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28 October 2022
Press Release
First Lady, UNFPA sign MOU to fight gender based violence
The United Nations Population Fund has partnered with the First Lady's Shaping Our Future Foundation to eliminate gender-based violence and promote women and girls Sexual and…
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27 October 2022
News
Project gives teen mothers a fresh start
In Malawi, adolescent girls and young women are negatively affected by gender inequity, social cultural norms and harmful traditional practices. This impede their ability to…
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27 October 2022
News
Malawi reiterates commitment to the ICPD25 Agenda
In Malawi 2019, Malawi made 10 bold Commitments during the ICPD25 in Nairobi. Despite making some progress on some of the Commitments, the country is struggling in some such as…
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27 October 2022
News
Youth find hope through Safeguard Young People Programme
Although Malawi has registered a 79 percent reduction in HIV and Aids infections, many young people are still at risk of the disease due lack of quality sexual reproductive and…
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27 October 2022
News
UNFPA supports youth with recreational materials, introduce Tune Me app to urban youth groups
For a long time, youth living in urban areas have been thought of as having access to better services compared to their peers in rural areas. However, as cities grow in Malawi, so…
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27 October 2022
News
Government calls for improved access to family planning services
In Malawi, contraceptive prevalence rate among adolescents remains low at 37.5 per cent, leading to one of the highest adolescent birth rates in Africa of 136/1000. During this…
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11 October 2022
News
Safe spaces helping to end child marriages
In Malawi, child marriage is still unacceptably high. Poverty, religion and traditions are the main drivers of child marriage in the country. Through the Spotlight Initiative,…
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11 October 2022
Statement
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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29 September 2022
News
Director of Human Resources visit excites UNFPA Malawi Country Office Staff
In September, the Malawi country office received a high level delegation consisting of the Director of Human Resources, Ms. Josephine Mbithi and the ESARO Regional Director, Ms…
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