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With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

calendar_today25 April 2017

Indigenous girls in northern Guatemala must often travel great distances to get to school, a factor that leads to high drop out rates. Bicycles help them stay in school. © UNFPA/Alejandro De León

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Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

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When Mae Esparcia returned to work after having a baby, she was able to access contraceptive pills through a workplace family planning programme. ©UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

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In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

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Solani Zapata, a member of her region's indigenous council, says talking about FGM sparked conversations about women's role in society. © UNFPA/Daniel Baldotto

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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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Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

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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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"Best friends" save women’s lives in war-weary Central African Republic

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Women work together on a building project in the Central African Republic. "Ita Ouali" means "my best friend." © UNFPA

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48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

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Slideshow: Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and a Challenge

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Slideshow: Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and a Challenge

A new report, "Ageing in the 21st Century," offers a vision to unlock the potential of ageing populations.

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Being first doesn't matter... Unless you were always second.

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https://youtu.be/V8FQd8qtNi0

Being first doesn't matter... Unless you were always second.

In 1994, 179 governments committed to improving women's status. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, works to improve women's lives. Video developed on the 10th anniversary of the The Programme of Action agreed to at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Read more here: /public/icpd

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In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

calendar_today29 September 2014

Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

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With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

In Colombia, efforts to end FGM are empowering women to be leaders

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

Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

"Best friends" save women’s lives in war-weary Central African Republic

48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

Slideshow: Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and a Challenge

Being first doesn't matter... Unless you were always second.

In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

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