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3 July 2020
News

When the “Kitumaini initiative” enables Ruth KALENGA to move from despair to hope

"I am a model for many girls in my neighborhood", said Ruth KALENGA, a 17-year-old girl met in Lubumbashi in the hair salon where she works after her training at the Raihman center in Lubumbashi... Read more

19 June 2020
Statement

A Blight on Humanity’s Conscience

Sexual violence in conflict is a threat to our collective security, a violation of international law and a blight on humanity’s conscience. As a... Read more

15 June 2020
Statement

Bending the Arc of History Towards Justice

This is a moment of suffering for many people, especially people of African descent. We at UNFPA stand in solidarity in the global fight against... Read more

28 May 2020
News

DESPITE COVID-19, UNFPA INTENSIFIES HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY RESPONSE

While deploying Emergency Humanitarian Response teams to six (6) provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) most affected by the prolonged and complex humanitarian crisis , the... Read more

7 May 2020
News

UNFPA in DRC intensifies the fight against COVID-19

While providing the Congolese government with two medical ambulances for the follow-up of contacts, evacuation of bedridden patients, awareness campaigns, inter-hospital transport of patients and... Read more

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... Read more

7 April 2020
News

A rewarding partnership for the fight against COVID-19: DNT Foundation - UNFPA- - Canada - Ministry of Health

The Foundation of the Distinguished First Lady, Madame Denise NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI in partnership with UNFPA handed over to the Multisectoral Committee for the Fight against COVID-19 two mobile clinics... Read more

25 February 2020
News

Protecting midwives on the front lines of the Ebola response

NORTH KIVU AND ITURI PROVINCES, Democratic Republic of the Congo – The Democratic Republic of the Congo remains in the grip of the world’s second largest Ebola epidemic on record, although the... Read more

6 February 2020
News

Women & Girls Up Front — the Humanitarian Response in Democratic Republic of Congo

Eleven-year-old “Anne” went to a health facility with her mother in the conflict-affected province of Ituri, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. At first, she could barely tell her... Read more

3 February 2020
News

UNFPA promotes infection prevention and control to stop EBOLA transmission in reproductive health services and maternity setting in DRC

The United Nations Population Fund launches a strategical support to the Congolese Ministry of Public Health to reduce the risk of Ebola transmission in reproductive health services and maternity... Read more

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