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“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

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Sibongile Majaura's business has saved her education and helps support her family. © UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little

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“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation

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Muna was left to fend for her children alone in the Domiz refugee camp in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq/Khetam Malkawi

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Giving birth upright, with maté – Peru clinics open arms to indigenous women

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This woman's second childbirth experience was totally different from her first, she says, because she was able to deliver in the traditional vertical position. © Panorama/Carlos Gomez

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African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity

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World Bank Vice President Keith Hansen, President Idriss Déby of Chad, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and moderator Folly Bah Thibault (left to right) at a high-level dialogue on achieving the demographic dividend. © UNFPA/Koye Adeboye

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World leaders adopt ground-breaking plan to address refugee and migrant crisis

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A ground-breaking declaration on the rights of migrants and refugees was adopted today at the United Nations General Assembly. © UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe

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The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

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Fatuma Ahmed was subjected to female genital mutilation and child marriage. She is now a member of a "married girls' club," where she and other child brides advocate against these harmful practices. © UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw

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Once frowned on, family planning offers a lifeline in South Sudan

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UNFPA is helping to educate women about family planning options. © UNFPA/Annette Poni

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Flood relief in Myanmar includes family planning supplies

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Phoo Ngun, her husband Zaw Moe and their two daughters in the flood-devastated Ayayawady Region. Family planning supplies will help flood-affected women recover without worrying about unplanned pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming

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Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

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“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation

Giving birth upright, with maté – Peru clinics open arms to indigenous women

African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity

World leaders adopt ground-breaking plan to address refugee and migrant crisis

The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

Once frowned on, family planning offers a lifeline in South Sudan

Flood relief in Myanmar includes family planning supplies

Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

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