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Youth Envoy shines spotlight on young people’s development priorities

calendar_today25 September 2014

UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speak with young people at a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Displaced Iraqi women, youth receive psychosocial support

calendar_today13 October 2014

Nada (name changed) and her siblings sit in a tent in the Khanke Camp for displaced Iraqis, in Dohuk. They were forced to flee when their community was attacked by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). Photo credit: UNFPA/Millat Horiri
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Human rights, dignity must form cornerstone of future sustainable development

calendar_today22 September 2014

A pregnant woman rests outside the maternity ward at the Kanungu Health Center IV, in Uganda. Photo credit:Tadej Znidarcic
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Highest-level of emergency declared in Iraq

calendar_today19 August 2014

Women and children await care at a UNFPA-supported maternity clinic in Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA
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Displaced Ukrainians find help, hope

calendar_today19 August 2014

Ketevan and her 4-year-old son, Illya, were displaced from the Luhansk Region of Ukraine. Photo credit: UNFPA Ukraine/Olena Kulyk
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Serving Syrian refugee women amid Iraq's escalating crisis

calendar_today26 August 2014

UNFPA staff distribute dignity kits, containing essential hygiene supplies, to women in Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Veronica Njikho
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UN Secretary-General and Malala Yousafzai join #showyourselfie campaign

calendar_today18 August 2014

US news anchor Amy Robach, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Malala Yousafzai show their support for youth.
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In Sudan, male partners critical in fight against FGM

calendar_today02 September 2014

FGM is not just a women's issue; men also have a role to play. A UNFPA-supported Y-Peer group in East Sudan advocates ending the practice. Photo credit: UNFPA Sudan
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Quadruplets born in rural DRC, with help of emergency obstetric programme

calendar_today15 August 2014

Quadruplets born at a UNFPA-supported hospital in Niania, DRC. Photo credit: UNFPA DRC
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Youth volunteers in Iran show their selfies to promote role of young people

calendar_today28 August 2014

Young volunteers at a UNFPA-supported training in Kerman, Iran, participate in the #showyourselfie campaign to promote the role of youth in development.Photo credit: UNFPA Iran
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