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Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

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A community leader makes his way to the tent of a pregnant 14-year-old former child bride. “I am worried about the delivery,” said the girl’s father. © UNFPA/David Brunetti

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On Valentine's Day, say #IDONT

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Photographer Vincent Tremeau traveled to communities in Nepal and Iraq where girls face a heightened risk of child marriage. He asked what they want to be when they grow up. Punita, 14, wants to be a teacher. © Vincent Tremeau

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New study finds child marriage rising among most vulnerable Syrian refugees

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A girl dresses as a bride for a march against child marriage and gender-based violence in Jezzine, Lebanon. © RET Liban

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Changing minds to help child brides in Cameroon

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Natasha Biendi was married off when she was just 13 years old. Life as an underage wife and mother is hard. “There is too much work to do," she said. © UNFPA

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After marriage at age 9, a former child bride gets a second chance

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At age 9, Shukria was forced to drop out of school to get married. Now, at 55, she has returned to school and wants to help other vulnerable women beat the odds. © UNFPA

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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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With high child marriage rates among Syrian refugees, one girl takes a stand

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Raneem Abras, 16, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, advocates against child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab

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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 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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Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

On Valentine's Day, say #IDONT

New study finds child marriage rising among most vulnerable Syrian refugees

Changing minds to help child brides in Cameroon

After marriage at age 9, a former child bride gets a second chance

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

With high child marriage rates among Syrian refugees, one girl takes a stand

Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

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

Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

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