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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp
  • 10 May 2018
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Over coffee, young people in the Maldives discuss sexual and reproductive health

Young women and men come to Safe Space sessions in equal numbers and with equal levels of interest in discussing topics that, otherwise, most don't talk about with anyone else. © UNFPA Maldives/Ashwa Faheem
  • 24 April 2018
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Rural midwives help save mothers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Out's pregnancy is assessed by a midwife during an antenatal home visit. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
  • 10 April 2018
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From midwife to MP - Advancing the rights of women in the Comoros

MP Hadjira Oumouri attends the Comorian marathon on International Women’s Day. Her shirt says, "I am more than a mother. I am also a woman with ambition." © UNFPA Comoros/Nasser Youssouf
  • 04 April 2018
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In the Philippines, information key to halting teenage pregnancy

“We really need more information on sex and reproductive health,” said Kathleen Acosta, 18, a senior and student leader at UP high school in Iloilo. © UNFPA Philippines
  • 23 March 2018
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New generation of women saying: “Not yet”

Kyae Nai belongs to a new generation of women in Myanmar who are making active choices about the timing of their pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
  • 13 March 2018
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Teen moms in Peru pinpoint need for sexuality education, health services

Angie and Jazmin were both teen mothers in Lima, Peru. They both say they did not have access to comprehensive sexuality education. © Paco Chuquiure
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Fern* is living in an emergency home, a shelter offering crisis care and maternal care for teen mothers. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Life interrupted: Myanmar teen pregnancy points to need for comprehensive sexuality education

Thiri became pregnant at age 15. A marriage was hastily arranged for her, and she dropped out of school. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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