Skip to content

News

Eswatini: Where do you learn to become a man, when the man of the house is away?
ASRHR, HIV Prevention, Gender-Based Violence, Men and Boys
Eswatini: Where do you learn to become a man, when the man of the house is away?
Kwakha Indvodza (Building Men) is a local community initiative supported by the United Nations Joint Programme 2gether 4 SRH...
Find out more
What Music’s #MeToo Reckoning Means for African Women
Gender-Based Violence
Op-Ed: What Music’s #MeToo Reckoning Means for African Women
A joint opinion piece by the gender technical advisors of UNAIDS and UNFPA on the pervasiveness and impact of gender-based vi...
Find out more
Meet the Gen Zers filling gaps in sex education to combat HIV
Meet the Gen Zers filling gaps in sex education to combat HIV
Joint Opinion Piece by UNITED! Movement members:Ruele Okeyo, 27, from Kenya, uses tik tok and his Sex Ed by Ruele-ations po...
Find out more
Four policies changing the game on violence against women and vulnerable people in East and Southern Africa
Four policies changing the game on violence against women and vulnerable people in East and Southern Africa
When it comes to sexual and reproductive health and rights in East and Southern Africa, the numbers are stark: The region has...
Find out more
From policy to practice: Turning the tide on gender based violence in East and Southern Africa
SRHR, HIV, Gender-Based Violence
From policy to practice: turning the tide on GBV in East and Southern Africa
A joint opinion piece by Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Directors: Ms. Anne Githuku-Shongwe, UNAIDS; Ms. Lydia Zigomo, ...
Find out more
Beyond the rainbow: LGBTQI+ rights and health in Eastern and Southern Africa
Beyond the rainbow: LGBTQI+ rights and health in Eastern and Southern Africa
A joint thought piece by Regional Directors for east and Southern Africa, Anne Githuku-Shongwe, UNAIDS and Lydia Zigomo, UN...
Find out more
Empowering Girls Means Upholding Their Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health
Press Release
Empowering Girls Means Upholding Their Rights to Sexual and Reproductive Health
Joint Statement on International Day of the Girl (11 October), by Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Directors: Anne Githuk...
Find out more
Celebrating the Results of the impactful 2gether 4 SRHR Phase I Joint Programme
Celebrating the Results of the impactful 2gether 4 SRHR Phase I Joint Programme
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go further, go together”  - this old adage perfectly encapsulates the journ...
Find out more
Dialogue, Partnership and innovation critical to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in East and Southern Africa
Dialogue, Partnership and innovation critical to Advance Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in East and Southern Africa
The 2gether 4 SRHR Programme, in collaboration with the Africa SRHR Team of Sweden, organized a pivotal roundtable discussion...
Find out more
Global Female Condom Day: Supporting Sexual and Reproductive Health Choices for All
HIV Prevention
Global Female Condom Day: Supporting Sexual and Reproductive Health Choices for All
At this critical moment, it's more important than ever to raise our voices and affirm our collective commitment to sexual and...
Find out more
2024 Global AIDS Update
2024 Global AIDS Update
This report shows that world leaders can fulfil their promise to end AIDS as a public health threat by 2030, and in so doing ...
Find out more
Beyond the rainbow: LGBTQ+ rights and health in Eastern and Southern Africa
Beyond the rainbow: LGBTQ+ rights and health in Eastern and Southern Africa
On this final day of Pride Month, this new joint piece for UNAIDS and UNFPA by Anne Githu Shongwe  and Lydia Zigomo  notes“Pr...
Find out more