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“They were afraid I would die”: Early motherhood puts girls at risk in the Republic of Moldova

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Maria with her youngest daughter. She lost weight after each pregnancy, alarming her doctors. © UNFPA Moldova/Dan Gutu
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Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

calendar_today24 July 2018

Girls attend a football programme run by UNFPA and the Special Olympics in Azerbaijan. The programme brings together girls living with disabilities and those without, to play sports and learn about their rights. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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Teen moms in Peru pinpoint need for sexuality education, health services

calendar_today19 February 2018

Angie and Jazmin were both teen mothers in Lima, Peru. They both say they did not have access to comprehensive sexuality education. © Paco Chuquiure
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Mothers too young: Inequality fuels adolescent pregnancies in Thailand

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Fern* is living in an emergency home, a shelter offering crisis care and maternal care for teen mothers. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Life interrupted: Myanmar teen pregnancy points to need for comprehensive sexuality education

calendar_today25 January 2018

Thiri became pregnant at age 15. A marriage was hastily arranged for her, and she dropped out of school. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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Teenage pregnancy in Myanmar: One girl's story

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Teenage pregnancy in Myanmar: One girl's story

Teenage pregnancy in Myanmar: One girl's story

Every year, almost 50,000 teenage girls in Myanmar give birth, according to 2014 census information. Thiri was one of these girls. 

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

calendar_today05 September 2017

Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Sexuality education offers life-saving lessons to Zambia’s young people

calendar_today13 April 2017

Education is helping young people combat Zambia's high rates of teen pregnancy and HIV. © UNFPA Zambia/Helene Christensen
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From teen mother to mentor in the Comoros

calendar_today25 January 2017

After Jiminie Moussa became pregnant at 16, she was abandoned by her parents and boyfriend. © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
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Cover page of State of World Population 2016

Publication date

Oct 2016

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

116

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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