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28 October 2022
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UNFPA and Iceland calls to accelerate advancing SRHR for women and girls in Mangochi
Mangochi is one of the districts in Malawi with poor indicators on sexual and reproductive health including uptake of modern family planning methods. High adolescent pregnancies…
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28 October 2022
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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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28 October 2022
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Men and boys spearhead GBV fight
Malawi is a largely patriarchal society and this has contributed to gender inequity. Currently, cases of gender based are extremely high with one in three women reporting to have…
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27 October 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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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27 October 2022
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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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11 October 2022
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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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