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“Family planning must be available to every woman who needs it, including adolescent girls” – Health Minister
WINDHOEK, Namibia - “Women and girls need to have access to suitable, reliable and effective family planning methods and commodities to plan for birth spacing and prevent unintended and teenage... Read more
Humanitarian workers benefit from sensitization workshop on prevention of sexual exploitation
WINDHOEK - Namibia, About 146 humanitarian workers from Kavango East and West regions benefited from the sensitization training on Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA), held in Rundu... Read more
Landmark Nairobi Summit on ICPD takes place in Kenya
WINDHOEK, Namibia - Over 9000 conference participants from around the world gathered in the capital of Kenya between 12 – 14 November 2019 to celebrate the 25th commemoration of the ground breaking... Read more
AfriYAN convenes strategic planning meeting
WINDHOEK, Namibia - UNFPA actively empowers and engages young people in its work and advocates for full participation of youth in order to reach their full potential. To this end, UNFPA has been... Read more
Maternal mental health matters! Let’s act now
WINDHOEK, Namibia —“Around one in five women will experience a mental health problem during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth, but maternal mental health disorders are treatable.” This was... Read more
Africa launch of UNFPA’s Global Midwifery Strategy 2018–2030
WINDHOEK, Namibia – The UNFPA Global Midwifery Strategy for 2018–2030 was launched today at the Safari Hotel ahead of the International Confederation of Midwifery (ICM) Regional Conference. The new... Read more
Nation’s health experts look to improve women’s health
WINDHOEK, Namibia - The first-ever Namibia Women’s Health Conference identified action areas to advance the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the... Read more
Vice President reiterates the Namibian Government support towards the unfinished Cairo Agenda
WINDHOEK, Namibia – While Namibia and the world at large have yielded results toward advancing the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), Vice President H.E.... Read more
Launch of the #Condomize Campaign in Zambezi Region
WINDHOEK, Namibia - Local community leaders and residents of Katima Mulilo were all in attendance to witness the vibrant regional launch of the #Condomize Campaign that took place on the 28th of... Read more
We want improved sexual and reproductive health – young people in Namibia call for support to ICPD agenda
WINDHOEK, Namibia —Strengthen our sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), especially for young people in rural areas and those with disabilities. Give us access to SRH information and... Read more