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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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After long nightmare in Ukraine, displaced family finds peace

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

09 December 2016

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Namibian hackathon takes on scourge of gender violence

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

05 December 2016

Reversing the Trend

Published on: 25/11/2016

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

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

18 November 2016

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Families increasingly resort to child marriage as Yemen’s conflict grinds on

Hana’a was married off at 15. She endured brutal violence at the hands of her husband. © UNFPA Yemen

16 November 2016

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With high child marriage rates among Syrian refugees, one girl takes a stand

Raneem Abras, 16, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, advocates against child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab

02 November 2016

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Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

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

31 October 2016

State of World Population

State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

Number of pages: 116

Publication date: 20 Oct 2016

Author: UNFPA

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The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

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

20 October 2016

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