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6 December 2023
Press Release
UNFPA partners with First Lady of Ghana to launch Partnership to end Obstetric Fistula in Ghana

Restoring Dignity Among Women With Obstetric Fistula: UNFPA Partners First Lady of the Republic of Ghana and Stakeholders

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Ghana has formed a partnership with the First Lady of Ghana, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo through her... Read more

29 November 2023
Statement
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence 2023 Op-ed by the United Nations Country Team in Ghana

UNiTE! Invest to Prevent Violence against Women & Girls

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is one of the most systemic and widespread human rights violations. The United Nations recognises GBV not only as a... Read more

14 November 2023
News
UNFPA Representative, Dr. Wilfred Ochan, delivering the keynote address at the 4th Annual Nursing and Midwifery Leaders and Mana

UNFPA charges Nurses and Midwives in Ghana to Offer Quality Health Services

Nurses and midwives form a critical part of the health workforce everywhere in the world. The quality of their work output directly results in the... Read more

13 November 2023
Story
Handing over of the dignity kits on behalf of UNFPA by the Deputy Country Representative, Emmily Naphambo, Ph.D

PHOTO STORY: UNFPA donates dignity kits to Victims of Akosombo Dam Spillage

Dignity kits are a critical component of the UNFPA humanitarian response. They help women and girls maintain proper hygiene after being displaced or... Read more

2 November 2023
News
Some youth participants at the Youth Leadership & Participation Workshop to End Child Marriage

Young People Unite to End Child Marriage in West and Central Africa

Child marriage violates the rights of girls and is a stumbling block to their dignity. Often, girls forced into early marriages suffer complications... Read more

21 October 2023
Story
Some of the UN Staff and personnel walking in Accra, Ghana's capital. Photo: UNFPA Ghana/Ralph Dassah

Health Is Wealth: Observing UN at 78

Health is wealth. A healthy mind lives in a healthy body. Exercising a day can keep the doctor away. Exercise for a foot life. These are but a few of... Read more

11 October 2023
Statement
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem on the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child

Statement by UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Natalia Kanem on the 2023 International Day of the Girl Child

Every girl is born with boundless potential – to learn and thrive, to lead, inspire and change the world.

26 September 2023
News
Group photograph of partners and stakeholders at the launch of the 2023 National Family Planning Week

Government of Ghana, UNFPA & Partners Launch 2023 Family Planning Week

The Government of Ghana in partnership with UNFPA and other stakeholders have launched the 2023 Family Planning Week and High-Level Advocacy Dialogue... Read more

8 September 2023
News
Some models cat walking in the designed clothes by trainees of the Fashion Expressions Programme

UNFPA, PRADA draws the curtain on maiden Fashion Expressions Programme

After gruelling months of training, coupled with a period of industrial attachment with leading Ghanaian fashion brands, UNFPA, PRADA and... Read more

21 August 2023
News
The 5th Cohort of YoLe Fellows in a group photograph with staff and personnel of the UNFPA Ghana Country Office.

The UNFPA Ghana Country Office Welcomes 5th Cohort of Youth Leaders Fellows

Formally inaugurated in 2018 in line with the new UN Secretary-General’s Strategy on Youth, the Youth Leaders (YoLe) Fellowship Program prepares... Read more

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