Updates

Partnering for education: How Norway’s commitment to young people helps empower the most left behind

08 Apr 2024

In the Republic of Moldova, UNFPA’s comprehensive sexuality education programme provides crucial support to adolescent refugees who have fled the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. © UNFPA/Siegfried Modola
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Breaking with tradition in Malawi: Communities band together to protect girls’ rights

Mlirima Development Network members have been trained in gender equality and rights by UNFPA.
  • 08 December 2023
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Young mothers in Malawi find a space safe from Tropical Storm Freddy’s catastrophic consequences

Young women, including adolescent parents, gather at a UNFPA Safe Space in Bangula camp in the aftermath of Cyclone Freddy. © UNFPA/Eldson Chagara
  • 17 April 2023
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Ensuring critical maternal health services after cyclone Freddy wreaks havoc in Malawi

Cyclone Freddy, the longest-lasting and most travelled tropical storm on record, has caused severe flooding and mudslides, with hundreds killed, health centres submerged and entire villages left stranded as roads and bridges were washed away. © UNFPA/Eldson Chagara
  • 29 March 2023
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Pregnant women’s needs grow as Tropical Storm Ana wreaks havoc in southern Malawi

Dignity kits containing menstrual pads, soap and underwear help women and girls affected by Tropical Storm Ana maintain their hygiene and reduce their risk to violence. © UNFPA
  • 16 February 2022
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Gender equality is the key to a better future for all, world leaders and youth activists agree at Paris Forum

“It is now time to deliver,” said UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem at the opening ceremony of the Generation Equality Forum. © Service photo du Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
  • 30 June 2021
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Young women face greatest threat from intimate partner violence, new UNFPA data dashboard shows

UNFPA's new data dashboard shows who are most vulnerable to intimate partner violence. Younger women face some of the greatest risks. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
  • 02 December 2020
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Pandemic, stigma threaten to leave persons with disabilities behind, consultations show

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased obstacles for persons with disabilities. Pictured is an inclusive race in Egypt. © UNFPA
  • 03 December 2020
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Resources

Malawi: UNFPA’S Multicountry Programme on Out-of-School Reproductive Health Education: Country Cases

Resource date: 2019

Author: Rose Khonje, Johanna Blanco, Zahrasadat Mirniam, Meron Negussie, Adjoa Yenyi, Maria Bakaroudis, Virginia Camacho, Josephine Sauvarin, Ilya Zhukov, Petar Mladenov, Bente Faugli

The Country Cases Series are developed within UNFPA's project “Out-of-School Comprehensive sexuality education for those left furthest behind” in Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran and Malawi, with the financial support of Norway. They show some key highlights from the implementation of the Programme at regional/country level and present good practices and lessons learned in reaching young people from left behind populations. 

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Teachers and mothers join forces to keep girls in school in Malawi

The Joint Programme on Girls' Education brings together teachers and parents to help keep girls in school. © UNFPA Malawi
  • 22 June 2020
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