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With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

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Indigenous girls in northern Guatemala must often travel great distances to get to school, a factor that leads to high drop out rates. Bicycles help them stay in school. © UNFPA/Alejandro De León

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Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

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When Mae Esparcia returned to work after having a baby, she was able to access contraceptive pills through a workplace family planning programme. ©UNFPA Philippines/Mario Villamor

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Power Her Choices

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Power Her Choices

Family planning is a human right. Yet in developing countries, 214 million women don't have the power to decide their future. With Power Her Choices, UNFPA, United Colors of Benetton and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are calling attention to this unacceptable situation.

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One year after Ebola’s end, Sierra Leone's midwives help mend health system

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Midwifery students listen to a fetal heartbeat. A new generation of midwives will shore up reproductive health care in Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone. © Olivia Acland, United Nations

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Counsellors reach out to Kachin communities to end gender violence

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The staff at the Women's and Girls' Centre in Waing Maw, in Myanmar, are working with communities to stop gender-based violence. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

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New survey shows violence against women widespread in Indonesia

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A woman in Jakarta, Indonesia. A new survey reveals women in the country face high rates of violence. © CEphoto, Uwe Aranas

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Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

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Taekwondo champion Farida Azizova (left) encourages young people to speak out against gender discrimination. Image from the Youth for a Better Future campaign.

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Sexuality education offers life-saving lessons to Zambia’s young people

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Education is helping young people combat Zambia's high rates of teen pregnancy and HIV. © UNFPA Zambia/Helene Christensen

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UNFPA responds to gender violence in conflict-scarred Kachin

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“The most difficult part of my job is the repeated cases, where the husband will not change his behaviour, where the wife is not able to leave, and where she is abused again and again,” says caseworker Lu Bu. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

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At two-year mark, Yemen’s conflict takes heavy toll on women and girls

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With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

Workplace family planning project empowers women, and is good business

Power Her Choices

One year after Ebola’s end, Sierra Leone's midwives help mend health system

Counsellors reach out to Kachin communities to end gender violence

New survey shows violence against women widespread in Indonesia

Taekwondo champion fights gender inequality in Azerbaijan

Sexuality education offers life-saving lessons to Zambia’s young people

UNFPA responds to gender violence in conflict-scarred Kachin

At two-year mark, Yemen’s conflict takes heavy toll on women and girls

With bicycles, impoverished indigenous girls in Guatemala get a taste of freedom

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