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Madagascar sees a new generation of women leaders

Participants at a session of the Young Women’s Leadership Programme (YWLP). Through this programme, they will identify issues in their communities, then devise practical, effective solutions. © Youth First

12 August 2015

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Young leaders make the case for peace in Somalia

Fatima Abdi Ali (right) with other young people. Ms. Abdi Ali, 21, serves on the country's Youth Advisory Panel, promoting the role of young people in establishing a sustainable peace in Somalia. © Y-Peer Somalia

10 August 2015

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Silent no more: Radio in Cameroon amplifies the voices of women and girls

Girls in Mokolo, Cameroon, perform a traditional dance. Women and girls in the country's Far North region face a host of barriers to critical health information and care. © UNFPA Cameroon

04 August 2015

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“Hosting a bigger family”: Displaced Iraqis come together for Ramadan

Displaced families share an Iftar meal at the women's centre in Saad Camp. © UNFPA/Eman Al Qoloub WCC /Rusul Abdul Kareem

16 July 2015

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Thoraya Obaid and the African Population and Health Research Centre honoured with UN Population Award

Children play football at a low-cost informal school in Nairobi. Research by APHRC has helped the Government of Kenya develop policies on school access. © African Population and Health Research Centre

26 June 2015

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In Egypt, brave Syrian refugee promotes opportunities for women

Huda (right) sits at a UNFPA-supported safe space in Alexandria, Egypt. She fled the violence in Syria three years ago and struggled to support herself. Now, she is working on behalf of other women refugees. Photo courtesy of Huda.

17 June 2015

Meet Lena

Published on: 16/06/2015

Today Lena becomes a teenager. The world around her is full of possibilities. But also risks. See what opportunities and risks Lena and other girls and young women are facing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and how UNFPA is assisting the countries in the region to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

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After flight from Syria, refugee women in Iraq find safety, support

Asma with her friends at the women’s safe space. “I am happy in the sewing session,” she said. “My teacher is from the same place I came from. We speak the same language and share the same memories.” © UNFPA/Shayda Hesammi

29 April 2015

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Advancing the rights of adolescent girls creates ‘virtuous cycle’, say global leaders

09 March 2015

Speech

48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

13 April 2015

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