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Menstrual Health and Hygiene Day calls for #NoMoreLimits for women and girls
Gobabis- In a collective effort to draw increased attention towards menstrual health and hygiene management, the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) together with the United Nations (UN)... Read more
Namibians urged to live together in peace for a sustainable world
Windhoek - The United Nations (UN) System in Namibia in collaboration with the Embassy of Algeria and the Government of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) commemorated the first International Day of... Read more
UNFPA hands over N$ 7.4m contraceptives to Health Ministry
Windhoek, Namibia – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Namibia Country Office on 8 February 2018 handed over reproductive health commodities worth N$7 million to the Ministry of Health and... Read more
UNFPA assists in fight against Hepatitis E outbreak
Windhoek, Namibia – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) together with UNICEF and WHO, is assisting the Government of the Republic of Namibia to fight an outbreak of Hepatitis E on the... Read more
UNFPA supports Office of the First Lady to launch anti-violence campaign
Windhoek - The Office of the First Lady today officially launched the #BreakFree 2#BeFree campaign, an anti-violence initiative which will run for a year until December 2018. The campaign is... Read more
Launch of the State of the World Population Report 2017
DORDABIS- The World Population 2017 Report, flagship report of the United Nations Population Fund, was officially launched today by the Hon. Minister of Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, Bishop... Read more
Church Leaders Worried About Teenage Pregnancy
Windhoek, Namibia - Church leaders are uniquely positioned, respected community members who we believe should be engaged in addressing the various challenges young people experience. This prompted... Read more
Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director
UNITED NATIONS, New York, 3 October 2017 — Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by Secretary-General António Guterres. She holds the... Read more
UNFPA expresses gratitude for display of solidarity for Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin
The United Nations Population Fund in Namibia is grateful for the expressions of solidarity and condolences it received from the Government of the Republic of Namibia, members of the diplomatic corps... Read more
Empowering adolescents to make healthy choices
“As adults, we always assume that our problems are bigger than those of children. “Only until we have sat down with them and talked, we come to learn the magnitude of their problems,” said !Gaoseb... Read more