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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
News
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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08 October 2020
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child 2020
It is every girl’s right to speak and to be heard. Today, on the International Day of the Girl, let’s commit to listening to and lifting up girls’ voices.
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29 September 2020
News
UNFPA partners with UN Women and Korea to advance gender equality in Tanzania
A three-year Joint UNFPA and UN Women Programme supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) was launched today in Ikungi District, Singida Region, Tanzania. …
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22 September 2020
News
Looking back….moving forward
We first met Winifrida three years ago. She had just attended training to learn about her rights and adolescent sexual and reproductive health because in her own words she didn’t…
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17 September 2020
Press Release
New High-Level Commission will ensure promises made at Nairobi Summit are kept as COVID-19 pandemic threatens to turn back the clock for women’s health and rights
NEW YORK – A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established today to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the November 2019 Nairobi…
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28 August 2020
Press Release
UNFPA hands over 300 PPE kits to Zanzibar government
As part of its commitment to support the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar to maintain uninterrupted essential and lifesaving reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and…
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27 August 2020
News
AMUA Accelerator II Demo Day: And the winners are….
On 12 August – as youth around the world celebrated International Youth Day, with this year’s theme Youth Engagement for Global Action – AMUA Accelerator II reached the end of its…
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