UNFPA director: African women can't access contraception to the degree they wish
Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, UNFPA, spoke at a co-organised event on women's sexual and reproductive health in Africa at the Nordic Africa Institute. Photo: Mattias Sköld
In Africa, the challenges faced by young women to their sexual and reproductive rights were exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. During school closures, teenage pregnancies increased and many young mothers were not allowed to continue their education.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) and The Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) hosted a panel discussion on women, minorities and sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa as part of the launch of “The State of World Population Report”. Watch the event
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