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Dispatches from the road: Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd on conflict, abuse and healing in Ukraine

UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd looks at a shelled building in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

17 August 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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Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

Students perform their award-winning poem, "The Life that is Worthy." Their message makes them ambassadors of sustainable development, said leaders at the 2016 Music, Dance and Drama Festival.

12 August 2016

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Women face "unspeakable" sexual violence in South Sudan

UNFPA is providing post-rape treatment kits and other essential health supplies in South Sudan. Sexual violence has been widespread since hostilities erupted last month. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

05 August 2016

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Stay and deliver: Saving lives under gunfire in Juba

A mother and baby in Bentiu, South Sudan, in 2015. When violence erupted days before the fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence, heroic midwives stood their ground to save lives. © UNFPA/Amadou Baraze Elh Nakaka

26 July 2016

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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab

18 July 2016

Changing the perspective: Fighting to end female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt

18 July 2016

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

11 July 2016

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Amid war devastation, Central African youth become agents of peace

United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi speaks to a group of peer educators in the Central African Republic. The peer educators are spreading messages of peace in their community. © UNFPA/CAR

30 June 2016

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World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

11 July 2016

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