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05 March 2025
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UNFPA and Ministry of ICT Join Forces to Harness Technology for Gender Equality and Reproductive Health
Kigali, Rwanda – In a significant step toward leveraging technology for social impact, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation …
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21 March 2025
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Upholding the ICPD Promise: Strengthening Parliamentary Advocacy for People-Centered Development
With support from UNFPA, the Rwandan Parliamentarians’ Network on Population and Development (RPRPD) held a capacity-building workshop to reinforce MPs’ understanding of…
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19 March 2025
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Unlocking innovative health financing: Nurse-Entrepreneurs Transforming Rural Healthcare in Rwanda
Through UNFPA’s Strategic Investment Facility, Rwanda is unlocking innovative health financing to support nurse- and midwife-led health posts. These frontline facilities are…
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06 December 2024
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ICPD30: Rwandan Youth Leading the Charge for Sustainable Development
Kigali, Rwanda – Thirty years ago, the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo marked a transformative moment in global development. Leaders from…
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14 November 2024
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UNFPA champions youth-led innovation for SRHR, mental health, and climate action at YouthConnekt Africa Summit
KIGALI, Rwanda — UNFPA highlighted the transformative power of Africa’s youth at the YouthConnekt Africa Summit 2024, where young innovators presented groundbreaking solutions for…
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08 October 2024
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Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Girl Child 2024
Every girl has a vision of what her life will bring. That dream needs to be supported and protected as she makes her journey from adolescence to adulthood.
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30 September 2024
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Championing Change: Midwives Shaping Policy and Innovation in Maternal Health
From 24-26 September 2024, midwives from across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean gathered in Kigali, Rwanda, for the first International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) Africa…
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21 August 2024
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UNFPA and MoH Award Innovators Revolutionizing Maternal Health with Telehealth Solutions
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Rwanda in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) awarded three teams for developing telehealth digital tools aimed at…
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11 July 2024
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To leave no one behind, count everyone - Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on World Population Day
For humanity to progress, people must be counted, wherever they are and whoever they are – in all their diversity. To end inequality, to find and grow peace and prosperity, to…
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