Also known as: UNFPA Ghana · United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Ghana
UN Population Fund — supports Ghana's youth development, reproductive health, and gender equality programmes, including the YoLe Fellowship and vocational training for vulnerable women.
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), in collaboration with the Parliamentary Training Institute (PTI) and with support from UNFPA Ghana, has organised a two-day capacity-building programme for members of Parliament’s Committee on Human Rights and its …
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr Sennen Hounton, has pledged to promote UNFPA Ghana’s youth development programme, popularly known as Youth Leaders Fellowship Programme (YoLe), across Africa. …
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr Sennen Hounton, has praised Ghana’s National Service model, describing it as a comprehensive youth development programme that could serve as a model for other African countries. …
… Ghana who migrated to Accra in search of better economic opportunities but ended up working as kayayei (female head porters) have graduated from a year-long vocational training programme in painting and tiling under a partnership between the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA …
… Through joint programmes led by agencies such as UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP, WHO and others, the United Nations in Ghana continues to support the delivery of accessible, equitable and sustainable social services. …
… Speaking at a High-Level Stakeholders’ Summit convened by MSI Reproductive Choices Ghana with support from UNFPA, Dr Doris Amarteifio, Programmes Manager, Family Planning, Ghana Health Service (GHS) said the withdrawal created a major funding gap. …
… Through the Midwifery Accelerator coalition, UNFPA is supporting multiple countries in developing evidence-based investment cases to promote midwifery models of care tailored to local contexts. …
A national study presented in Accra on 28 July 2026 found widespread sexual harassment and discrimination against young women in Ghana's creative sector. The Behind the Scenes project, led by researchers at the University of Cape Coast with support from the International Center for Research on Women and the Mastercard Foundation, called for safer workplaces and stronger gender equity measures.
A national study presented in Accra on 28 July 2026 found widespread sexual harassment and discrimination against young women in Ghana's creative sector. The Behind the Scenes project, led by researchers at the University of Cape Coast with support from the International Center for Research on Women and the Mastercard Foundation, called for safer workplaces and stronger gender equity measures.
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice, in collaboration with the Parliamentary Training Institute and UNFPA Ghana, organised a two-day capacity-building programme for Parliament's Committee on Human Rights to enhance their understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and strengthen parliamentary oversight mechanisms.
The UN Population Fund's Regional Director for West and Central Africa pledged to promote UNFPA Ghana's Youth Leaders Fellowship Programme (YoLe) across Africa, describing it as a unique comprehensive model combining youth leadership development, national service, and academic advancement that sets it apart from similar initiatives on the continent.
The United Nations Population Fund Regional Director for West and Central Africa has described Ghana's National Service model as a comprehensive youth development programme that combines national service, academic development, and skills advancement, and could serve as a model for other African countries.
Twenty-five vulnerable young women from northern Ghana who migrated to Accra as kayayei (female head porters) have graduated from a year-long vocational training programme in painting and tiling under the Kayayei Assistance Project (KASPRO), a joint initiative by UNFPA Ghana and Prudential Life Insurance Ghana aimed at enabling their transition to sustainable livelihoods.
Ghana is hosting an African Union Extraordinary Summit on Health on July 21–22, 2026, focused on ending AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reducing maternal deaths, and addressing communicable and non-communicable diseases across the continent. The United Nations supports the initiative and frames health as foundational to sustainable development and social justice.
Ghana is facing an urgent family planning commodity crisis following USAID's withdrawal of 45% of the country's contraceptive supply. Stock levels remain critically low despite government increasing its funding share to 20% for 2025 and UNFPA stepping in, with some commodities like Depot-Provera at 0.11 months of supply.
The National Commission for Civic Education and UNFPA have launched a comprehensive civic engagement initiative in Anloga District funded by Global Affairs Canada. The programme deploys community meetings, outreach at markets and lorry stations, mobile van broadcasts, and men's club engagements to address gender-based violence, adolescent pregnancy, and harmful norms.
An estimated 845 women in Ghana develop obstetric fistula annually, a preventable childbirth injury, yet fewer than 30 per cent receive the surgical repair. To eliminate fistula by 2030, Ghana needs an annual repair rate of 2,249, according to the 2025 Obstetric Fistula Burden Study.
The world needs one million additional midwives by 2035 to prevent over 4 million deaths annually from pregnancy and childbirth complications. Africa accounts for half the current midwife shortage, where maternal death rates are among the highest globally, and midwives can provide up to 90% of essential maternal, newborn, and reproductive health services.
Ghana is conducting nationwide consultations to develop its first National Action Plan on Youth, Peace and Security through a multi-stakeholder process led by the National Youth Authority and KAIPTC, with engagements underway across multiple regions to ensure the policy reflects young people's experiences and concerns.