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Celebrating International Day of the Midwife

calendar_today 08 May 2021

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Celebrating International Day of the Midwife

Celebrating International Day of the Midwife

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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

calendar_today 05 May 2021

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Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women’s lives and health, new report shows

“A 35-year-old pregnant woman came to our clinic with abdominal pain,” recalled Hawrin Yousif, a midwife in the Khazir displacement camp in the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq. …

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Symposium to take stock of progress on menstrual health in Africa

calendar_today 04 May 2021

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Symposium to take stock of progress on menstrual health in Africa

Around 5000 participants from Africa and worldwide are expected to track progress on menstrual health on the continent since the Call to Action was made at the first African…

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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own

calendar_today 14 April 2021

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Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own

Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception or seek health care, according to UNFPA's…

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Gender Ministry receives laptop computers from UNFPA to help combat GBV

calendar_today 01 April 2021

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Gender Ministry receives laptop computers from UNFPA to help combat GBV

WINDHOEK – Namibia, The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative to Namibia, Ms. Sheila Roseau on 29 March 2021 paid a courtesy call to the Minister of Gender…

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UNFPA Namibia and NPC Hold Annual Programme Review and Planning Meeting

calendar_today 03 March 2021

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UNFPA Namibia and NPC Hold Annual Programme Review and Planning Meeting

UNFPA Namibia and NPC Hold Annual Programme Review and Planning Meeting

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UNFPA donates face masks to AIDS windows and orphans

calendar_today 30 November 2020

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UNFPA donates face masks to AIDS windows and orphans

UNFPA donates face masks to AIDS windows and orphans

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Ministry of Gender launches Child Marriage Study

calendar_today 30 October 2020

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Ministry of Gender launches Child Marriage Study

WINDHOEK, Namibia  – The Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) with the support of the United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA),…

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UNFPA donates towards MTC Knockout Project against homelessness

calendar_today 01 October 2020

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UNFPA donates towards MTC Knockout Project against homelessness

UNFPA donates towards MTC Knockout Project against homelessness

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