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10 New Year’s resolutions to help change the world

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
  • 14 December 2016
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Around the world, activists call for an end to violence against women

Raneem Abras, 16, calls for an end to child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab
  • 25 November 2016
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Communities in the Amazon band together to save pregnant women

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
  • 14 November 2016
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Violence against women escalates under Yemen's brutal conflict

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
  • 31 October 2016
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Giving girls a voice in Zika-affected communities

Barbara, Jocelly and Maria Eduarda after attending a reproductive health seminar in Goiana, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil/Tatiana Almeida
  • 21 October 2016
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10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

Published on: 21/10/2016

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State of World Population

State of World Population 2016

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

Number of pages: 116

Publication date: 20 Oct 2016

Author: UNFPA

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

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
  • 20 October 2016
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Gender Specialist, Islamabad, Pakistan, P-4

  • Level: P-4
  • Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
  • Closing date: 01 Nov 2016 05:00 PM (America/New_York)
  • Duty station: Islamabad, Pakistan

The Gender Specialist will be specifically responsible for providing technical and programmatic advisory services and capacity building to the Punjab project, through the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Punjab CSW.

We are no longer accepting applications for this position.

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“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

Sibongile Majaura's business has saved her education and helps support her family. © UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little
  • 11 October 2016
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