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Nikolai Astrup applauds UN Joint programme on Girls Education

calendar_today 12 April 2018

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Nikolai Astrup applauds UN Joint programme on Girls Education

Lilongwe- Norwegian Minister for International Development, Nikolai Astrup applauded the UN in Malawi for working together in delivering results as one. He was speaking this…

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Ground-breaking Menstrual Health Symposium

calendar_today 29 March 2018

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Ground-breaking Menstrual Health Symposium

UNFPA and partners are to hold the first-ever, potentially life-changing meeting on managing menstrual health for women and girls in the East and Southern Africa region. The Fund…

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Narrowing the gap among service providers through integration of SRH/HIV services

calendar_today 15 March 2018

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Narrowing the gap among service providers through integration of SRH/HIV services

Nkhata-bay-Malawi, - It only takes less than 20 minutes for Matilda Nkhata, 59 to walk to Liuzi health centre so that her granddaughter, can get ART treatment at the facility. She…

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Dan Odallo, UNFPA Malawi Representative retires

calendar_today 30 January 2018

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Dan Odallo, UNFPA Malawi Representative retires

Lilongwe-Malawi - After working for 17 years in the UN, Dan Odallo, UNFPA Representative for Malawi has retired. Odallo came to Malawi and worked for almost two years.

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Pioneering the Menstrual Cup in Malawi

calendar_today 10 January 2018

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Pioneering the Menstrual Cup in Malawi

Lilongwe, MALAWI- Towera, a 29 year old primary school teacher and mother of two, had never used a menstrual cup until December 2016. With a simple introduction by her friend,…

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Malawi launches 2017 SWOP alongside “Untold stories” TV documentary

calendar_today 10 November 2017

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Malawi launches 2017 SWOP alongside “Untold stories” TV documentary

UNFPA Malawi launched the 2017 State of the world population report alongside a documentary that has an account of the lives of the girls that have been withdrawn from marriages…

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The “Untold Stories” of girls rescued from child marriages

calendar_today 02 November 2017

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The “Untold Stories” of girls rescued from child marriages

Lilongwe Malawi - UNFPA Malawi country office, in March 2017, embarked on an ambitious project to document a sample of 50 girls that have been rescued from child marriages and put…

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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

calendar_today 11 October 2017

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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations in many ways. Prosperity and nutrition are improving, child marriage and teenage pregnancy are declining, and…

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Dr. Natalia Kanem Appointed UNFPA Executive Director

calendar_today 04 October 2017

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…

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