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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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After long nightmare in Ukraine, displaced family finds peace

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A member of the mobile team meets with Tetiana in her temporary accommodations in Kharkiv. © UNFPA/Denys Panchenko

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Namibian hackathon takes on scourge of gender violence

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Namibian techies spent a hectic 24 hours creating innovations to tackle gender-based violence. Team Amani celebrates their win. © UNFPA Namibia/Emma Mbekele

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Reversing the Trend

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Reversing the Trend

In this video, made to mark the International Day for Elimination of Gender-based Violence, artist and activist Rand Jarallah uses her face as a canvas to show the horrors of violence against women, one of the most prevalent human rights abuses in the world. Learn more about how activists are working to end violence against women.

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Iraq centre brings specialized care to gender violence survivors

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Case workers finish a meeting at the survivors' centre in Dohuk. The facility provides a full range of support services for survivors of gender-based violence. © UNFPA Iraq/Turchenkova

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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

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

After long nightmare in Ukraine, displaced family finds peace

Namibian hackathon takes on scourge of gender violence

Reversing the Trend

Iraq centre brings specialized care to gender violence survivors

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

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