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30 June 2020
Statement
Confronting the silent and endemic crisis of harmful practices
Urgent, accelerated action needed to stop female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other practices that harm women and girls, according to new UNFPA report 30 June 2020,…
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26 June 2020
News
Fostering Innovation to Respond to COVID-19 Challenges in Rwanda
The Innovation Accelerator, first launched in 2016, as an initiative and model aiming at exploring new and engaging ways to tackle pressing sexual reproductive health challenges…
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09 June 2020
News
COVID-19 impact on Persons with Disabilities
Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for All
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05 May 2020
News
Celebrating midwives, unsung heroes on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the International Day of the Midwife, 5 May 2020
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04 May 2020
News
“When a woman leaves the hospital with her newborn, smiling, it fills my heart with joy”: A story of a Rwandan Midwife.
Mugisha Philippe is a proud Rwandan male midwife. He graduated in 2017 and has 2 years experience working as a midwife at Kibagabaga Hospital, Kigali. Mugisha has served on the…
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28 April 2020
Press Release
New UNFPA projections predict calamitous impact on women’s health as COVID-19 pandemic continues
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and other harmful practices could…
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17 April 2020
News
Rights & Choices for Sexual and Reproductive Health even during COVID-19
UNFPA supports the Government’ efforts to keep health systems functioning and maintain the provision of sexual and reproductive health and rights information & services under…
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20 March 2020
News
As pandemic rages, women and girls face intensified risks
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages around the world, governments are taking unprecedented measures to limit the spread of the virus, ramping up health system responses and announcing…
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17 March 2020
News
UNFPA Business Continuity in Rwanda
The Representation of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of…
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