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UNFPA Namibia

A politically stable upper middle-income country, Namibia faces continuing challenges. HIV and sexually transmitted infections rates are high, and maternal mortality and the unmet need for family planning have risen. Since 1972, UNFPA supports strengthening sexual and reproductive health services, promoting gender equality and bolstering national capacities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence. Programmes help expand high-quality, emergency obstetric and newborn care and family planning services. UNFPA also encourages young people to advocate for sexual and reproductive care and forge links to HIV services. It also helps to produce high-quality demographic data.

Key results of Namibia in 2021 View more
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Emergency obstetric and newborn care

Emergency obstetric and newborn care coverage was met, as per the international recommended minimum standards
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Sexual and reproductive health/HIV index

A sexual and reproductive health/HIV integration index was applied
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Adolescent health competencies

Adolescent health competencies were included in curricula of health professionals
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Logistics management information system

A logistics management information system was used for forecasting and monitoring sexual and reproductive health commodities
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Sexual and reproductive health indicators available

Sexual and reproductive health indicators were collected periodically, and made publically available
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Population projections

Publically available population projections at national and subnational levels, disaggregated by age, sex, location were generated
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Life skills programmes for girls

3,500
Marginalized girls were reached with health, social and economic asset-building programmes
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Advocacy platforms against harmful social norms

23
Communities developed advocacy platforms to eliminate discriminatory gender and sociocultural norms which affect women and girls
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Child, early and forced marriage

3,500
Girls received, with support from UNFPA, prevention, protection services, and/or care related to child, early, and forced marriage
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Community declarations on harmful practices

5
Communities made public declarations to eliminate harmful practices, with support from UNFPA, including child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation
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Key humanitarian results 2020

Total people reached with all types of GBV services

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49) reached with SRH services

Number of people reached with SRH/GBV information and awareness activities

Number of people reached with personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies

Dignity Kits distributed

Number of health facilities that provide specialized GBV services (including Clinical Management of Rape), supported by UNFPA

Youth facilitators and volunteers trained on sexual and reproductive health

Personnel trained on clinical management of rape

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Programme Activities

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Namibia 2022 Programme Activities data

Ending gender-based violence and harmful practices
By 2025, the reduction in gender-based violence and harmful practices has accelerated
Total Spending:
$563,961
Implemented by:
NGO $151,793 (27%)
UNFPA $361,336 (64%)
GOV $50,832 (9%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (42%)
Non-core Resources (58%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$8,115
Implemented by:
UNFPA $7,422 (91%)
NGO $694 (9%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$273,459
Implemented by:
UNFPA $146,670 (54%)
NGO $89,449 (33%)
GOV $37,341 (14%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (46)
Non-core Resources (54)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$84,283
Implemented by:
UNFPA $33,569 (40%)
NGO $43,324 (51%)
GOV $7,391 (9%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (93)
Non-core Resources (7)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$23,649
Implemented by:
UNFPA $17,548 (74%)
GOV $6,101 (26%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (100)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$174,455
Implemented by:
UNFPA $156,127 (89%)
NGO $18,328 (11%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (6)
Non-core Resources (94)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$-125
Implemented by:
UNFPA $-7 (0%)
NGO $-116 (0%)
GOV $-2 (0%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$-3
Implemented by:
UNFPA $-3 (91%)
NGO $0 (9%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$-4
Implemented by:
UNFPA $-4 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$-2
Implemented by:
GOV $-2 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$-116
Implemented by:
NGO $-116 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$1,287,810
Implemented by:
UNFPA $921,998 (72%)
NGO $122,648 (10%)
GOV $243,163 (19%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (57%)
Non-core Resources (43%)
Adolescents and youth
By 2025, strengthened skills and opportunities for adolescents and youth to ensure bodily autonomy, leadership and participation, and to build human capital
Total Spending:
$747,602
Implemented by:
UNFPA $535,581 (72%)
NGO $58,284 (8%)
GOV $153,737 (21%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (49)
Non-core Resources (51)
Gender and social norms
By 2025, strengthened mechanisms and capacities of actors and institutions to address discriminatory gender and social norms to advance gender equality and women’s decision-making
Total Spending:
$17,697
Implemented by:
UNFPA $17,697 (100%)
Funded by:
Non-core Resources (100)
Policy and accountability
By 2025, improved integration of sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, as well as the prevention of and response to gender-based violence and harmful practices, into universal health coverage-related policies and plans, and other relevant laws, policies, plans, and accountability frameworks
Total Spending:
$134,181
Implemented by:
UNFPA $116,586 (87%)
GOV $17,595 (13%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (91)
Non-core Resources (9)
Population change and data
By 2025, strengthened data systems and evidence that take into account population changes and other megatrends (including ageing and climate change), in development policies and programmes, especially those related to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights
Total Spending:
$176,209
Implemented by:
UNFPA $142,390 (81%)
GOV $33,819 (19%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (98)
Non-core Resources (2)
Quality of care and services
By 2025, strengthened capacity of systems, institutions and communities to provide high-quality, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including supplies, as well as essential services to address gender-based violence and harmful practices
Total Spending:
$212,122
Implemented by:
UNFPA $109,745 (52%)
NGO $64,364 (30%)
GOV $38,013 (18%)
Funded by:
Core Resources (32)
Non-core Resources (68)

Programme Documentation

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CPD Namibia [2014-2018] (DP/FPA/CPD/NAM/5)
Cycle: 2014-2018
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CPE Namibia [2013] (DP/FPA/2012/11)
Cycle: 2013-2013
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CPE Namibia [2010-2012] (DP/FPA/2010/21)
Cycle: 2010-2012
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CPD Namibia [2019-2023] (DP/FPA/CPD/NAM/6)
Cycle: 2019-2023
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UNDAF Namibia [2014-2018]
Cycle: 2014-2018
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CPAP Namibia [2006-2010]
Cycle: 2006-2010
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CPD Namibia [2006-2010] (DP/FPA/CPD/NAM/4)
Cycle: -2010
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Technical notes and sources

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