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For most vulnerable Nigerian women, high rates of traumatic birth injury

16 November 2017
Women and girls are waiting for a fistula repair at Maiduguri’s State Specialist Hospital © Anne Wittenberg/UNFPA
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In Cambodia, push to end maternal deaths in remote areas

08 November 2017
Romam Pchuek reaches out to pregnant women in Ratanakiri, encouraging them to seek appropriate care. © UNFPA/ Matthew Taylor
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A secret pregnancy in the Comoros: One teen’s story

07 November 2017
UNFPA works with youth groups to provide sexual and reproductive health information and services. A UNFPA-supported HIV screening for young people in Moroni. © UNFPA Comoros
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Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste

23 October 2017
Natalia dropped out of school after becoming pregnant. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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From child bride to beauty expert: one Jordanian woman’s story

19 October 2017
Child marriage rates are rising in Jordan, according to a recent report. © UNFPA Jordan/ Elspeth Dehnert
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Girls speak out on inequality

11 October 2017
What does gender inequality look like? These five girls can tell you. Illustration by Bodil Jane for UNFPA.
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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

06 September 2017
Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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Mobile clinics deliver essential care to women and girls in remote Haiti

15 August 2017
Yveka, 17, visits a midwife during the mobile clinic. © UNFPA
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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

21 August 2017
Shaina, 16, spoke out about the challenges facing girls at the launch of a campaign to address adolescent pregnancy. © UNFPA Philippines
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Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

09 August 2017
Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen
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