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Investing in girls: Cash incentives help promote gender equality in India

29 April 2016
Cash incentives are causing more parents to invest in their daughters' education and future. © UNFPA India/Prashant Gurjar
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How the response to Nepal’s earthquake strengthened resources for the nation’s most vulnerable women

22 April 2016
Sabina Rimal (left) meets a local woman at her Female Friendly Space in Rasuwa, Nepal. As part of its services, the FFS teaches women knitting and other income-generating skills. © UNFPA Asia/Matthew Taylor
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

21 April 2016
In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
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Two years since the Chibok girls’ abduction: Providing support for women and girls surviving Boko Haram

15 April 2016
UNFPA has supported 6.2 million people impacted by the Boko Haram insurgency in North-eastern Nigeria. © UNFPA Nigeria
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One month later: Getting critical services to pregnant women after Fiji’s Cyclone Winston

21 March 2016
Elenoa sits with her infant daughter on a bed in Rakiraki Hospital. © UNFPA Pacific Sub-Regional Office/Ariela Zibiah
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The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

17 March 2016
(Left to right) Sheilla Akwara, Monica Singh and Kakenya Ntaiya spoke about their personal experiences with harmful practices during The Time is Now! © UNFPA/Runa A
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Global leaders launch a new programme to support women in conflict zones

16 March 2016
The vulnerabilities of women and girls have often been overlooked in traditional responses to crisis. © UNFPA/Nake Batev
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Passage to change: Empowering adolescent girls this International Women’s Day

07 March 2016
Action for Adolescent Girls is slowly transforming the lives of adolescent girls in Udaipur district, India. © UNFPA India/Arvind Jodna
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