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Explainer: Why investing in women and girls benefits everyone

Students at the Lycée Moderne de Bouna learn about issues around early sexuality in Côte d'Ivoire, where young people make up more than three quarters of the population.© UNFPA Côte d'Ivoire/Ollivier Girard

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Despite steep funding cuts, heroic teacher determined to keep girls in school and out of child marriage in Yemen

Some 1.5 million girls in Yemen are not in school, which blights their future learning and employment opportunities and exposes them to higher risks of child marriage. ©YWU

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A chance encounter leads to critical maternal care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Kyeshero district of Goma, pregnant Chance Azina chats with Amani, a UNFPA-supported community outreach worker at a nearby health centre. ©UNFPA DRC / Jonas Yunus

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This Valentine's Day, busting 5 common myths about child marriage

“My parents wanted me to marry at the age of 13, but I was not ready,” said Shwapna, pictured here with her friend Shantimala at an information and awareness-raising session in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Farjana Sultana

14 February 2025

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Women at the crossroads: Fleeing war in Sudan for an uncertain future in South Sudan

As South Sudan teeters on the edge of civil war, tens of thousands of returnees and refugees must contend with a lack of resources, chronic unemployment and terrifying threats of sexual violence. © UNFPA South Sudan/Levi Lubari

09 April 2025

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Every two minutes a woman dies in pregnancy and childbirth: Tackling a global maternal health crisis

Sajni, 20, received antenatal care at a UNFPA-supported mobile medical camp in a displacement camp in Sindh, Pakistan. © UNFPA Pakistan/Shehzad Noorani

07 April 2025

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“I witnessed unimaginable horrors”: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girls across Sudan

There are alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan. Over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk of assault. ©UNFPA Sudan

02 April 2025

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After two years of war, has Sudan failed its female revolutionaries?

Khartoum has seen some of the heaviest fighting in Sudan over recent weeks, as the country’s two-year war shows few signs of relenting © UNFPA Sudan

16 April 2025

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Between siege and survival: The unheard struggles of mothers in the West Bank

A woman stands amid the rubble of her home following a raid by the Israel forces in Jenin, in Palestine’s West Bank. ©UNFPA Palestine/Media Clinic

11 April 2025

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“Life is dangerous for women in this camp”: In the Central African Republic, survivors of sexual violence lose critical support as funding is slashed

The Korsi refugee camp in Birao, in northern Central African Republic, is home to around 18,000 refugees as well as returnees fleeing the conflict in Sudan. © UNFPA Central African Republic/Karel Prinsloo

19 March 2025

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