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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

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Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

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Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor
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A secret pregnancy in the Comoros: One teen’s story

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UNFPA works with youth groups to provide sexual and reproductive health information and services. A UNFPA-supported HIV screening for young people in Moroni. © UNFPA Comoros
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Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste

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Natalia dropped out of school after becoming pregnant. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story

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Child marriage rates are rising in Jordan, according to a recent report. © UNFPA Jordan/ Elspeth Dehnert
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Girls speak out on inequality

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What does gender inequality look like? These five girls can tell you. Illustration by Bodil Jane for UNFPA.
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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

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Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti

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Yveka, 17, visits a midwife during the mobile clinic. © UNFPA
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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

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Shaina, 16, spoke out about the challenges facing girls at the launch of a campaign to address adolescent pregnancy. © UNFPA Philippines
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Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

calendar_today09 August 2017

Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen
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