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View from a camp in Myanmar – one family's story from before the recent crisis

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Even before the recent escalation of the crisis in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, conditions were tense and crowded. © UNFPA Myanmar/Karlien Truyens

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Youth offer solutions to global problems, if leaders take action now

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Edith Nambalirwa is reaching other youth with her entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health. © UNFPA ESARO/Corrie Butler

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With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

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Indigenous girls in northern Guatemala must often travel great distances to get to school, a factor that leads to high drop out rates. Bicycles help them stay in school. © UNFPA/Alejandro De León

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Study shows meeting adolescents’ health needs would yield tenfold return

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Girls from the Safeguard Young People programme in Malawi, which provides sexual and reproductive health information, helps young people access health services, and offers leadership training. © UNFPA Malawi/Hope Ngwira

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High-level event on investing in youth to eradicate poverty and promote prosperity

calendar_today17 July 2017

location_onUnited Nations Headquarters, New York

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UNFPA

Publication date

May 2016

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Daniel Schensul, Kathrin Weny and Rachel Snow

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Foundations for the Future

Building Quality Human Capital for Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development in the Context of the Istanbul Programme of Action

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Family planning a development imperative, leaders at AU Summit emphasize

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Marie Josee Mukankuranga explains how she counsels women on family planning during a visit by development experts. © UNFPA/Rick Francis

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In Botswana, future depends on investments in young people

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Xhute left school because her family could not afford to buy her shoes to wear to class. She plans to continue her education and become a teacher. © UNFPA Botswana/Nchidzi Smarts

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Oct 2016

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

calendar_today03 October 2016

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View from a camp in Myanmar – one family's story from before the recent crisis

Youth offer solutions to global problems, if leaders take action now

With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

Study shows meeting adolescents’ health needs would yield tenfold return

High-level event on investing in youth to eradicate poverty and promote prosperity

Foundations for the Future

Building Quality Human Capital for Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development in the Context of the Istanbul Programme of Action

Family planning a development imperative, leaders at AU Summit emphasize

In Botswana, future depends on investments in young people

State of World Population 2016

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

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

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