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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

11 October 2017

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

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

06 September 2017

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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

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

05 September 2017

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

Yveka, 17, visits a midwife during the mobile clinic. © UNFPA

15 August 2017

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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

Shaina, 16, spoke out about the challenges facing girls at the launch of a campaign to address adolescent pregnancy. © UNFPA Philippines

21 August 2017

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Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen

09 August 2017

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Teen pregnancies, and attendant health risks, a major concern in El Salvador

Globally, pregnancy-related complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 to 19. Photograph by Lucy Tomasino

03 August 2017

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Cursed no more – women in western Ethiopia reject childbirth alone in the bush

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

28 July 2017

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To secure a better future, teens in Sierra Leone look to family planning

10 July 2017

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After devastating birth injuries, 33 women’s lives transformed

A young woman at a fistula-repair campaign in Batouri, Cameroon. Obstetric fistula is a life-altering childbirth injury that afflicts the world's most marginalized women. But it can be repaired – and prevented. © UNFPA Cameroon/Olive Bonga

14 July 2017

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