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Fighting for girls’ right to say no to child marriage in South Sudan

11 June 2019
Poni Helen from South Sudan refused to marry as a child. Today she is studying law. © UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Child bride, mother of seven, refugee and, today, an independent woman

21 June 2019
A Syrian refugee in northern Iraq. © UNFPA/Seivan Salim
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Beauty for the brave: Abuse survivors learn to make it on their own

12 June 2019
Participants in the Beauty for All course show off their new skills at a graduation ceremony in April. Photo courtesy of L’Oréal
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Menstruation is not a girls' or women’s issue – it’s a human rights issue

28 May 2019
In India, 15-year-old Priyanka Meena sleeps outside her home when she has her periods. She wears the same clothes and uses the same utensils when she menstruates; these are believed to be unclean. © UNFPA India
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Vast numbers of women lack decision-making power over their own bodies, says UNFPA flagship report

10 April 2019
Marta Paula, from Guinea-Bissau, was hospitalized when she gave birth at 13. Doctors were worried she might die. Today, she calls for young people to have access to family planning. © UNFPA/I. Barbosa
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Health, rights situation critical among women and girls in conflict-scarred Dara’a

19 March 2019
After years of conflict, the population is seeing a cascade of health and human rights problems fall "like dominoes". © UNFPA Syria/Sufian Abdul-Mouty
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In Burundi, sexual health education helps youth protect themselves, their futures

18 January 2019
Young people outside a youth-friendly health centre in Kamenge, Bujumbura. © UNFPA/Chiara Frisone
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The future at her fingertips: What happens when girls say #IDONT

01 February 2019
“Many of my friends dropped out of school because of early marriage," said Soukaina, in Morocco. “I am grateful I have been able to finish school and delay motherhood." © UNFPA Morocco
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When women rule: Malawi chief battles harms against girls

24 January 2019
Chief Mwanza has put women and girls at the top of her agenda since rising to power. © UNFPA Malawi/Henry Chimbali
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Publications

State of World Population 2014

The Power of 1.8 Billion

Number of pages: 126

Publication date: 17 November 2014

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today, and because they are the shapers and leaders of our global future. They matter because they have inherent human rights that must be fulfilled. Yet, in a world of adult concerns, young people are often overlooked. This tendency cries out for urgent correction, because it imperils youth as well as economies and societies at large.

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