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12 January 2021
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Winda’s story: Saying no to FGM
Winda* was aged 13 and just about to start secondary school when her father told her he wanted her to be cut (undergo female genital mutilation (FGM)). “He told me I was now grown…
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12 December 2020
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The champions of change fighting to end gender-based violence in Tanzania
Rahabu was 17 when she became pregnant and dropped out of school, crushing her dreams of becoming a teacher. She returned to her home in Kahama Town at the age of 22, after…
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10 December 2020
Statement
Standing up for human rights more important than ever
Standing up for human rights more important than ever. Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day. Realizing human rights, equal and…
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01 December 2020
Statement
COVID-19 Threatens to Exacerbate Inequalities Faced by Many Living with HIV
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem for World AIDS Day underscores the vulnerability of key populations amid the ongoing pandemic, and what must be done to…
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25 November 2020
Statement
Stand up and say ‘enough’ to violence
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day to End Violence against Women. Enough! That’s what we say, today and every day, to all forms of…
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26 October 2020
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School girls in Shinyanga, Tanzania, speak out for a better future
“In the very beginning, I attended an adolescent girls camp in Shinyanga town, organized by KIWOHEDE,” recalls Firyali,* a 17-year-old activist in Kahama, Shinyanga Region,…
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13 October 2020
Press Release
Improving maternal health care for rural women in Zanzibar
Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, 13 October – A maternity ward was opened today at Kivunge District Hospital. The renovated facility will increase access to timely, high…
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12 October 2020
Press Release
Republic of Korea, UNFPA and UN Women partner to advance gender equality for some of the furthest behind women and girls in Tanzania
Msasala District, Shinyanga Region, 13 October – UNFPA and UN Women have launched a $5 million, three-year Joint Programme –“Realizing Gender Equality through Empowering Women…
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10 October 2020
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Lifting up the voices of Zanzibari girls on International Day of the Girl Child
Amira, Fatma and Sabra* are all in Form 3 at Bumbwini Secondary School, North B District, Zanzibar. They love school; they say there is a good relationship between students and…
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