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Cover page of State of World Population 2016

Publication date

Oct 2016

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UNFPA

Number of pages

116

State of World Population

State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

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The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

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Temawelase is a sixth-grader in rural Swaziland. Whether the world is able to achieve its development goals depends, in large part, on her fate and the fate of girls like her. ©UNFPA/Barcroft Media/Mark Lewis

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“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

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Sibongile Majaura's business has saved her education and helps support her family. © UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little

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New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon

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

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Astrologers, shamans and priests mobilize against child marriage in Nepal

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Three women with their children in Far Western Nepal. All of the women were child brides. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri

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Organizations raise alarm over “global contraceptive crisis”

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Nurse adviser Clementine Denagmi offers family planning counseling at a clinic run by the Benin Family Planning Association in Cotonou, Benin. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

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

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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

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The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

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Fatuma Ahmed was subjected to female genital mutilation and child marriage. She is now a member of a "married girls' club," where she and other child brides advocate against these harmful practices. © UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw

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Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage

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Saba and her mother speak out against child marriage, encouraging families to educate their daughters instead. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

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Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

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State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon

Astrologers, shamans and priests mobilize against child marriage in Nepal

Organizations raise alarm over “global contraceptive crisis”

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

The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage

Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

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