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11 October 2022
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Disturbing rise in teenage pregnancy, child marriage, gender-based violence and HIV infection in adolescent girls in East and Southern Africa – we need to act collectively and with urgency
Girls’ sheer resilience in the face of adversity is cause for celebration this International Day of The Girl Child. While East and Southern Africa has seen significant progress in…
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10 October 2022
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“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 Marta’s schooling, her mother saw marriage as the only…
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21 September 2022
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Life-saving support for women and girls amidst a humanitarian crisis
The Northern region of Mozambique has been affected by conflict and earlier cyclones which have greatly disrupted health systems and impacted the health infrastructure, leaving…
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31 August 2022
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Hackability4Moz: Innovation to leave no one behind
Article about the Hackability4Moz, where young Mozambican developers along with people with disabilities were challenged to develop innovative solutions to address the barriers…
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01 August 2022
Press Release
New ambulance boat will bring women and girls closer to reproductive health services
Ambulance Boat Handover Ceremony as part of the United Nations Joint Program funded by the United Kingdom
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13 June 2022
News
“The blood that runs in our veins is the same:” towards equal rights for persons with albinism.
Bastina Agostinho from Nampula Province is a Mozambican adolescent (18 years old) with albinism, a rare, non-contagious, genetically inherited difference present at birth…
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06 June 2022
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Norway increases support to UNFPA with $3.1 million to safeguard the health and protection needs of conflict-affected women and girls in northern Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique: The Government of Norway and UNFPA (the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency) signed today an agreement for more than $3.1 million USD (30,000…
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03 June 2022
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5 ways the world is changing how it sees menstruation
“Menstruation is still considered a secret that is hardly discussed,” Ogaufi Moisakamo, in Botswana, told UNFPA. “When I got my first period, I was also ashamed of informing my…
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23 May 2022
News
Opinion-Editorial: Obstetric Fistula: Leaving No Survivor Behind
Obstetric Fistula: Leaving No Survivor Behind By: Bérangère Boëll, Resident Representative, UNFPA Mozambique article first published in Jornal Noticias on May 23 …
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