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Against the odds, Malawian girl overcomes child marriage, agonizing labour and obstetric fistula

calendar_today11 September 2023

Jacqueline developed an obstetric fistula when she gave birth at age 16. © UNFPA Malawi

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BRAC and UNFPA

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2023

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Adolescent Empowerment at Scale: Successes and challenges of an evidence-based approach to young women’s programming in Africa

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Engaging communities in Malawi to end child marriage and help girls finish school

calendar_today31 October 2022

Village headman Patete is committed to ending child marriage in his community and was inspired by training he attended under the European Union-funded Spotlight Initiative. © UNFPA/Luis Tato

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Girls in Uganda report being lured across the border to undergo female genital mutilation

calendar_today26 October 2022

A delegation of state ministers and district leaders speak with girls at the Kalas primary school in Amudat. The school is a safe haven for the girls fleeing female genital mutilation, child marriage or both. © UNFPA Uganda/Samuel Okiror

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Young voices demand to be heard: Celebrating young activists on Human Rights Day

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Ms. Banda reads the inscription on her award, which comes from members of her community: “Thank you our fierce fighter, Memory." Image from video feed.

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Global efforts show progress on making women and girls feel safe

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The comprehensive sexuality education workshops in Jujuy create safe spaces for youth to speak freely. © UNFPA Argentina/Clara Campos

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EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High-Level Event: Progress and Perspectives on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls

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Spotlight Initiative to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Pacific Islands

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Dr. Natalia Kanem represented the United Nations at a high-level Spotlight Initiative event in Samoa. © UNFPA Pacific/Navinesh Kumar

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UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

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Svitlana Tavantseva (right) counsels survivors of violence in Ukraine. Too often, she says, women are shamed rather than perpetrators. © UNFPA Ukraine/Maks Levin

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Against the odds, Malawian girl overcomes child marriage, agonizing labour and obstetric fistula

Adolescent Empowerment at Scale: Successes and challenges of an evidence-based approach to young women’s programming in Africa

Engaging communities in Malawi to end child marriage and help girls finish school

Girls in Uganda report being lured across the border to undergo female genital mutilation

Young voices demand to be heard: Celebrating young activists on Human Rights Day

Global efforts show progress on making women and girls feel safe

EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High-Level Event: Progress and Perspectives on Eliminating Violence Against Women and Girls

Spotlight Initiative to Tackle Gender-Based Violence in Pacific Islands

UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

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