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UNFPA Launches Advocacy Platform for Post-2015 Development Framework

24 October 2013

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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages

At 16, Tod is expecting her second child. With limited options for schooling, adolscents in some remote villages in southern Laos routinely marry and start the hard work of raising families by age 14 or 15. Photo©UNFPA AsiaPacific

30 October 2013

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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

Maria Victoria Urquizo(15) was raped by a co-worker when she was 14 years old. Now she lives with her baby girl at her brother's house. Photo: Trygve Olfarnes/UNFPA.

26 August 2010

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Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath

Alphonsine has lived for nearly 20 years with obstetric fistula and resulting incontinence.  She underwent a surgical repair, but needs to undergo another.  Photo: UNFPA Madagascar

10 October 2012

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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them

01 February 2013

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Calling on Youth Leaders: This Is Your Chance to Effect Change

23 October 2012

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Breaking the Wall of Silence, Women and Girls in Morocco Open Up about Adolescent Pregnancy

Two young girls recount their experiences as adolescent mothers in Morocco in an effort to raise awareness about the challenges of adolescent pregnancy. They are wearing masks to remain anonymous and avoid stigma. Photo © UNFPA/Morocco

29 October 2013

Frequently Asked Questions

The goal of UNFPA is ensure reproductive rights for all. To accomplish this, UNFPA works to ensure that all people, especially women and young people, are able to access high-quality sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, so that they can make informed and voluntary choices about their sexual and reproductive lives.

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Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman

14 May 2013

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“First School, Then Marriage and Babies”

Arnela, 18, bottle-feeds her 18-month old daughter in her pram while Sabrina, 17 (left), cradles her 28-day old son on her lap. Photo © Jason D. Jones / UNFPA

30 October 2013

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