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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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Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

Women in the Shanisha community, in Sudan's Blue Nile State, speak about changes happening since the country's democratic transition. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty

24 March 2021

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We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.

19 March 2021

Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s message on Child Marriage at the 65th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)

Published on: 17/03/2021

In her remarks at the CSW65 high-level event "An inter-generational dialogue on child, early and forced marriage," UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem explained how child marriage is a manifestation of gender inequality that robs girls of say and choice and appealed for a gender-equal world in which girls would know their rights and value and be empowered to make their own informed decisions.

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Syria’s decade of conflict takes massive toll on women and girls

The Syrian crisis has reached a tragic anniversary: 10 years of ceaseless conflict. © UNFPA Syria

15 March 2021

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From child bride to midwife saving lives of Afghan mothers

Amina Mansoory is the only midwife serving in a remote district (population:1500) of Herat province in western Afghanistan. © UNFPA Afghanistan

10 March 2021

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Technical Note on Ensuring Value for Money in the Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: Nov 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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Child Marriage and the Law: Technical Note for the Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: Nov 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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