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Changing minds to help child brides in Cameroon

Natasha Biendi was married off when she was just 13 years old. Life as an underage wife and mother is hard. “There is too much work to do," she said. © UNFPA

10 January 2017

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10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world

These 10 New Year's resolutions are inspired by real people who are making positive, lasting change. Based on photo by UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little

14 December 2016

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“They would be taking us in as wives”: Boko Haram survivors recount horrors, escape

Hauwa gave birth to her son while escaping Boko Haram. Now, they are receiving health and counselling services at a rehabilitation centre in Maiduguri. © UNFPA Nigeria/Kori Habib

23 November 2016

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Return of Chibok girls highlights needs of women and girls

Women and girls are at risk in Boko Haram-affected areas. © OCHA/Ó. Fagan

10 November 2016

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New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon

Faouzia Yaya was forced into marriage three years ago. A new penal code has just been adopted to prevent such marriages. © UNFPA Cameroon

06 October 2016

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African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity

World Bank Vice President Keith Hansen, President Idriss Déby of Chad, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and moderator Folly Bah Thibault (left to right) at a high-level dialogue on achieving the demographic dividend. © UNFPA/Koye Adeboye

20 September 2016

Saving lives through mentoring

Published on: 15/09/2016

In Burkina Faso, a mentoring programme for midwives is saving the lives of women and newborns.

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Giving birth amid Boko Haram insurgency; UNFPA reaching millions with care

A nurse and a survivor of the Boko Haram insurgency at an antenatal check-up. UNFPA has provided the clinic, at the GGSS displacement camp, with reproductive health kits, clean delivery kits and dignity kits. © UNFPA Nigeria

29 August 2016

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Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

Students perform their award-winning poem, "The Life that is Worthy." Their message makes them ambassadors of sustainable development, said leaders at the 2016 Music, Dance and Drama Festival.

12 August 2016

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Amid war devastation, Central African youth become agents of peace

United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi speaks to a group of peer educators in the Central African Republic. The peer educators are spreading messages of peace in their community. © UNFPA/CAR

30 June 2016

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