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In Costa Rica, from teen mom to girls’ rights advocate

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Hillary Bustos Gómez found herself pregnant at 16 years old. © UNFPA/Priscilla Mora

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Families increasingly resort to child marriage as Yemen’s conflict grinds on

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Hana’a was married off at 15. She endured brutal violence at the hands of her husband. © UNFPA Yemen

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Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

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Violence against women was widespread even before the current conflict, but experts say abuses are becoming even more commonplace. A women's shelter in a port city in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

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Oct 2016

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State of World Population

State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

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The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

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Temawelase is a sixth-grader in rural Swaziland. Whether the world is able to achieve its development goals depends, in large part, on her fate and the fate of girls like her. ©UNFPA/Barcroft Media/Mark Lewis

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Astrologers, shamans and priests mobilize against child marriage in Nepal

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Three women with their children in Far Western Nepal. All of the women were child brides. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

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Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

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Fatima Muhammed demonstrates how to make a reusable sanitary napkin in her school's sewing room. Classmate Deborah Chavula looks on. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

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Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

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Students perform their award-winning poem, "The Life that is Worthy." Their message makes them ambassadors of sustainable development, said leaders at the 2016 Music, Dance and Drama Festival.

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

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In Costa Rica, from teen mom to girls’ rights advocate

Families increasingly resort to child marriage as Yemen’s conflict grinds on

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State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

Astrologers, shamans and priests mobilize against child marriage in Nepal

Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

In Costa Rica, from teen mom to girls’ rights advocate

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