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Empowering Girls in Nepal to Say ‘No’ to Child Marriage

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With the help of her Choose Your Future classmates, Usha blocked her parents' plans to have her married at 15. Photo: William A. Ryan<

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Young and Pregnant in Jamaica, But Staying in School

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Kazan's mother offers support to Kazan and baby Shakira. Photo:UNFPA/Jamaica

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Using Social Media to Empower Madagascar’s Youth

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Manantsoa Ratsarazaka (right) founded a groundbreaking project to educate and encourage young people in Madagascar to discuss reproductive health issues and seek advice, using the ever growing power of social media. Photo © Lovaniaina Tsiandatse/UNFPA

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UNFPA Launches Advocacy Platform for Post-2015 Development Framework

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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages

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At 16, Tod is expecting her second child. With limited options for schooling, adolscents in some remote villages in southern Laos routinely marry and start the hard work of raising families by age 14 or 15. Photo©UNFPA AsiaPacific

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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

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Maria Victoria Urquizo(15) was raped by a co-worker when she was 14 years old. Now she lives with her baby girl at her brother's house. Photo: Trygve Olfarnes/UNFPA.

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Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath

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Alphonsine has lived for nearly 20 years with obstetric fistula and resulting incontinence.  She underwent a surgical repair, but needs to undergo another.  Photo: UNFPA Madagascar

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Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

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These schoolchildren in the Moroto district, where FGM/C is still prevalent, were shown a video that explains the negative consequences of the practice. In the past, this information was hidden from them

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Calling on Youth Leaders: This Is Your Chance to Effect Change

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Breaking the Wall of Silence, Women and Girls in Morocco Open Up about Adolescent Pregnancy

calendar_today29 October 2013

Two young girls recount their experiences as adolescent mothers in Morocco in an effort to raise awareness about the challenges of adolescent pregnancy. They are wearing masks to remain anonymous and avoid stigma. Photo © UNFPA/Morocco

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Empowering Girls in Nepal to Say ‘No’ to Child Marriage

Young and Pregnant in Jamaica, But Staying in School

Using Social Media to Empower Madagascar’s Youth

UNFPA Launches Advocacy Platform for Post-2015 Development Framework

Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages

Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

Malagasy Women Wounded by Child Marriage and its Aftermath

Ugandan Communities Scrutinize a Violent – Sometimes Deadly – Rite of Passage

Calling on Youth Leaders: This Is Your Chance to Effect Change

Breaking the Wall of Silence, Women and Girls in Morocco Open Up about Adolescent Pregnancy

Empowering Girls in Nepal to Say ‘No’ to Child Marriage

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