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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

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MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf

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Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

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Uncut girls club members come together to change attitudes about FGM in the community. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Meron Negash

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Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

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Girls in the Raparinga Biz meet in a safe space, where they can freely discuss issues including gender equality, violence and their own struggles. © UNFPA Mozambique

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Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

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Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan

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“I refused”: Brave women and girls take a stand against FGM

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Latty, 14, was inspired by her mother to call for the elimination of FGM. Luca Zordan for UNFPA

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To tackle sexual violence in Lesotho, programme targets men and boys

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UNFPA works with survivors of violence and with law enforcement. But with studies showing that young herders are frequently among the perpetrators of violence, it became clear that efforts must be directed towards them, as well. © UNFPA Lesotho

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Women-friendly spaces offer safe haven for Congolese refugees in Angola

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Kiena Odette, Musito and other girls take part in educational and recreational activities at the UNFPA-supported women-friendly space. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein

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A vision of change: Pioneer spends 30 years advocating end to FGM in Sudan

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Abdullah Ali Abdullah has spent 30 years working with communities in North Kordofan to encourage abandonment of female genital mutilation. © UNFPA Sudan

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For Malawi students, menstrual cups offer cost-saving alternative

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University students Prisca Gama and Given Mwira teach women and girls about the menstrual cup, and say there has been keen interest. © Henry Chimbali/UNFPA Malawi

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After Peru floods, women emerge as leaders, advocates

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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

Courageous girls change attitudes about FGM in Ethiopia

Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

“I refused”: Brave women and girls take a stand against FGM

To tackle sexual violence in Lesotho, programme targets men and boys

Women-friendly spaces offer safe haven for Congolese refugees in Angola

A vision of change: Pioneer spends 30 years advocating end to FGM in Sudan

For Malawi students, menstrual cups offer cost-saving alternative

After Peru floods, women emerge as leaders, advocates

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