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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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The first rule of the married girls’ club is: empower girls

14 September 2016

Fatuma Ahmed was subjected to female genital mutilation and child marriage. She is now a member of a "married girls' club," where she and other child brides advocate against these harmful practices. © UNFPA/Abraham Gelaw

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Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

23 August 2016

A joint UN programme targets 1 million vulnerable girls with messages on empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, leadership and human rights. © UNFPA Mozambique

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Women face "unspeakable" sexual violence in South Sudan

05 August 2016

UNFPA is providing post-rape treatment kits and other essential health supplies in South Sudan. Sexual violence has been widespread since hostilities erupted last month. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

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Stay and deliver: Saving lives under gunfire in Juba

26 July 2016

A mother and baby in Bentiu, South Sudan, in 2015. When violence erupted days before the fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence, heroic midwives stood their ground to save lives. © UNFPA/Amadou Baraze Elh Nakaka

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Nuns schooled on sexual and reproductive health in Bhutan

22 June 2016

Ani Tandim Lham shares life-changing health and human rights advice with other nuns and young people. © United Nations/Tim Jenkins

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Midwives deployed in Uganda to prevent ‘social calamity’

10 June 2016

Carolyn Akello became a midwife after attending the funeral of a woman who died in childbirth. Midwives like Ms. Akello are working to end preventable maternal deaths in Uganda. © UNFPA

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Reproductive rights realized for too few women and girls

11 March 2015

A doctor discusses family planning issues with women at the UNFPA-supported Mchinji Hospital in Malawi. © UNFPA/Pirilani Semu-Banda

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“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

05 June 2014

Kadiga Mohammed fought her parents' decision to have her marry an older cousin at age 16. Photo credit: Abraham Gelaw

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Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women

30 May 2014

<p>Midwifery students graduate from the new Mogadishu Midwifery School in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo credit: <i>UNFPA Somalia</i> </p>

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