The room was filled with purpose and momentum at the #AIM4ChangeRwanda launch! Health leaders, partners & stakeholders are connecting and rallying behind a shared goal: investing in midwives to end preventable maternal deaths. 👩🏽‍⚕️

What a great event! Yesterday, UNFPA Rwanda launched #AIM4ChangeRwanda - a project aiming at advancing #midwifery with the support of the Government of India and in collaboration with Ministry of Health | Rwanda. Investing in #midwifery saves lives! Dr. O. Adelakin Lydia Zigomo Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/

Today, Dr. O. Adelakin , UNFPA🇷🇼 Representative officially handed over maternal health lifesaving equipment to Ministry of Health | Rwanda , including 317 Non-Pneumatic antishock garment (NASG), 2000 Uterine Balloon Tamponade(UBT) kits, and 11 Patient monitors.

Together, we are strengthening Rwanda’s commitment to safer births and healthier futures. #MaternalHealth

Key moments from today's handover of maternal health lifesaving equipments to Ministry of Health | Rwanda

This #MenstrualHygieneDay, let’s end the silence and change the story. Join UNFPA🇷🇼 in starting the conversation and driving the change. Are you with us? #PeriodFriendlyWorld

#UNCTRetreat: Unity in action! With the new UNSDCF 2025 – 2029 aligned to Rwanda’s #NST2, we’re moving towards unlocking catalytic financing to drive transformative change. Together, we’re scaling joint programmes that empower communities and accelerate sustainable development.

At 2025 Executive Board of UNFPA, 🇮🇹 Italy reiterated its appreciation and gratitude to UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem /she/her/ella/ for her remarkable tenure. Italy has been a trusted partner of #UNFPA, for example supporting its work to improve the protection of women and girls from all

People love to criticise the #UnitedNations - but do you know how the United Nations system works? 🌐 This new handbook breaks it all down. Get the PDF version here 👉 understandingtheun.org #InternationalCooperation #Multilateralism

📉 Birth rates are falling across #AsiaPacific – not because people don’t want children, but because they can’t have the families they aspire to. UNFPA’s global #population report calls this the ‘Real Fertility Crisis’. It’s time to prioritize reproductive freedom. READ:

Today, Rep. Dr. O. Adelakin paid a courtesy visit to the Mme. LIN Hang, Chargé d'Affaires a.i. of Chinese Embassy in Rwanda. They discussed initiatives to curb maternal mortality in Rwanda & collaboration opportunities through the China Development and South-South & Triangular Cooperation Fund.

Day 1 focused on progress updates, addressing implementation challenges, and strengthening understanding of UNFPA policies.

Day 2 featured on hands-on sessions that strengthened practical knowledge and collaboration, the review set the tone for more effective delivery.

📍We’re LIVE from Bugarama, Rusizi District for the Youth Empowerment Accelerator (#YEAH!) Sexual Reproductive Health & Rights #SRHR Campaign! Together with BRAC #Rwanda,Ministry of Youth and Arts | Rwanda, we’re empowering youth with life-changing information and services. #SRHR4Youth #YEAH

🚐 The #SRHR Caravan has rolled into Nyanza District! After engaging youth in #Rusizi, the team is now here to raise awareness on teenage pregnancy, STIs, HIV, & #GBV through drama, dance, sports & services. Because informed youth = empowered youth. #YEAH #SRHR4Youth BRAC

“Youth need supportive families, schools, and communities to reach their full potential. When young people are informed and empowered, the whole community benefits.” Renata Tallarico, PhD UNFPA Rwanda Dep. Representative at the #YEAH! #SRH campaign #SRHR4Youth

👏 “We thank Ministry of Youth and Arts | Rwanda, BRAC #Rwanda, Nyanza District, health providers, and youth leaders for joining hands with UNFPA. Together, we are building a generation that is strong, safe, and empowered.” Renata Tallarico, PhD

“Youth are not just the future, they are the present. Rwanda’s demographic dividend—the economic growth possible when the working-age population is larger than the dependent population—can only be unlocked through health &economic investment.” Rep. Dr. O. Adelakin #PopulationDay2025

UNFPA Rwanda Dr. O. Adelakin Ministry of Youth and Arts | Rwanda Ministry of Health | Rwanda Rwanda Biomedical Centre UN Rwanda UNFPA East and Southern Africa UNFPA Renata Tallarico, PhD Western Province I Rwanda Karongi District Today we celebrate Rwanda’s youth, the real engine of our development. They’re not just beneficiaries but active drivers of progress through innovation, advocacy, and participation. Investing in young people, empowering women and girls, and ensuring everyone can thrive are key to

UPDATE: Parliament has passed the healthcare service bill which, among other provisions, permits access to contraceptives for 15-year-olds in #Rwanda.