African presidents urge investment in youth as continent sees rare demographic opportunity

20 September 2016

World Bank Vice President Keith Hansen, President Idriss Déby of Chad, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin and moderator Folly Bah Thibault (left to right) at a high-level dialogue on achieving the demographic dividend. © UNFPA/Koye Adeboye

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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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Once frowned on, family planning offers a lifeline in South Sudan

31 August 2016

UNFPA is helping to educate women about family planning options. © UNFPA/Annette Poni

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Flood relief in Myanmar includes family planning supplies

31 August 2016

Phoo Ngun, her husband Zaw Moe and their two daughters in the flood-devastated Ayayawady Region. Family planning supplies will help flood-affected women recover without worrying about unplanned pregnancies. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming

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Periods not a problem thanks to pad-making club in Malawi

12 August 2016

Fatima Muhammed demonstrates how to make a reusable sanitary napkin in her school's sewing room. Classmate Deborah Chavula looks on. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali

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Girls in Uganda become SDG "ambassadors," fight teen pregnancy with poetry

12 August 2016

Students perform their award-winning poem, "The Life that is Worthy." Their message makes them ambassadors of sustainable development, said leaders at the 2016 Music, Dance and Drama Festival.

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Upsurge in sexuality education seen in countries with high HIV rates

04 August 2016

Young people have a right to access to accurate information about their bodies, including how to protect themselves from HIV. Youth pose with singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka at the 21st International AIDS Conference. © UNFPA/Prossy Nakanjako

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

11 July 2016

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Young volunteers meet critical sexual and reproductive health needs in Liberia

July 5, 2016

An extraordinary group of young adults working to strengthen reproductive health education and services in Liberia, a country whose health system is still reeling from a devastating 14-year conflict and, more recently, the massive 2014 Ebola epidemic. Learn more here.

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Young volunteers meet critical reproductive health needs in Liberia

01 July 2016

Volunteer James S. Yangbie leads a discussion at the health club he started at Kaytoken Junior High. Talented youth volunteers are meeting reproductive health needs in Liberia, where conflict and the Ebola epidemic had left the health system shattered. © UNFPA/Ruth Fertig

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