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Bringing Dignity to women in Zambezi

calendar_today 29 July 2022

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Bringing Dignity to women in Zambezi

KATIMA MULILO, Namibia − In July 2022 the Government of Namibia took away all COVID-19 regulations, and slowly but surely life is coming back to normal. However, the effects of…

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Seeing the unseen

calendar_today 18 July 2022

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Seeing the unseen

RUNDU, Namibia − Poverty has forced some parents to encourage their teenage daughters to bear children, in order for the family to benefit from the government grant for teenage…

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UNFPA, the Government of Namibia, and partners launched State of World Population Report 2022

calendar_today 13 July 2022

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UNFPA, the Government of Namibia, and partners launched State of World Population Report 2022

RUNDU, Namibia − On World Population Day 11 July 2022, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Namibia Country Office in partnership with the Ministries of health, education,…

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Hon. Theofelus receives the 2022 UN Population Award

calendar_today 12 July 2022

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Hon. Theofelus receives the 2022 UN Population Award

RUNDU, Namibia – Hon. Emma Theofelus, Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology was presented with the 2022 United Nations Population Award medal and diploma as…

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World Population Day Statement by a victim of teenage pregnancy

calendar_today 11 July 2022

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World Population Day Statement by a victim of teenage pregnancy

RUNDU, Namibia − I remember in 2017 when I met this guy. He was tall, quite bold and he said all the beautiful things that I wanted to hear. And in 2018, we started dating…

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Namibia marks World Population Day

calendar_today 11 July 2022

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Namibia marks World Population Day

RUNDU, Namibia − Namibia joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Population Day on 11 July 2022, a day celebrated annually to focus attention on the urgency and…

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President Geingob urges Namibians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 

calendar_today 01 July 2022

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President Geingob urges Namibians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 

WINDHOEK, Namibia – The First Lady of Namibia’s One Economy Foundation, with support from UNFPA Namibia Country Office and other partners, hosted the #LoveProtects pop-up…

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Strengthening quantification of reproductive and maternal health commodities in Namibia 

calendar_today 27 June 2022

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Strengthening quantification of reproductive and maternal health commodities in Namibia 

OTJIWARONGO, Namibia − The United Nations Population Fund East and Southern Africa Regional Office (UNFPA ESARO) in collaboration with UNFPA Namibia Country Office supported the…

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Pioneering 25-year-old parliamentarian from Namibia and National Population and Family Planning Board in Indonesia win 2022 UN Population Award

calendar_today 14 June 2022

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Pioneering 25-year-old parliamentarian from Namibia and National Population and Family Planning Board in Indonesia win 2022 UN Population Award

Announced in a virtual ceremony today, the 2022 United Nations Population Award individual laureate is Member of Parliament of the Republic of Namibia, the Honourable Emma…

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