Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty
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Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty
calendar_today02 April 2014
<p>Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. <i>Photo Credit: UNFPA</i> <br/> </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
calendar_today17 March 2014
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
Empowering Youth to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
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Empowering Youth to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
calendar_today12 March 2014
<p>Madame Chantal Compaoré, First Lady of Burkina Faso (centre) with Aissata Camara (left) and other young participants invited to take part in the side-event on ending female genital mutilation/cutting. <i>Photo credit: Aissata Camara</i> </p>