Amid Crisis in South Sudan, Youth Continue to Hope for a Brighter Future
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Amid Crisis in South Sudan, Youth Continue to Hope for a Brighter Future
<p>A group of young people taking part in the UNFPA Youth and Adolescents Programme at the Juba III civilian protection camp in the South Sudanese capital. They are being trained to become peer educators on reproductive health and HIV prevention. <i>Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor</i> </p>
Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
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Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War
Hasija was one of the first women to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in a case of war rape, in 1996. Her hometown of Rakitnica was set ablaze during the war and her family was expelled. Her father and brother did not survive. Photo credit: Armin Smailovic/Sarajevo, 2010
Building the Future of Africa by Empowering Women and Youth
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Building the Future of Africa by Empowering Women and Youth
Ms. Trina S. Haque, Sector Manager for the World Bank Group's Health, Nutrition and Population in West and Central Africa; Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund; and H.E., Ms. Maikibi Kadidiatou Dandobi, Minister of Population, Promotion of Women and Protection of Children of Niger.