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UNFPA Executive Director Statement on International Day to End Obstetric Fistula - 23 May 2013
An estimated 2 to 3 million women and girls in developing countries are living with obstetric fistula, a condition that has been virtually eliminated in industrialized nations. Obstetric fistula is preventable and in most cases treatable, and yet more than 50,000 new cases develop each(...) |
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Collaboration key to addressing MDG-5
In May the Eastern Cape Department of Social Development and Special Programmes hosted the first Provincial Coordination Forum on the UNFPA 4th Country Programme in King Williams Town, Eastern Cape. The forum was well attended by all key departments, namely the the Department of Health(...) |
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South Africa’s population rises
South Africa’s population has increased to 52, 98 million, according to the latest figures released by Stats SA’s. The 2013 mid-year estimate released on the 14th of April has females making up 51% of the population at 27, 16 million. |
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UNFPA Celebrates International Day of the Midwife
Joint Statement United Nations Population Fund and the International Confederation of Midwives 5 May 2013 Skilled midwives, with the equipment and support they need, can spell the difference between life and death for close to 300,000 women each year, and ten times that many infants. |
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Foreign Ambassadors visit local township Foundation doing work with child headed households
More than half a dozen foreign ambassadors make their way up the gravel driveway of the Ratang Bana (Love the children) Foundation in Alexandra, a local township in Johannesburg. The convey was in the township to visit the local foundation to observe the work being done with orphans and(...) |
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UNFPA Representative Meets High Level Government Delegation in the Eastern Cape
Dr Julitta Onabanjo UNFPA Country Representative for South Africa paid a courtesy visit to the MEC for Social Development & Special Programmes, and MEC for Health Eastern Cape Province on the 11-April 2013. As UNFPA starts a new cycle of cooperation (Country Program 2013-2017) with 3 of(...) |
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Building a safer South Africa for Women and children, and improve security and justice for women, girls and boys
South Africa is often called “A World in One Country” because of the contrast between its technologically advanced cities and informal settlements; an advanced economy rivalling that of the developed world co-existing with another that has only the most basic infrastructure; and(...) |
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UNFPA supports healthcare workers in Limpopo
UNFPA held a workshop on the 9th April in Bela Bela (Warmbaths) Limpopo. The Workshop was attended by various healthcare workers from Limpopo who had been engaged in the Irish Aid training in 2012. |
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Women and Girls in the Spotlight at Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Summit in KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
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UNFPA marks 1,000-Day Milestone to the MDG 2015 Target Date
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Signing of South Africa - United Nations Strategic Cooperation Framework 2013-2017
The South African Government and United Nations Sign the Strategic Cooperation Framework (SCF) 2013-2017. |
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UNFPA South Africa hosts Global Senior Management Meeting in Cape Town
UNFPA South Africa hosts Global Senior Management Meeting in Cape Town |
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UNFPA and Irish AID work towards improving services for Family Planning
Elijah Maseko is a professional nurse at the Impungwe Hospital in Witbank. He has been working as a nurse for the past two decades and is still loving the work. |
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Kwa-Zulu Natal celebrates the launch of its Census Results
Since the launch of the preliminary results of the 2011 Census on October 2012, Stats SA has rolled out a number of dissemination events including provincial census launches. UNFPA was invited to be a part of the provincial launch in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Kwa-Zulu Natal is one of nine provinces in(...) |
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UNFPA Launches 2012 State of the World Population Report in Cape Town
UNFPA SA Representative Dr Julitta Onabanjo, Minister for Social Development Ms. Bathabile Dlamini, IPPF Director General, MrTewodros Melesse |
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UNFPA tackles the tough business of Gender Based Violence in South Africa
UNFPA is working on combating Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country as well as to strengthen sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service provision to citizens South Africa. In 2010/11 the South Africa Police Service said that more than 60 thousand cases of sexual assault were reported.In(...) |
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UNFPA Commemorates International Youth Day
Statement by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin,Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UNFPA on International Youth Day, 12 August 2012 |
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South Africa Launches the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality (CARMMA)
The Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has once more demonstrated the country's commitment in improving health in South Africa. On 4 May 2012, he launched South Africa's new campaign, ‘Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality (CARMMA)' at Osindisweni Hospital, Verulam(...) |
| UNFPA/International Labour Organization Partnership
The Officer-in-Charge of the UNFPA South Africa Country Office, Dr. Benjamin O. Alli has tirelessly led efforts recently to explore possibilities of the UNFPA to partner up with other development partners, in order to develop and implement an integrated programmatic response that would contribute(...) |
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UNFPA in the Eastern Cape. The UNFPA Officer-in-Charge, Dr. Benjamin O. Alli participated in the strategic planning session organized by the DLGTA in Eastern Cape.
The UNFPA Officer-in-Charge, Dr. Benjamin O. Alli participated in the strategic planning session organized by the Department of Local government and Traditional Affairs at the Kennaway Hotel in East London on 16 and 17 February 2012. |
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UNFPA sharpens focus to improve progress towards MDGs
The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, is repositioning itself to provide better support to countries in implementing the ICPD agenda and achieving the MDGs, Bunmi Makinwa, Africa Regional Director, told the African Permanent Representatives based in New York last week. |
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South Africa welcomes baby number seven billion to the world
Refilwe Aaronica Mashitisa was born on 31 October at Mankweng Hospital in Limpopo. She got her special middle name, Aaronica, from the top physician in the country, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. Celebrating the symbolic birth of the World's 7 billionth baby in South Africa together with UNFPA, the(...) |
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Eastern Cape commemorates the 7 billion milestone
UNFPA Officer in Charge Dr Benjamin Alli gave a key note address during the Eastern Cape commemoration of the 7 billion campaign which was held in Bhisho Hospital on the 10th November 2011. In his speech he highlighted the birth of the 7 billionth baby as an opportunity, a challenge and a call for(...) |
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Trailblazing work on climate change to help most vulnerable
Innovative ‘out-of-the-box' approaches are needed to lessen the effects and adapt to climate change, and to promote the effective use of otherwise scarce resources. This is the view of the United Nations (UN) agencies in South Africa working on various climate change initiatives that seek to(...) |
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South Africa Launches New Strategic Plan to achieve four zeros
South Africa has committed to achieving 'four zeros' in the fight against HIV and AIDS, President Jacob Zuma announced. HIV prevalence has increased slightly and spiked for the older age group of pregnant women, the country heard at a World AIDS Day event in Port Elizabeth on 1 December. |
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Do adolescents have the right to sex
Public debate on whether adolescents have the right to sex. Produced by the UNFPA South Africa Country Office and its South African partners National Youth Development Agency, Love Life, SANAC Women's Sector and Soul(...) |
| Kwa-Zulu Natal commemorates the the 7th billion milestone
The reach of the 7 billion world population was commemorated in KwaZulu-Natal on 31 October 2011 at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital and King Edward Hospital. |
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