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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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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

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Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

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Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

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Shaina, 16, spoke out about the challenges facing girls at the launch of a campaign to address adolescent pregnancy. © UNFPA Philippines

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For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season”

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Asha Ali Ibrahim, a local circumciser, with her granddaughter, who is due to be cut this year. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin

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Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

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Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen

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Teen pregnancies, and attendant health risks, a major concern in El Salvador

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Globally, pregnancy-related complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 to 19. Photograph by Lucy Tomasino

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To secure a better future, teens in Sierra Leone look to family planning

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To end violence against women, Cambodian project teaches healthy relationships

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A pilot programme is working to stop the cycle of violence in Cambodia, where half of women and a quarter of men say wife beating can be justified. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen

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Youth offer solutions to global problems, if leaders take action now

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Edith Nambalirwa is reaching other youth with her entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health. © UNFPA ESARO/Corrie Butler

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UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

For many girls, school holidays means FGM “cutting season”

Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

Teen pregnancies, and attendant health risks, a major concern in El Salvador

To secure a better future, teens in Sierra Leone look to family planning

To end violence against women, Cambodian project teaches healthy relationships

Youth offer solutions to global problems, if leaders take action now

UN and EU launch global effort to end violence against women

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