched in Eswatini in 2014 continues to reach greater heights... Read more
Respect young people's rights and reap the demographic dividend - State of World Population 2018 launch in Africa
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—If the demographic dividend is to be harnessed, then the fundamental civil, political and socioeconomic rights of young people, including young women, must be protected and... Read more
Africa has come a long way in addressing population and development issues
ACCRA, Ghana, Addis Ababa Declaration on Population and Development Five-Year Review, 5 October—African ministers in charge of population issues have endorsed the continental report on the... Read more
“A safe space is where I don’t feel judged"
MOTSHANE, Eswatini—As the world experiences climate change, deepened social and economic inequalities, and political and humanitarian crises, young people often face circumstances in which they lack... Read more
"We should be taught how to be a man and to be great partners"
SIPHOCOSINI, Mbabane, Eswatini—As the world experiences climate change, deepened social and economic inequalities, and political and humanitarian crises, young people often face circumstances in... Read more
“Safe spaces help us have difficult conversations as men”
MAHWALALA, Eswatini—As the world experiences climate change, deepened social and economic inequalities, and political and humanitarian crises, young people often face circumstances in which they lack... Read more
Swaziland Launches National Condom Strategy
POEM BY UNFPA ESWATINI AMBASSADOR FOR SAFE GUARDING YOUNG PEOPLE DURING THE LAUNCH OF THE CONDOM STRATEGY The CON in CONtrol and CONsent To CONvince unCONditionally that you are God sent. The CON... Read more
Opinion Editorial
Celebrating Menstruation, from Menarche to Menopause The cycle of poverty is a complex phenomenon, yet an intervention that tackles just one of its elements can make a world of difference. Take an... Read more
A Story of A Swazi Midwife; Sister Lindiwe Shongwe
Lindiwe Shongwe is from Sdvwashini, a township in the outskirts of Mbabane, in the Kingdom of Eswatini. Lindiwe is a practicing midwife for more than 10 years at the Mbabane Government Hospital. She... Read more