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Organizations raise alarm over “global contraceptive crisis”

26 September 2016

Nurse adviser Clementine Denagmi offers family planning counseling at a clinic run by the Benin Family Planning Association in Cotonou, Benin. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard

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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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Refugee mother and daughter fight rocketing rates of child marriage

08 September 2016

Saba and her mother speak out against child marriage, encouraging families to educate their daughters instead. © UNFPA Jordan/Sima Diab

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

11 July 2016

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