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Sport offers gateway to reproductive health, human rights, peace

Sport improves confidence and builds community, say youth leaders. © UNFPA Iraq
  • 11 April 2018
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Two wheelchairs and a stroller: Overcoming barriers to parenthood in Belarus

Anya Shevko with her daughter Nastya. The family struggled to obtain wheelchair-accessible reproductive health services. Photographed by Denis Zelenko for Imena Magazine
  • 02 November 2017
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Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

Taekwondo champion Farida Azizova (left) encourages young people to speak out against gender discrimination. Image from the Youth for a Better Future campaign.
  • 18 April 2017
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Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

A class for youth with hearing disabilities in Burkina Faso. UNFPA has provided training on sexual and reproductive health to this and other schools in the country. ©UNFPA/Théodore Somda
  • 17 June 2016
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The power of girls: African athletes call for gender equality, support for girls

Marcelle, 19, calls for girls to “get an education and be successful in life.” She and other elite athletes at the All African Games promoted girls’ rights, health and well-being through a variety of UNFPA-supported programmes. © UNFPA Congo
  • 09 October 2015
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Refugee with disability overcomes steep hurdles

Fatima at the Zaatari women’s centre where she volunteers as an art instructor. As a disabled child, she had to overcome stigma and isolation. She faced the same challenges again as a refugee. © UNFPA
  • 27 July 2015
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African Football Series: Moving the Goal Posts. Girl Football Players

Published on: 01/06/2010

Ahead of the 2010 World Cup in Africa, people from across the continent tell the stories of how football impacts on their lives in a new series of African Football Shorts.

African football series: Football Grannies, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Published on: 01/06/2010

Ahead of the 2010 World Cup in Africa, people from across the continent tell the stories of how football impacts on their lives in a new series of African Football Shorts.

African football series: Miriam Balang, Food Vendor Johannesburg

Published on: 01/06/2010

Ahead of the World Cup in Africa, people from across the continent tell the stories of how football impacts on their lives in a new series of African Football Shorts.

African football series: Matshidiso, Sex Worker, Pretoria

Published on: 01/06/2010

Ahead of the 2010 World Cup in Africa, people from across the continent tell the stories of how football impacts on their lives in a new series of African Football Shorts.

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