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State of World Population

State of the World Population report 2024 - Interwoven lives, threads of hope

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“Haïti must rise from her ashes”: Health workers on the front lines of a spiralling crisis

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A UNFPA-supported mobile health team visits a displacement site near Haïti’s capital Port-au-Prince. © FAHDRIS/Richy Mix

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Investing in equality: How young women are innovating to improve their health, rights and lives

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In the United Republic of Tanzania, Juliana Magesa founded Young Mums Unite, a support group where mothers aged 15 to 24 can access information and essential services, including family planning, maternal health care and counselling. © UNFPA/Msomi Huru

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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

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Women and girls in Gaza use torn pieces of cloth in place of sanitary pads

Lack of access to menstrual hygiene products in Gaza is forcing many women and girls, like Bakiza (47) and her daughter, to take desperate measures.

See the impact of the support being delivered by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.

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From recovery to resilience: Zeynab's story after the earthquakes in Northwest Syria

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Thanks to a UNFPA safe space, Zeynab has learned a range of new livelihood skills and is getting back on her feet financially and psychologically following the traumatic earthquakes of February 2023. © Muhannad Barbori/Ihsan Organization.

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After surviving sexual violence, youth leader creates change for girls with disabilities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Ngoma*, who has a hearing disability, was attacked at aged 15 by a group of boys in her hometown of Matadi in the the Democratic Republic of the Congo. © UNFPA DRC/Jeremie Kibuya

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“We are the experts on disability”: Advocate Angeline Chand urges inclusive disaster preparedness and response in Fiji

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