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11/03/2021

The UN system in Ghana encouraged Ghanaians to get vaccinated so as to keep safe. The Heads and staff of the various UN agencies received the first jab of the COVID-19 vaccine to show their commitment to ending the pandemic.

02/03/2021

Ending maternal mortality, unmet for family planning, and sexual and gender-based violence including harmful practices continue to be the heartbeat of UNFPA. In 2021, UNFPA Ghana will innovate to make a difference in the lives of women and girls.  

27/11/2020

As part of efforts to reduce the occurrence of sexual and gender-based violence and to ensure that perpetrators face the law, UNFPA and partners have trained 40 adolescent girls as paralegals to lead the fight against sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices in their communities.

03/11/2020

Girls face a lot of barriers when growing. These barriers prevent them from realizing their full potentials and achieving their dreams. On International Day of the Girl Child, we recognize these barriers, and call on all to work together for a better future for all girls

 

16/10/2020

Every girl has the right to speak and to be heard. As we seek to build back a better and greener and bluer from COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot allow girls dreams and aspirations to be curtailed. Girls in Ghana as part of the 2020 International Day of the Girl Child celebrations under the theme: My Voice, Our Equal Future are encouraging their peers to be fearless, unstoppable and determined in fulfilling their full potential. 

09/10/2020

Male engagement is vital to ensuring gender equality and ending harmful practices against women and girls. That is why UNFPA is committed to engaging men and boys as champions and allies to promote the well-being of women and girls.

02/10/2020

Ready for contraception, ready for my future as the theme for the 2020 World Contraception Day celebrations in Ghana, UNFPA Ghana with partners embarked on several activities to mark family planning week and encourage the uptake of the various family planning methods as well as demystify misconceptions on family planning.

24/09/2020

Ahead of the 2020 World Contraception Day, young people encourage their peers to visit health facilities to receive accurate family planning information in order to empower them make informed decisions.

16/09/2020

33,000 times a day, a child is given out in marriage all over the world according to the 2020 State of World Population report.  In July 2020, fifty-two communities in Ghana were declared child marriage free. Ghana is poised to ensure zero incidence of child marriage come 2030.

09/09/2020

Ms. Adjoa Amana, a former UNFPA staff together with other distinguished ladies established the Enhancing Youth Education and Health (EYEH) Soup Kitchen with the goal of reintegrating young people on the street into the society. With the vision of ensuring that every young person’s dream is fulfilled, UNFPA Ghana partnered these “Ladies with ladles of love” to reach out to the children and youth in Accra.

 

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