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Mother with disability hopes for better life with family planning

Ms. Chuor (centre) waits for an antenatal visit at the Aweil State Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
  • 18 July 2019
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  • Cut off from care in flooded Zimbabwe, pregnant women airlifted to safety

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

"We lost all our belongings – including the new clothes we had bought for the baby," Tatenda Sithole, from Rusitu. © UNFPA Zimbabwe
  • 28 June 2019
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  • Fighting for girls’ right to say no to child marriage in South Sudan

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

Poni Helen from South Sudan refused to marry as a child. Today she is studying law. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
  • 11 June 2019
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  • Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

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

A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim
  • 21 June 2019
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  • Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

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

Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal
  • 12 June 2019
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  • Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

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

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
  • 28 May 2019
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  • Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

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

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
  • 10 April 2019
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  • Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

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

After years of conflict, the population is seeing a cascade of health and human rights problems fall "like dominoes". © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
  • 19 March 2019
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  • In Burundi, sexual health education helps youth protect themselves, their futures

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

Young people outside a youth-friendly health centre in Kamenge, Bujumbura. © UNFPA/Chiara Frisone
  • 18 January 2019
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  • The future at her fingertips: What happens when girls say #IDONT

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The future at her fingertips: What happens when girls say #IDONT

“Many of my friends dropped out of school because of early marriage," said Soukaina, in Morocco. “I am grateful I have been able to finish school and delay motherhood." © UNFPA Morocco
  • 01 February 2019
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