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09 May 2024
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Namibia leads the way in Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV and Hepatitis B
WINDHOEK, Namibia – Namibia has been awarded the “silver tier” status for progress on reducing hepatitis B and the “bronze tier” for progress on HIV by the World Health…
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05 May 2024
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Midwives: Heroes on the front lines of the global climate crisis
International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2024 Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem Right now, around the world, millions of lives are in the hands of…
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29 April 2024
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Urgent call for country leadership and global solidarity to End Maternal and Newborn Deaths by 2030
New York 29 April 2024 – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will join global leaders to call for renewed commitment towards progress on eradicating preventable maternal…
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19 April 2024
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The 2024 Career Expo empowering students in Namibia
WINDHOEK, Namibia The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)'s flagship programme, Safeguard Young People (SYP), supported the 2024 Career Expo, which turned out to be an…
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07 April 2024
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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Health Day
On World Health Day, we celebrate the successes achieved since the adoption of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Programme of Action in Cairo,…
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22 March 2024
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Namibia strengthens commitment to Family Planning with FP2030 support
WINDHOEK, Namibia The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS), in collaboration with Unite Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), recently hosted the Namibia Family Planning …
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18 March 2024
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Youthful population dominates Namibia's 2023 Census preliminary results: 71.1% of population is under age 35
WINDHOEK, Namibia - On 13 March 2024, the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) unveiled the preliminary findings of the 2023 Population and Housing Census. According to the report,…
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29 February 2024
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Stakeholders gather for Inception Meeting of Gender Equality/ Combating GBV Project in Namibia
WINDHOEK, Namibia – Today the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with the…
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06 February 2024
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Joint Annual Review of UNFPA/Government Sixth Country Programme successfully completed
MIDGARDT, Namibia - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Namibia Country Office and the National Planning Commission (NPC) have successfully concluded the joint Annual…
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