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Say #IDONT to fight child marriage this Valentine's Day

calendar_today12 February 2016

An outraged passer bye tries to get the young bride's attention during a staged photo shoot drawing attention to the issue of child marriage in Lebanon. © KAFA (enough) Violence & Exploitation, Lebanon
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Five of the greatest sexual health advances since the birth of the UN

calendar_today23 October 2015

Over the last 70 years, there has been remarkable progress in sexual and reproductive health. Women learn about family planning at a clinic in Tunisia in 1987. © UN Photo/John Isaac
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Flight from Syria: The story of one child bride

calendar_today05 February 2016

Syrian refugees in front of the tent where Haneen and her family previously lived in southern Lebanon. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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The Evaluation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programmes

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jun 2015

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

60

Publication

The Evaluation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programmes

A Focus on the Gender and Empowerment Outcomes

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Girlhood, Not Motherhood

Publication date

Dec 2015

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

58

Publication

Girlhood, Not Motherhood

Preventing Adolescent Pregnancy

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Universal Access to Reproductive Health: Progress and Challenges

Publication date

Jan 2016

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

102

Publication

Universal Access to Reproductive Health: Progress and Challenges

Universal access to reproductive health affects and is affected by many aspects of life. It involves individuals’ most intimate relationships, including negotiation and decision-making within these relationships, and interactions with health providers regarding contraceptive methods and options.

This report seeks to identify areas where reproductive health has advanced or not according to four main indicators: Adolescent birth rate, contraceptive prevalence rate, unmet need for family planning rate, proportion of demand for contraception satisfied.

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Giving women choices: Family planning options increase in rural Ethiopia

calendar_today05 January 2016

Semira Umer, a health extension worker in northern Ethiopia, often counsels women on family planning. She says almost every married woman in the area now knows about the contraceptive options available. ©UNFPA Ethiopia/Mulugeta Ayene
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Youth advocates take on child marriage, gender inequality in Albania

calendar_today14 December 2015

Throughout her adolescence, Gina* was pressured to leave school and get married. Today, she is a youth advocate, working to promote the rights and well-being of other young girls. © Observatory for Children’s Rights
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Video

If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe

calendar_today02 December 2015

If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe

If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe

Ugandan musicians promote condom use to save lives. Read more about this hit music video.

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“If It’s Not On, It’s Not Safe”: Ugandan musicians promote condom use to save lives

calendar_today30 November 2015

Ugandan musician GNL Zamba, Jody Phibi, Jazmine Lydia, Ray Signature and Big Trill in the music video for "If It's Not On, It's Not Safe." © Reach a Hand Uganda
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