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HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable girls and young women

calendar_today10 October 2017

Takhona learned to protect herself from HIV from UNFPA's Safeguard Young People programme. © UNFPA Swaziland
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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

calendar_today11 October 2017

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

calendar_today06 September 2017

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

calendar_today05 September 2017

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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Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti

calendar_today15 August 2017

Yveka, 17, visits a midwife during the mobile clinic. © UNFPA
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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

calendar_today21 August 2017

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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Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

calendar_today09 August 2017

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

calendar_today03 August 2017

Globally, pregnancy-related complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 to 19. Photograph by Lucy Tomasino
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Cursed no more – women in western Ethiopia reject childbirth alone in the bush

calendar_today28 July 2017

Women participate in a community discussion about ending practices that are harmful to women and girls. In this session, they are talking about child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Meron Negash
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To secure a better future, teens in Sierra Leone look to family planning

calendar_today10 July 2017

Aminata Kabba became pregnant at 15. She says she wishes she had known about family planning. © MSSL
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