From 8 midwives in 🇸🇸 to over 2000 actively providing life-saving services today. We pay tribute to these gallant duty bearers across 🇸🇸! #InternationalDayoftheMidwife!
We appreciate our donors that have enabled this success.
#Musharaka4Tanmiya #IDM2023
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United Nations Population Fund.
Delivering a world where
every pregnancy is wanted
every childbirth safe, and
every young person's potential is fulfilled
UNFPA South Sudan’s Tweets
"One who must be fed must open their mouth, one who must learn must open their mind".
Young girls must be supported with the knowledge and skills to change their mindset and regain their agency" Rep 🇸🇸 #Musharaka4Tanmiya #genderequality
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"Thank you UNFPA🇸🇸 for supporting us, the women and girls of Leer, with the Women and Girls' Friendly Space, we now have our own safe space to gather and learn different skills”
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"The strength of the crocodile manifests best in water". Humanitarian interventions must actively cultivate and strengthen community systems that enhance cohesion, protect rights and enable optimal socio-economic bounce back by affected populations. #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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Reaching out to the vulnerable in our society is not only a kind gesture, but societal responsibility & a worthy investment @UNPFA 🇸🇸 will continue to support institutions like the St. Clara orphanage center in Jonduru-Rajaf Payam-Juba
#Musharaka4Tanmiya #Everybodycounts
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Everyone, including persons with disabilities, has a right to make their own choices about their bodies, health & lives. Exercising the right to bodily autonomy is a matter of justice. UNFPA 🇸🇸 is committed is to SRHR for all
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"It is a modern dog that can effectively track a modern rabbit". The creative capacity of young people must be leveraged, including via technology, to deploy innovative solutions to development challenges. #Musharaka4Tanmiya #YouthPower
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"Kind regards Dr.Ademola ! Guess what? today I unpacked one of ur proverbs in a meeting I had till one old man asked me who is the old man that taught me this !😂"......got this message today from ! #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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“Timely achievement of the SDGs will depend significantly on fulfilling the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women & young people. Obliterating their unmet need for family planning is among the most cost-effective overall strategies.
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"The day should not fully earn its praise until the sun has fully set". Policy design and programme implementation must be inherently focused on, and evaluated against its sustainable impact on the quality of life of the beneficiaries/population. #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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Happy Labour Day!
On this day, we would like to celebrate health professionals across🇸🇸 who sacrifice to save lives, and care for the well-being of women especially mothers, newborns & adolescents' reproductive health.
We salute you 👏
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Women with obstetric fistula suffer, in addition to health problems, shame & social exclusion. About 60,000 women live with obstetric fistula in 🇸🇸.
Obstetric fistula is preventable and treatable!
Learn how UNFPA 🇸🇸 is supporting.
southsudan.unfpa.org/en/news/domest
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Achieving the SDGs needs ICT-enabled solutions that equally address the gender divide in digital literacy. Commemorating ICT4G for a progressive 🇸🇸
#Musharaka4Tanmiya #GirlsinICT
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Advancing the rights of persons with disabilities supports achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially by “leaving no one behind” (LNOB) and “reaching the furthest behind” (RFB)
Read UNFPA 🇸🇸 story
southsudan.unfpa.org/en/news/overco
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"Even the tallest and loftiest mountain begins on the ground". National development aspirations/objectives, no matter how ambitious, require a rights based education system that firmly grounds young people, especially girls in knowledge, values and skills. #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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UNFPA🇸🇸 works to ensure persons with disabilities are championing equal rights & leading efforts for a more inclusive world free from all forms of violence.
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Investing in young people, especially adolescents' Reproductive Health, is one of the smartest investments a country can make. family planning is one critical entry point.
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"One who sells eggs should not be encouraged to start a fight in the market". Development and humanitarian programmes must ensure that vulnerabilities are not inadvertently deepened and intractable dependency is not encouraged. #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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"Giving is not about just making a donation, it's about making a difference" Kathy Calvin
-Donor-Partner roundtable discussion today
Achieving milestones require a collective effort.
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"One who asks another for help to lift a heavy load onto his/her head must lift from heaviest side/part"
As donors support efforts toward wellbeing & development of #SouthSudan, the Government's role is critical in creating an enabling environment for citizens to thrive
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Roundtable Discussion with Donors and Development Partners.
The UNFPA South Sudan Country Programme 2023-2025 Vision.
Every woman, girl child and youths in South Sudan is empowered and enjoys quality SRHRs and Gender Equality.
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The is committed to achieving gender equality & improving the quality of lives of women & girls #SouthSudan, ensuring no one is left behind
Appreciating support to people with Disabilities, Safe Houses, One Stop Centers, engaging men, & Friendly Spaces
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"The journey to #3Zeros requires collective engagement to plan, implement and evaluate" Interactive UNFPA-donor-partner roundtable. #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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"The journey to #3Zeros requires collective engagement to plan, implement and evaluate" Interactive UNFPA-donor-partner roundtable. #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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"The fish that can sense when the river is drying up will not be stranded". Humanitarian and development programmes must support and leverage early warning systems anchored by community ownership and active/meaningful participation. #Musharaka4Tanmiya #Peacebuilding
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Women who can fulfill their reproductive health options and choices are better empowered to optimally contribute to family, national & global prosperity.
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"A bird perched on the stem of a plant has its stability bound to that of the stem". Our collective aspirations, especially those of the teeming population of young people, can only be realized in an atmosphere of peace and stability. #Musharaka4Tanmiya #Peacebuilding.
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Unplanned pregnancies hinder success of good programs & investments put in place to empower women
“A woman might miss out a planting or harvesting season due to maternal health challenges which affects the productivity & income of the family in the long run” Dr
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Every health system must provide quality sexual & reproductive health services that reach every person, in partnership with we support health coverage to meet needs among diverse population groups to ensure women & girls have access to quality health care system.
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Access to #SRH services and information, including maternal health, family planning, and protection services, empowers women and girls to protect their rights, make choices and realize their potential, strengthening their communities
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"The President declared the year 2023 as the year for Peace, Unity, Reconciliation, and Healing. The youth must take charge, own, and implement the Peacebuilding project" says Hon. Pia Philip Michael, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Peace Building
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The youth-bulge further compels the urgent need to ensure active and inclusive participation of the diverse population of young people in efforts to prevent/resolve conflicts and build a sustainable peace - Representative #SouthSudan
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"Despite being helped, the owner of the load should lift from the heaviest side" . Young people have a heavy stake in facilitating sustainable peace and development! They must actively participate in the prevention/resolution of conflicts.#Musharaka4Tanmiya #YouthPeaceSecurity
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"We don't know enough about menstruation and we girls are paying a price"
Menstruation is normal and #SouthSudan is working with partners to ensure young girls are empowered with knowledge, access Adolescent SRH services & information.
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Today launches State of World Population Report, emphasizing that #familyplanning is a tool for empowering individuals, not for achieving fertility targets.
Women must be able to choose if, when and how many children to have, free from coercion
unfpa.org/swp2023
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"A hunter with only one arrow does not shoot with a careless aim". Coordination and development of critical synergies between health and related programmes of the H6+ is critical otpimal result delivery, especially in the face of resource challenges. #Musharaka4Tanmiya
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@UNFPA #SouthSudan Rep @OlajideDemola & as Chair of H6+ Partnership hosted Heads of Agencies: @UNAIDSSouthSud @unicefssudan @WHOSouthSudan @WorldBank @unwomenssudan @undpsouthsudan
Discussions included 2023 WorkPlan priorities & harness their collective strengths
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When empowered & given the right opportunities, youth are effective drivers of change. partners with young people, help them participate in decisions affecting them, strengthen their ability 2 advance human rights & development issues such as Health, Education & Employment
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"“Don't sit at home and wait for mango tree to bring mangoes to you wherever you are."
Continuous community & intergenerational dialogues will bridge the gap on societal expectations of a man, promote Gender Equality & Positive Masculinity.
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