October 27, 2022
East Africa: Girls in Uganda Lured Across the Border to Undergo Female Genital Mutilation
Fourteen-year-old Judith* and five other Pokot girls were lured across the border, into Kenya from Uganda, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reason - to undergo female… Read more »
October 24, 2022
Ethiopia: From Conflict to Climate Shocks, Women and Girls Are Disproportionately Affected
Grinding conflict, climate shocks including drought and floods and the impacts of COVID-19 have left more than an estimated 25 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Kenya: Risks Multiply For Women And Girls As Worst Drought In 40 Years Bites Hard
Chants of "Apei Apei ng'akankomwon ng'akan!" ring out from a group of women sitting under a tree. The words translate to "One, one, nine, five" - Kenya's national gender-based… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Africa: Investing In Young People's Health - Access To Sexual And Reproductive Health And Mental Health
2022 YouthConnekt Africa Summit Read more »
October 10, 2022
Mozambique: 'Mother, I Cannot Marry This Man. I Am Too Young. I Want to Continue My Studies'
Marta* was 13 years old when her mother told her she would have to marry a 73-year-old man. No longer able to afford schooling her, her mother saw marriage as the only solution.… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Tanzania: Everyone Counts in Efforts to Leave No One Behind - First Digital Census a Success
Two weeks, 14 million households and 205,000 census enumerators. Across Tanzania, reaching even the most remote areas, the 2022 Population and Housing Census rolled out with a… Read more »
October 04, 2022
East Africa: Power of Harnessing Assets As We Accelerate Towards the SDGs and Our Transformative Results
Statement by Lydia Zigomo, Regional Director, UNFPA East and Southern Africa Read more »
East Africa: Power of Harnessing Assets As We Accelerate Towards the Transformative Results
Opening Remarks Read more »
September 28, 2022
Lesotho: Lesotho Introduces Family Planning Services With Childbirth in Hospital, to Empower Women
After delivering her fifth child, 'Mathabo*, 33, and her husband decided to start using contraceptives a day after the birth, to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. While still in… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Kenya: Empowering Young People to Prevent Digital Gender-Based Violence in Elections
The rise in gender-based violence assisted by technology - including cyberbullying, cyberstalking, doxxing, hate speech, and gendered disinformation - is a continuation of offline… Read more »