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The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

calendar_today14 September 2016

Fatuma Ahmed was subjected to female genital mutilation and child marriage. She is now a member of a "married girls' club," where she and other child brides advocate against these harmful practices. © UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw
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Flood relief in Myanmar includes family planning supplies

calendar_today31 August 2016

Phoo Ngun, her husband Zaw Moe and their two daughters in the flood-devastated Ayayawady Region. Family planning supplies will help flood-affected women recover without worrying about unplanned pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

calendar_today12 August 2016

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

calendar_today12 August 2016

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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Statement

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

calendar_today11 July 2016

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World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

calendar_today11 July 2016

Investing in teenage girls is critical – not only for girls, but for the world. © UNFPA Niger
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Global leaders sign unprecedented commitment to address the needs of youth in crisis settings

calendar_today03 June 2016

Youth volunteers help lead the response to Myanmar's Cyclone Komen in 2015. © UNFPA Myanmar
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Rebuilding Syria through innovation: Empowering Syrian youth to become entrepreneurs

calendar_today01 June 2016

Leen Darwish, age 23, is launching a new app and web-based computer coding course. © UNFPA Syria
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Events

World Population Day 2016

calendar_today07 July - 11 July 2016

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A new mobile app brings the digital revolution to adolescent maternal care in Uganda

calendar_today08 April 2016

Team GetIN members (left to right) Hope Kirabo, Busingye Joshua, Gift Mbabazi and Donald Rukanga during a field visit to Kanungu district. © UNFPA Uganda
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