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A silent epidemic: The fight to end female genital mutilation in Colombia

09 February 2016
In 2007, it was revealed that FGM has long been widely practiced among Colombia's Emberá people. © UNFPA Colombia
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Slashing Haiti’s maternal and infant death rates, one delivery at a time

26 February 2015
A UNFPA-supported clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, provides antenatal care, safe delivery, emergency obstetric and neonatal care, and many other life-saving services for women and their newborns. © Jared Chambers
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Conflict-affected youth become new generation of leaders in Colombia

26 January 2015
Viviana with other leaders from the Youth Roundtable, which promotes youth participation, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and the prevention of adolescent pregnancies. © PANDI/ UNFPA Colombia
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Young and Pregnant in Jamaica, But Staying in School

10 August 2010
Kazan's mother offers support to Kazan and baby Shakira. Photo:UNFPA/Jamaica
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Preventing Teenage Pregnancy in Ecuador

26 August 2010
Maria Victoria Urquizo(15) was raped by a co-worker when she was 14 years old. Now she lives with her baby girl at her brother's house. Photo: Trygve Olfarnes/UNFPA.
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Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

14 May 2013
Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman
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How to be a man: Bolivian men and boys work to eliminate gender-based violence

22 December 2014
Boys and men are challenging ideas about masculinity and dominance over women, helping to address Bolivia's high rates of violence against women. © UNFPA Bolivia
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Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

27 August 2013
Talking to adolescents about sex can make for important but sometimes uncomfortable conversations<strong>.</strong> <i>Photo: Basil Jones for UNFPA</i>
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Indigenous Girls in Guatemala Break the Cycle of Poverty

02 April 2014
<p>Girl leaders in Xesacmalja, Guatemala, speak about the skills they've learned through Abriendo Oportunidades. <i>Photo Credit: UNFPA</i> <br/> &nbsp;</p>
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