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

calendar_today25 November 2016

Raneem Abras, 16, calls for an end to child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab
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Cover page of State of World Population 2016

Publication date

Oct 2016

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

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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New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon

calendar_today06 October 2016

Faouzia Yaya was forced into marriage three years ago. A new penal code has just been adopted to prevent such marriages. © UNFPA Cameroon
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Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

calendar_today23 August 2016

A joint UN programme targets 1 million vulnerable girls with messages on empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, leadership and human rights. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

calendar_today18 July 2016

More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab
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Global leaders sign unprecedented commitment to address the needs of youth in crisis settings

calendar_today03 June 2016

Youth volunteers help lead the response to Myanmar's Cyclone Komen in 2015. © UNFPA Myanmar
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Prime time dads: Improving gender equality in Georgia through reality TV

calendar_today01 April 2016

Zviad Kvaratskhelia spends an evening watching cartoons with his three sons. © "We Care"
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Adolescent Boys and Young Men

Publication date

Mar 2016

Author

UNFPA, Promundo

Number of pages

88

Publication

Adolescent Boys and Young Men

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Rebuilding Nepal: Youth take the lead in post-earthquake sexual and reproductive health outreach

calendar_today03 March 2016

A trained researcher from Y-PEER Nepal interviews an adolescent as part of a study assessing the needs of internally displaced young people. © Y-PEER Nepal
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