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Harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth

15 April 2014
Africa's youth population is growing rapidly. A school in Bamako, Mali, newly rehabilitated by UN engineers. Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino
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Making Youth Participation a Reality

13 April 2014
<p>Youth activists speak at a panel at UN headquarters, New York. <i>Photo credit: UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz</i> </p>
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Mapping a Sustainable Development Agenda for the 21st Century

09 April 2014
From left to right: Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of UNFPA; Wanda Nowicka, Co-Founder of the Federation for Women and Family Planning of Poland; Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Joaquim Alberto Chissano, Former President of the Republic of Mozambique; Mariela Castro Esp&iacute;n, Director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education; and Ishita Chaudhry, Founder and Executive Director of the YP Foundation, India. Photo credit: Elsa Ruiz Photography
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Women, Girls Must Top Development Agenda

04 April 2014
<p>Women and girls must be a priority, said participants in a high-level debate at the United Nations. <i>Photo Credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi</i> </p>
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Empowering Youth to End Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

12 March 2014
<p>Madame Chantal Compaor&eacute;, First Lady of Burkina Faso (centre) with Aissata Camara (left) and other young participants invited to take part in the side-event on ending female genital mutilation/cutting. <i>Photo credit: Aissata Camara</i> </p>
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Volunteering Talent and Experience to Deliver for Women and Girls

28 February 2014
UNFPA Deputy Executive Director Kate Gilmore and UNV Executive Coordinator Richard Dictus signed a Memorandum of Understanding reaffirming the long-standing development partnership between the two agencies. Photo credit: UNFPA
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Visit by a Crown Princess

29 January 2014
<p>Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark (centre) and a group of Myanmar youth.</p>
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India Launches its National Adolescent Health Strategy

17 January 2014
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Young Women and HIV in Guyana: Asserting their Right to Protect Themselves

30 November 2013
<p>Participants in the 'Comprehensive Empowerment Programme for the Reduction of Unplanned Pregnancies Among Adolescent Mothers', sponsored by the Guyanese grassroots organization Women Across Differences and UNFPA. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA Guyana</i> </p>
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Performance Arts Help Raise Awareness about Reproductive Health among Arab Youth

08 December 2013
<p>The UNFPA Arab States Regional Office has joined forces with performance arts centres across the Arab States region to lead peer education trainings that help raise awareness about adolescent sexual and reproductive health. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA</i> </p>
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