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With high child marriage rates among Syrian refugees, one girl takes a stand

02 November 2016
Raneem Abras, 16, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, advocates against child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab
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Launch of the 2016 State of World Population report

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Giving girls a voice in Zika-affected communities

21 October 2016
Barbara, Jocelly and Maria Eduarda after attending a reproductive health seminar in Goiana, Brazil. © UNFPA Brazil/Tatiana Almeida
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10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

October 21, 2016
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State of World Population 2016

10: How our future depends on a girl at this decisive age

Number of pages: 116

Publication date: 20 October 2016

Author: UNFPA

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UNFPA State of World Population 2016

20 October 2016
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The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

20 October 2016
Temawelase is a sixth-grader in rural Swaziland. Whether the world is able to achieve its development goals depends, in large part, on her fate and the fate of girls like her. ©UNFPA/Barcroft Media/Mark Lewis
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“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

11 October 2016
Sibongile Majaura's business has saved her education and helps support her family. © UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little
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“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation

03 October 2016
Muna was left to fend for her children alone in the Domiz refugee camp in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq/Khetam Malkawi
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Giving birth upright, with maté – Peru clinics open arms to indigenous women

29 September 2016
This woman's second childbirth experience was totally different from her first, she says, because she was able to deliver in the traditional vertical position. © Panorama/Carlos Gomez
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