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Fighting for girls’ right to say no to child marriage in South Sudan

11 June 2019
Poni Helen from South Sudan refused to marry as a child. Today she is studying law. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Fourth Global Midwifery Symposium

02 June - 02 June 2019

Vancouver Convention Center, Room 110

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Midwives Call for an Enabling Environment to Transform Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes

Women Deliver 2019

03 June - 06 June 2019

Vancouver, Canada

The Women Deliver 2019 Conference brings together experts, activists, leaders and policymakers to find solutions that promote gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women.

It is a critical step on the road towards the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25, where participants will make commitments to address the unfinished business of the International Conference on Population and Development. 

 

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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

06 September 2017
Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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