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Cover page of State of World Population 2016

Publication date

Oct 2016

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

116

State of World Population

State of World Population 2016

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

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Empowered girls can change the world, say UNFPA head and Ashley Judd

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Panel moderator Asha Curran, director of the Center for Innovation and Social Impact at the 92nd St Y, with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Ashley Judd, an actress and human rights activist, at the Social Good Summit in New York. © UNFPA/Koye Adeboye
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Women’s football defies stereotypes, inspires change in Cameroon

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Monique (top row, fourth from left), 18, and her teammates are challenging expectations in their conservative community. © UNFPA
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Freedom From Fistula

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Freedom From Fistula

Freedom From Fistula

An overview of the Campaign to End Fistula workings in Liberia, showing striking scenes of women & girls in their quest for treatment & a new life, free of obstetric fistula, a devastating child-bearing injury that affects more than 2 million women. Created by UNFPA Liberia and Governess Films, 2010

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Senegal: Beyond Tradition

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Senegal: Beyond Tradition

Senegal: Beyond Tradition

Dialyma's father had forbidden his mother to cut his daughter.  The grandmother cut Dialyma against her wishes.  Now her father has joined a growing movement fighting to end female genital mutilation. He says change must come from the grassroots.

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Nepal Commits to Women's Post-conflict Support and Participation

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Nepal Commits to Women's Post-conflict Support and Participation

Nepal Commits to Women's Post-conflict Support and Participation

Nepal has developed an action plan to support women and girls affected by civil conflict and involve women in peacebuilding, as urged  by the UN Security Council in Resolutions 1325 and 1820.

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In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

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Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Seven years of resistance: One girl’s fight against FGM

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Nancy Tomee in New York, where she spoke to first ladies from around the world about her struggle against FGM. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
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