UNFPA South Africa
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, expands the possibilities for women and young people to lead healthy and productive lives.
UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted,every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
We are making great progress on the African continent. Since 1990, the rate of maternal deaths in Africa has almost halved, and the CARMMA initiative is helping to speed up progress. More women and men are better able to plan and space their children. Young people are more empowered in sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights.
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Programme Activities
South Africa 2023 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:
$1,693,163
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,566,238
(93%)
NGO $126,925 (7%)
NGO $126,925 (7%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(66%)
Non-core Resources (34%)
Non-core Resources (34%)
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:
$64,695
Implemented by:
UNFPA $39,630
(61%)
NGO $25,066 (39%)
NGO $25,066 (39%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(24)
Non-core Resources (76)
Non-core Resources (76)
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:
$1,123,265
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,089,390
(97%)
NGO $33,874 (3%)
NGO $33,874 (3%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(69)
Non-core Resources (31)
Non-core Resources (31)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$18,445
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,475
(13%)
NGO $15,970 (87%)
NGO $15,970 (87%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(95)
Non-core Resources (5)
Non-core Resources (5)
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:
$137,976
Implemented by:
UNFPA $137,940
(100%)
NGO $35 (0%)
NGO $35 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(75)
Non-core Resources (25)
Non-core Resources (25)
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:
$275,498
Implemented by:
UNFPA $228,934
(83%)
NGO $46,563 (17%)
NGO $46,563 (17%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(50)
Non-core Resources (50)
Non-core Resources (50)
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:
$73,284
Implemented by:
UNFPA $67,869
(93%)
NGO $5,416 (7%)
NGO $5,416 (7%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(93)
Non-core Resources (7)
Non-core Resources (7)
Ending preventable maternal deaths
By 2025, the reduction of preventable maternal deaths has accelerated
Total Spending:
$48,904
Implemented by:
UNFPA $46,401
(95%)
NGO $2,503 (5%)
NGO $2,503 (5%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(58%)
Non-core Resources (42%)
Non-core Resources (42%)
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:
$1,796
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,697
(94%)
NGO $99 (6%)
NGO $99 (6%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(22)
Non-core Resources (78)
Non-core Resources (78)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$982
Implemented by:
UNFPA $132
(13%)
NGO $851 (87%)
NGO $851 (87%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(95)
Non-core Resources (5)
Non-core Resources (5)
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:
$2,849
Implemented by:
UNFPA $2,849
(100%)
NGO $0 (0%)
NGO $0 (0%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(35)
Non-core Resources (65)
Non-core Resources (65)
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:
$13,542
Implemented by:
UNFPA $12,192
(90%)
NGO $1,350 (10%)
NGO $1,350 (10%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(54)
Non-core Resources (46)
Non-core Resources (46)
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:
$29,734
Implemented by:
UNFPA $29,531
(99%)
NGO $203 (1%)
NGO $203 (1%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(63)
Non-core Resources (37)
Non-core Resources (37)
Ending the unmet need for family planning
By 2025, the reduction in the unmet need for family planning has accelerated
Total Spending:
$625,942
Implemented by:
NGO $266,680
(43%)
UNFPA $359,263 (57%)
UNFPA $359,263 (57%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(46%)
Non-core Resources (54%)
Non-core Resources (54%)
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:
$274,813
Implemented by:
UNFPA $114,939
(42%)
NGO $159,874 (58%)
NGO $159,874 (58%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(36)
Non-core Resources (64)
Non-core Resources (64)
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:
$5,441
Implemented by:
NGO $5,441
(100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(100)
Non-core Resources (0)
Non-core Resources (0)
Humanitarian action
By 2025, strengthened the capacity of critical actors and systems in preparedness, early action and in the provision of life-saving interventions that are timely, integrated, conflict- and climate-sensitive, gender-transformative and peace-responsive
Total Spending:
$12,573
Implemented by:
UNFPA $1,687
(13%)
NGO $10,886 (87%)
NGO $10,886 (87%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(95)
Non-core Resources (5)
Non-core Resources (5)
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:
$41,830
Implemented by:
UNFPA $38,041
(91%)
NGO $3,789 (9%)
NGO $3,789 (9%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(34)
Non-core Resources (66)
Non-core Resources (66)
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:
$173,328
Implemented by:
UNFPA $156,048
(90%)
NGO $17,280 (10%)
NGO $17,280 (10%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(54)
Non-core Resources (46)
Non-core Resources (46)
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:
$117,958
Implemented by:
UNFPA $48,548
(41%)
NGO $69,409 (59%)
NGO $69,409 (59%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(56)
Non-core Resources (44)
Non-core Resources (44)
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Organizational effectiveness and efficiency
Total Spending:
$131,633
Implemented by:
UNFPA $131,633
(100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(89%)
Non-core Resources (11%)
Non-core Resources (11%)
Expanded partnerships for impact
Expanded partnerships for impact
Total Spending:
$40,933
Implemented by:
UNFPA $40,933
(100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(65)
Non-core Resources (35)
Non-core Resources (35)
Improved programming for results
Improved programming for results
Total Spending:
$6,555
Implemented by:
UNFPA $6,555
(100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(100)
Optimized management of resources
Optimized management of resources
Total Spending:
$84,145
Implemented by:
UNFPA $84,145
(100%)
Funded by:
Core Resources
(100)
