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Family planning helps refugees put their families, futures first

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Irene Ayo, 20, is a peer educator in the South Sudanese refugee settlement where she lives. She teaches other young refugees about the benefits of family planning. © UNFPA/Eveyln Kiapi
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  • Family planning fair dispels rumours, empowers women

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Family planning fair dispels rumours, empowers women

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Patricia, 23, arrived at the fair knowing very little about contraception. But she was intrigued. "I do not want to have more children now because I do not have the means to support them," she said. © UNFPA WCARO
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  • World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

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World Population Day spotlights needs of women and girls in emergencies

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Sarita Tamang, 25, was nine months pregnant when her house collapsed around here. Women like Ms. Tamang have specific health needs that can be overlooked in emergencies. © UNFPA Nepal
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  • Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh

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Clinic helps end dangerous traditional practices in rural Bangladesh

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Mousomi Rani and her baby, Joni, receive post-natal care at the local clinic. Health staff are working to help community members abandon harmful practices and embrace modern maternal care. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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  • Ebola prompts efforts to boost condom use in Liberia

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Ebola prompts efforts to boost condom use in Liberia

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Condoms are critical for preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV and – in Ebola-affected countries like Liberia – the Ebola virus. © UNFPA/Nordic Office
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The wait is over for safe births in rural Cambodia

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Senior midwife Yan Yan Phearen gives an antenatal exam to Net Pheak at the Waiting House for Pregnant Women with Complications, in Kratie, Cambodia. © Nicolas Axelrod/Ruom for UNFPA
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Relief workers in Nepal race to beat monsoon rains

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Nangsal Tamang, Kalpana Tamang, and Dawa Deki Tamang, all from Hakku Village, receive care at a mobile reproductive health camp in Rasuwa District. © UNFPA Nepal
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Demographic Dividend

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Demographic Dividend

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Demographic Dividend

A country with both increasing numbers of young people and declining fertility has the potential to reap a ‘demographic dividend’ – a boost in economic productivity that occurs when there are growing numbers of people in the workforce relative to the number of dependents.

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Dependent, deprived: Child brides in India tell their stories

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“Sometimes, when the others are not at home, I read my old school books and hold my baby and cry,” said Komal, who was forced to drop out of school and get married at age 16. © UNFPA/Rajat Ray
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  • School campaign aims to help Côte d’Ivoire reap demographic dividend

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School campaign aims to help Côte d’Ivoire reap demographic dividend

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Students in Daoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. Young people are poised to transform the country's future. But to do so, they must be empowered, educated and employed. © UNFPA Cote d'Ivoire
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