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

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

25 April 2017

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Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

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

07 July 2017

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

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

01 February 2017

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

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

28 December 2016

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

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

12 August 2016

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

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

20 June 2016

Speech

48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

13 April 2015

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

Published on: 25/09/2012

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

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

Published on: 24/05/2013

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

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

29 September 2014

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