The Executive Director, United Nations Development Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem says since 2000, the world has witnessed a remarkable 40 per cent drop in global maternal mortality. She disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday on the occasion…
Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi Wife of the Bauchi State Governor, Aisha Bala Mohammed, UNFPA and other development partners in the state have flagged off the 16 days activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Speaking at the commemoration of this year’s activism, Aisha…
Zamfara Government said it has received $2.5million from Saudi Arabian Donor Agency to support internally displaced persons with humanitarian challenges. The Commissioner for Humanitarian and Relief Matters, Alhaji Musa Kainuwa disclosed this at the closing session of a five-day medical…
President Bola Tinubu, alongside the Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Wednesday, launched the 2024 regional State of World Population (SWOP) Report. During the report launch, which has “Interwoven Lives, Threads of Hope: Ending Inequalities in Sexual and…
The Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Dr Natalia Kanem, has called for an end to discrimination to ensure the right to health for all. She made the call in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria…
By Moses Adeniyi The Lagos State Government (LASG) in conjunction with the the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have further engagement on incorporating digital technologies to build the capacity of the girl – child in the State to prepare them…
The Borno Police Command has reiterated its commitment to partner with the State Government and UN Population Fund (UNFPA) in combatting Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Yusufu Mohammed, made this known on…
In a bid to ensure that the youths in school and out of school are equipped with sexuality education, Lagos State Government in collaboration with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has organised a 3-day capacity building programme for instructors on…
By Jeleel Olawale The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Nigeria, has trained over 20 media practitioners for zero tolerance on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). NewsDirect reports that the two-day training/workshop for Media Practitioners on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation,…
Ms Ulla Mueller, Country Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), says gender equality is key to ending Obstetric fistula in Nigeria. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the birth canal and bladder or rectum, caused by prolonged, obstructed labour without…
