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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
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
Looking beyond El Nino food and water needs...
MBABANE, Swaziland – When the United Nations Special Envoy on El Nino and Climate, Ms. Mary Robinson visited Swaziland on an El Nino assessment mission in September, she commended national drought... Read more
Recognizing 10 years of excellence
MBABANE, Swaziland – On the 9th of September, Winile Gamedze, our Finance & Admin Associate, was recognized for her 10 years of diligent and excellent service at UNFPA. Making her remarks at the... Read more
Swaziland goes digital for 2017 Housing and Population Census
MBABANE, Swaziland - Every 10 years, since 1966, the Government of Swaziland, conducts a Population and Housing Census, the largest national data undertaking which provides demographic and socio-... Read more
ESARO Deputy Regional Director visits Swaziland
MBABANE, Swaziland – In June, UNFPA Deputy Regional Director for the East and Southern Africa Office, Ms Justine Coulson visited Swaziland on her first mission since joining UNFPA, in what was also... Read more
Youth speak out at national HIV prevention indaba
MBABANE, Swaziland - On the 13th of April, 2016 young people from all four regions of Swaziland gathered at the Royal Swazi Convention Center, to make their voices heard at a national youth HIV... Read more