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Nearly half of all pregnancies are unintended—a global crisis, says new UNFPA report

30 March 2022

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Women and girls continue to pay a heavy price in Yemen as the conflict slips further from global view

15 March 2022

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Adolescents with questions find answers via live-streamed sexuality education in China

“Puberty, menstruation, sexuality – people won’t talk about it,” says Ms. Xiaohong Shi, an instructor on UNFPA’s pilot project on CSE. “But they want to learn. In their hearts, all of them are very curious.” Ms. Shi has taught sexuality education to more than 5,000 students and adolescents. She's been a certified mental health counsellor, social worker and supervisor in Qinghai province since 2015. ©UNFPA China

28 December 2021

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Bodily autonomy: a cornerstone for achieving gender equality and universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights

Number of pages: 7

Publication date: 01 Apr 2021

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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With emergency funding for family planning, a glimmer of hope amid crisis

Christabel Mwena, 18, playing with her daughter in Mtendere, Zambia. © UNFPA

27 September 2021

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After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

Noorjahan laughs as she recovers from fistula surgery in Malalai Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now, she says, "I can live." © Andrea Bruce/ NOOR

07 June 2016

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Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO

21 April 2021

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Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

A survivor of childhood violence in Ghana, during a conversation about her experience. Violations of bodily autonomy can leave lasting emotional scars. © UNFPA/George Koranteng

14 April 2021

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State of World Population

State of World Population 2021

My Body is My Own - Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination

Publication date: 14 Apr 2021

Author: UNFPA

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Dominican Republic project champions welfare of mothers amid COVID-19 pandemic

Lucía García, 19, is pregnant with her third child. Despite the hardships of the pandemic, she feels more prepared for childbirth than before. © AFP/UNFPA Dominican Republic

29 March 2021