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Helping young people take charge of their bodies, their lives, our world

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When supported and empowered, young people can change the world. “I want to help Uganda,” says Edith Nambalirwa, a peer educator. “If I cannot do it with money, let me do it with knowledge.” © UNFPA ESARO/Corrie Butler

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Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

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Ms. Chuor (centre) waits for an antenatal visit at the Aweil State Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

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"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe

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Fighting for girls’ right to say no to child marriage in South Sudan

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Poni Helen from South Sudan refused to marry as a child. Today she is studying law. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano

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Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

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A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim

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Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

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Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal

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Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

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In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India

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Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

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Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa

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Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

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In Burundi, sexual health education helps youth protect themselves, their futures

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Helping young people take charge of their bodies, their lives, our world

Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

Fighting for girls’ right to say no to child marriage in South Sudan

Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

In Burundi, sexual health education helps youth protect themselves, their futures

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