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Better suicide prevention and mental health care needed among Myanmar’s most vulnerable

calendar_today04 March 2020

Young people in Myanmar face a variety of risk factors for depression and other mental health disorders, including exposure to conflict and humanitarian crisis. © UNFPA Myanmar
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“We must resolutely resist any attempts to go back”: Listening to the icons and activists of women’s rights

calendar_today05 March 2020

"I want my daughters to be respected as human beings," says Fawzia Koofi, a trailblazer in Afghanistan. © Johannes Eisele/AFP/GettyImages© Johannes Eisele/AFP/GettyImages
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Costing the Three Transformative Results cover

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jan 2020

Author

Johns Hopkins University, Avenir Health, Victoria University, Institute of Health, Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, UNFPA

Number of pages

36

Publication

Costing the Three Transformative Results

The cost of the transformative results UNFPA is committed to achieving by 2030

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Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jan 2020

Resources

Chapter 4: Cost of Ending Child Marriage

This is the fourth chapter of Costing the Three Transformative Results, which focuses on new research to estimate the costs associated the global effort led by UNFPA towards: (a) ending preventable maternal deaths, (b) ending the unmet need for family planning, (c) ending gender-based violence and all harmful practices, including child marriage and female genital mutilation.

This chapter focuses on the estimated cost of ending child marriage. It was compiled by UNFPA partners at Victoria University.  

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

Jan 2020

Resources

Chapter 3: Cost of Ending Female Genital Mutilation

This is the third chapter of Costing the Three Transformative Results, which focuses on new research to estimate the costs associated the global effort led by UNFPA towards: (a) ending preventable maternal deaths, (b) ending the unmet need for family planning, (c) ending gender-based violence and all harmful practices, including child marriage and female genital mutilation.

This chapter focuses on the estimated cost of ending female genital mutilation. It was compiled by UNFPA partners at Avenir Health. 

News

From child brides and FGM survivors to leaders on a global stage

calendar_today03 January 2020

Survivors and advocates Nachaki, Rosillah and Eunice speak with advocate and psychotherapist Leyla Hussein at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25. (L-R) Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Pratt/Too Young to Wed.
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News

A look back at the 2010s: A decade of voices and choices

calendar_today23 December 2019

The world has seen both peril and promise in the last 10 years.
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News

Young voices demand to be heard: Celebrating young activists on Human Rights Day

calendar_today10 December 2019

Ms. Banda reads the inscription on her award, which comes from members of her community: “Thank you our fierce fighter, Memory." Image from video feed.
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This is how much it will cost to realize the world we want

calendar_today13 November 2019

In 10 years, the world could achieve three transformative results, at a price tag of only $264 billion, according to new research unveiled at the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25. © UNFPA Uganda
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Speech

Commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the CEDAW

calendar_today18 December 2019

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