State of World Population 2013

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2013

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

132

State of World Population

State of World Population 2013

Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the challenge of adolescent pregnancy

Every day in developing countries, 20,000 girls below age 18 give birth. Nine in 10 of these births occur within marriage or a union. This has consequences on the health, education, employment and rights of an untold millions of girls. What are the challenges of adolescent pregnancy, and what can we do to ensure girls have a healthy and safe transition into adulthood?

News

Ninety per cent of Sri Lankan women endure sexual harassment on public transport, UNFPA study shows

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Sexual harassment is rampant on Sri Lanka's public transport system, with far-reaching effects on their jobs, educations and lives. © UNFPA Sri Lanka
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News

Five things you didn’t know about disability and sexual violence

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Young people with disabilities face staggering rights violations, including being cut off from education and health care, and subjected to sexual violence. © UNFPA/Théodore Somda
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News

Five actions for choice

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No country – regardless of income level or political system – has yet made reproductive rights a reality for all. © UNFPA/Egor Dubrovsky
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State of World Population 2018

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Oct 2018

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

158

State of World Population

State of World Population 2018

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Text - Manual on Social Norms and Change publication cover

Publication date

2016

Author

UNFPA, UNICEF

Number of pages

24

Publication

Manual on Social Norms and Change (2016)

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News

507 maternal deaths take place every day in emergencies, fragile settings, flagship report says

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The day I became a woman

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The day I became a woman

The day I became a woman

For millions of women around the world, the transition to womanhood is not marked by independence, a job or graduation from school, but rather by female genital mutilation.

Statement

Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices

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This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated by someone she knows. Moreover, millions of women and girls have been subjected to other forms of violence and harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, which affect an estimated 200 million women and girls, or child marriage, with one in three girls in developing countries being married off before the age of 18.