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Swaziland launches International Youth Day Activities for 2017
“As a country we cannot afford to leave young people behind because they are an important resource that will take the country forward. Youth involvement is a superfast track strategy towards the... Read more
SRH Information made readily available for Swazi youth at the touch of a button
Like most African countries, Swaziland also has a very youthful population, with about 34% of the population aged 10 - 24 years, which translates to over 400,000 young Swazis. Apart from grappling... Read more
Swaziland Successfully Launches The AU Roadmap on Harnessing the Demographic dividend through Investments in Youth
Honourable Minister of Economic Planning & Development (MEPD) launching the document with Minister of Sports Youth & Culture. Looking on are UN Resident Coordinator & MEPD... Read more
UN Swaziland Family Pays Tribute to UNFPA Executive Director
UNFPA Representative Sharareh Amirkhalili making her remarks © UNFPA Swaziland 2017 UN Family Observing a moment of silence ©UNFPA Swaziland 2017 UN Family Swaziland paying tribute to the... Read more
Statement by the Secretary-General on the death of Babatunde Osotimehin
I am profoundly saddened by the sudden passing of my good colleague and friend, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin. I offer sincere condolences to his family, to the staff of UNFPA, to the Government and... Read more
Press Release: UNFPA mourns passing of Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS— With profound sadness, UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, announces that its Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, passed away suddenly at his home last night. He... Read more
Universal access to sexual & reproductive health - the key to gender equality
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to live in dignity and in freedom from... Read more
Dignity for adolescent girls affected by the drought...
MBABANE, Swaziland – in an effort to mitigate the negative impact of the drought on adolescent girls, in 2016 UNFPA distributed 1,602 dignity kits to the most vulnerable adolescent girls in the... Read more
Repositioning family planning in the reduction of maternal mortality
MBABANE, Swaziland – In August 2016, Swaziland officially launched a strategic and sustainable training intervention, aimed at repositioning family planning (FP) as one of the core strategies for the... Read more
Towards harnessing Swaziland's demographic dividend
MBABANE, Swaziland – Taking a step further towards optimizing chances of harnessing a demographic dividend, a Demographic Dividend Modelling (DD) Workshop, jointly facilitated by the African... Read more
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