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UNFPA donates PPE to support Namibian Government’s COVID-19 response
WINDHOEK, Namibia – UNFPA has donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) to the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) on 29 May 2020 in support of Namibia’s national response to COVID-19... Read more
UNFPA Namibia holds virtual press conference to launch State of World Population Report
WINDHOEK, Namibia – UNFPA Namibia today held a virtual press conference to launch the 2020 State of World Population report, titled ‘Against my will: defying the practices that harm women and girls... Read more
A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience
Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a... Read more
Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice
This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against... Read more
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020 As the world battles COVID-19, women continue to get pregnant and babies are still being... Read more
“I cannot remember the last time I ever received a dignity kit” – female youth living with disability
WINDHOEK, Namibia – Twenty-four-year-old Linea Waandja has not had an easy life. Waandja was diagnosed with polio in 1999, when she was three years old. Learning to cope with new way of life... Read more
Family planning open during lockdown
WINDHOEK, Namibia – Due to the Covid-19 lockdown Namibians have been uncertain about whether family planning services are still available. Dennia Gayle, country representative of the United Nations... Read more
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and... Read more
UNFPA hygiene kits restoring dignity
WINDHOEK, Namibia – UNFPA Namibia, with funding from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), recently provided essential hygiene and sanitation items in the form of a “dignity kit... Read more
UNFPA statement on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and pregnancy
UNFPA, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, is closely monitoring and working with partners, governments and UN agencies to address the outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19),... Read more