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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

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Mrs. Belay with her husband, Priest Leul Hunegnaw, in front of their barn. She says contraception has had a liberating effect. © UNFPA Ethiopia

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Sir Prince Ramsey, Guttmacher Institute and Save a Child’s Heart recognized with UN Population Award

calendar_today26 June 2018

Martha Pobee, Ghana's Permanent Representative and Chair of the Committee for the United Nations Population Award, together with United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed and UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, who serves as the Award Committee's Secretary, at the 2018 UN Population Awards. © UNFPA/ Usenabasi Esiet

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Breaking taboos around sexual and reproductive health in rural Georgia

calendar_today21 June 2018

Young people from the Kakheti region of Georgia participate in peer education training on gender equality and reproductive health and rights. © UNFPA Georgia

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Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

calendar_today07 June 2018

Menstrual health is a serious, but overlooked, issue among vulnerable women. Refugees in Louva, Angola, receive UNFPA-distributed dignity kits, which include sanitary napkins, soap, laundry detergent and other essential hygiene supplies. © UNFPA/Tiril Skarstein

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Embracing the period: Interview with Kim Windvogel

calendar_today31 May 2018

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Embracing the period: Interview with Kim Windvogel

Kim Windvogel, co-director of FEM Projects, speaks about the importance of menstruation education and comprehensive sexuality education in this short interview conducted for the Menstrual Health Management Symposium in Johannesburg, South Africa, in May 2018.

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Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

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Margret Rambiki lived with obstetric fistula for 13 years. Finally, her mother learned how she could get relief. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

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With Australia, working towards zero unmet need for family planning in the Pacific island countries

calendar_today16 May 2018

A woman holding a dignity kit stands with her two children outside their home in ‘Eua, which was damaged when Tropical Cyclone Gita hit Tonga in February 2018. © Tomoko Kurokawa/UNFPA Pacific

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A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

calendar_today10 May 2018

Drawing on her own experience being married as a child – and then getting back to school – Jenipher Sanni has become a mentor for girls in her community. © UN Foundation/GirlUp

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Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

calendar_today26 April 2018

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Over coffee, young people in the Maldives discuss sexual and reproductive health

calendar_today24 April 2018

Young women and men come to Safe Space sessions in equal numbers and with equal levels of interest in discussing topics that, otherwise, most don't talk about with anyone else. © UNFPA Maldives/Ashwa Faheem

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Family planning liberating for women in rural Ethiopia

Sir Prince Ramsey, Guttmacher Institute and Save a Child’s Heart recognized with UN Population Award

Breaking taboos around sexual and reproductive health in rural Georgia

Period shame, misinformation linked to serious human rights concerns

Embracing the period: Interview with Kim Windvogel

Child bride and fistula survivor becomes an advocate for change

With Australia, working towards zero unmet need for family planning in the Pacific island countries

A young activist in Malawi campaigns to keep girls out of marriage and in school

Protecting women and girls after the earthquake in Papua New Guinea

Over coffee, young people in the Maldives discuss sexual and reproductive health

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