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Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

10 April 2019
Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa
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Speech

52nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development

05 April 2019
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Speech

52nd session of the Commission on Population and Development

02 April 2019
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Updates

Kenya, Denmark and UNFPA rally partners for action on ICPD

02 Apr 2019
Nairobi Summit co-host Denmark “will continue to show support for ICPD in any way possible,” said Minister of Development Cooperation Ulla Tørnæs at a side event during the 52nd Session of the Commission on Population and Development. © UNFPA/Usenabasi Esiet
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News

Declaration affirms global support for reproductive health and rights

01 April 2019
More than 200 million of women and adolescent girls are not using modern contraceptives even though they want to avoid pregnancy, the 52nd Commission on Population and Development heard today. In Thailand, a UNFPA-supported emergency shelter for pregnant teens. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Press release

Countries agree to accelerate action to fully implement historic plan on population and development, emphasising importance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals

01 April 2019
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Updates

25x25: Youth Ambassadors to help pave the way to Nairobi

20 Mar 2019
Twenty-five youth ambassadors, each born 25 years ago, have been selected to advance the goals of the International Conference on Population and Development. © UNFPA Nepal
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Video

Ifrah Ahmed speaks out about FGM

March 20, 2019

At a UNFPA-supported photo exhibition on the harms of female genital mutilation, advocate Ifrah Ahmed spoke about her own experience and her efforts to end the practice.

News

“We are working against all odds”: Despite progress, FGM and child marriage numbers cause alarm

15 March 2019
The path forward will not be easy, says Tadelech Ermias, who bravely refused to undergo FGM. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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