International Women’s Day 2018

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Teen moms in Peru pinpoint need for sexuality education, health services

19 February 2018

Angie and Jazmin were both teen mothers in Lima, Peru. They both say they did not have access to comprehensive sexuality education. © Paco Chuquiure

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Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

14 February 2018

Girls in the Raparinga Biz meet in a safe space, where they can freely discuss issues including gender equality, violence and their own struggles. © UNFPA Mozambique

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Mothers too young: Inequality fuels adolescent pregnancies in Thailand

12 February 2018

Fern* is living in an emergency home, a shelter offering crisis care and maternal care for teen mothers. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr

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Displaced by crisis, South Sudan midwifery students focus on saving mothers

09 February 2018

Nyomon Lilian attends to a mother and her newborn at the Juba Teaching Hospital. © UNFPA South Sudan

Resources

Climate Neutral Certificate 2016

Resource date: 2017

UNFPA awarded certificate for compensating the unavoidable greenhouse gas emissions from the facility and travel operations in 2016.

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Ethiopian women and girls see “remarkable results” in ending child marriage

08 February 2018

Merhawit Mezgebe says members of her girls' club are helping to stamp out child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw

Resources

Strategy for the 2020 Round of Population & Housing Censuses (2015-2024)

Resource date: 01 March 2017

Author: UNFPA

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A safe pregnancy is every woman’s right: Midwifery care saves lives in Myanmar

07 February 2018

Video

I said no to FGM: Latty

February 6, 2018

Latty, a 14-year-old girl from Burkina Faso, calls on the international community to work together to end female genital mutilation (FGM). Learn more here.

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