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Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

12 August 2016

Fatima Muhammed demonstrates how to make a reusable sanitary napkin in her school's sewing room. Classmate Deborah Chavula looks on. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

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"Best friends" save women’s lives in war-weary Central African Republic

20 June 2016

Women work together on a building project in the Central African Republic. "Ita Ouali" means "my best friend." © UNFPA

Speech

48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

13 April 2015

Slideshow: Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and a Challenge

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A new report, "Ageing in the 21st Century," offers a vision to unlock the potential of ageing populations.

Being first doesn't matter... Unless you were always second.

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In 1994, 179 governments committed to improving women's status. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, works to improve women's lives. Video developed on the 10th anniversary of the The Programme of Action agreed to at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Read more here: /public/icpd

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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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Global summit urges to end sexual violence in conflict

10 June 2014

Women who have endured gender-based violence receive counselling and other forms of support in a displacement camp in Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo credit: OCHA/Gemma Cortes

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