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Not just a women’s issue: Men in Myanmar take on gender-based violence

calendar_today16 December 2016

"I’m proud to be a man who stands up against domestic violence,” said Aung Htwe. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming

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Aug 2016

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UNFPA

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UNFPA Supplies 2015: Gender

This brief explains how UNFPA Supplies – UNFPA’s flagship programme helping countries build stronger health systems and widen access to contraceptives and life-saving medicines for maternal health – supports equality for women and girls. It is part of UNFPA Supplies' Key Results for 2015.

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10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world

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These 10 New Year's resolutions are inspired by real people who are making positive, lasting change. Based on photo by UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little

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Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

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Raneem Abras, 16, calls for an end to child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab

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Communities in the Amazon band together to save pregnant women

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Dr. José Luis Palma Vélez aboard the "Health Canoe," a water ambulance that transports pregnant women to the nearest health centre. © UNFPA/Jose Antonio Guayasamin

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Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

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Violence against women was widespread even before the current conflict, but experts say abuses are becoming even more commonplace. A women's shelter in a port city in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen

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Giving girls a voice in Zika-affected communities

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Barbara, Jocelly and Maria Eduarda after attending a reproductive health seminar in Goiana, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil/Tatiana Almeida

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10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

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10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

Cover page of State of World Population 2016

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Oct 2016

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UNFPA

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116

State of World Population

State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

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The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

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Temawelase is a sixth-grader in rural Swaziland. Whether the world is able to achieve its development goals depends, in large part, on her fate and the fate of girls like her. ©UNFPA/Barcroft Media/Mark Lewis

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Not just a women’s issue: Men in Myanmar take on gender-based violence

UNFPA Supplies 2015: Gender

10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world

Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

Communities in the Amazon band together to save pregnant women

Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

Giving girls a voice in Zika-affected communities

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

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