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In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

29 September 2014
Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
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Seven years of resistance: One girl’s fight against FGM

23 September 2014
Nancy Tomee in New York, where she spoke to first ladies from around the world about her struggle against FGM. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
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Bearing witness to a revolution in women’s health and rights

01 October 2014
Munira Sha'ban, Jordan's celebrated midwife (centre), with UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and UNFPA Director Dianne Stewart. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
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Youth Envoy shines spotlight on young people’s development priorities

25 September 2014
UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte speak with young people at a high-level event at UN Headquarters in New York.
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Displaced Iraqi women, youth receive psychosocial support

13 October 2014
Nada (name changed) and her siblings sit in a tent in the Khanke Camp for displaced Iraqis, in Dohuk. They were forced to flee when their community was attacked by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS). Photo credit: UNFPA/Millat Horiri
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Human rights, dignity must form cornerstone of future sustainable development

22 September 2014
A pregnant woman rests outside the maternity ward at the Kanungu Health Center IV, in Uganda. Photo credit:Tadej Znidarcic
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Highest-level of emergency declared in Iraq

19 August 2014
Women and children await care at a UNFPA-supported maternity clinic in Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA
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Displaced Ukrainians find help, hope

19 August 2014
Ketevan and her 4-year-old son, Illya, were displaced from the Luhansk Region of Ukraine. Photo credit: UNFPA Ukraine/Olena Kulyk
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Serving Syrian refugee women amid Iraq's escalating crisis

26 August 2014
UNFPA staff distribute dignity kits, containing essential hygiene supplies, to women in Iraq. Photo credit: UNFPA/Veronica Njikho
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UN Secretary-General and Malala Yousafzai join #showyourselfie campaign

18 August 2014
US news anchor Amy Robach, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Malala Yousafzai show their support for youth.
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