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Teen pregnancy in Haiti: The harrowing story of a 14-year-old

July 28, 2023

Imagine expecting a child when you don’t even know what the word “pregnant” means.

This is what happened to a 14-year-old girl in Haiti.

See her story and how UNFPA is helping girls make their own decisions about their bodies and futures.

Learn more.

News

After childbirth trauma, Afghan women emerge from life in shadows

07 June 2016

Noorjahan laughs as she recovers from fistula surgery in Malalai Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Now, she says, "I can live." © Andrea Bruce/ NOOR

News

Studies show severe toll of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health, rights around the world

21 April 2021

School closures have put young people at risk, researchers say. Pictured, a UNFPA-supported boarding school in Kenya, photographed in November 2020. © UNFPA ESARO

News

Bodily autonomy: Busting 7 myths that undermine individual rights and freedoms

14 April 2021

A survivor of childhood violence in Ghana, during a conversation about her experience. Violations of bodily autonomy can leave lasting emotional scars. © UNFPA/George Koranteng

Publications

State of World Population 2021

My Body is My Own - Claiming the right to autonomy and self-determination

Publication date: 14 April 2021

Author: UNFPA

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Dominican Republic project champions welfare of mothers amid COVID-19 pandemic

29 March 2021

Lucía García, 19, is pregnant with her third child. Despite the hardships of the pandemic, she feels more prepared for childbirth than before. © AFP/UNFPA Dominican Republic

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Sudan sees expanded life-saving reproductive health services, with women at the helm

24 March 2021

Women in the Shanisha community, in Sudan's Blue Nile State, speak about changes happening since the country's democratic transition. © UNFPA Sudan/Sufian Abdul-Mouty

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We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

19 March 2021

Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.

News

In Yemen’s man-made catastrophe, women and girls pay the heaviest price

26 February 2021

Midwife Lena Al-Shurmani holds Abia's newborn baby shortly after delivery. Abia lost a lot of blood during childbirth. © UNFPA Yemen

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As global cases of COVID-19 hit grim milestones and exacerbate other crises, UNFPA strengthens resolve to save lives

03 February 2021

Midwife Prasansa Budha Lama examines a new mother and baby on the outskirts of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. During lockdown, UNFPA-supported midwives provided telecounselling and helpline services, communicating with pregnant and postpartum women via social networks and messaging apps. © UNFPA Nepal

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