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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
  • 21 April 2016
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Resources

Facing the Facts

Resource date: Feb 2016

Publisher: UNFPA

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Fighting for justice for women amidst conflict in Yemen

Already high rates of sexual and gender-based violence are rising admist the now year-old conflict in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
  • 28 March 2016
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News

The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

(Left to right) Sheilla Akwara, Monica Singh and Kakenya Ntaiya spoke about their personal experiences with harmful practices during The Time is Now! © UNFPA/Runa A
  • 17 March 2016
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News

Honour roll: Child brides return to school in Niger

Aichatou, who was married at 15 and widowed at 16, writes on the blackboard during French class. © UNFPA Niger/Souleymane Saddi Maâzou
  • 10 March 2016
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Press Release

New Multi-country Initiative will Protect Millions of Girls from Child Marriage – UNICEF/UNFPA

08 March 2016

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Passage to change: Empowering adolescent girls this International Women’s Day

Action for Adolescent Girls is slowly transforming the lives of adolescent girls in Udaipur district, India. © UNFPA India/Arvind Jodna
  • 07 March 2016
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News

Top 10 myths about child marriage

The effects of child marriage are devastating and far-reaching. Photo illustration by Whitney Kidder. © UNFPA/Whitney Kidder
  • 12 February 2015
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News

One year after Chibok kidnapping, one girl recounts surviving Boko Haram

Nigo, a 14-year-old girl from Nigeria, was abducted by Boko Haram in November. After she escaped to Niger, she received support from a UNFPA-supported programme. © UNFPA Niger/Souleymane Saddi Maazou
  • 14 April 2015
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News

UNFPA and The Guardian present the first pan-African award for reporting on female genital mutilation

Diana Kendi (left) receives the first-annual Efua Dorkenoo award from Dolapo Osinbajo, wife of Nigeria's vice president (right). © UNFPA Nigeria
  • 19 February 2016
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