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Violence knows no borders: Leaders, activists take on horrors of gender-based violence

16 March 2018
Violence against women and girls is pervasive throughout the world. A rape kit in South Sudan. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka
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Sheltering teen moms: Emergency home offers crisis care in Thailand

28 February 2018
This UNFPA-supported emergency home in Bangkok offers crisis care, shelter and services for women and girls who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant. © UNFPA
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Teen moms in Peru pinpoint need for sexuality education, health services

19 February 2018
Angie and Jazmin were both teen mothers in Lima, Peru. They both say they did not have access to comprehensive sexuality education. © Paco Chuquiure
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Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage

14 February 2018
Girls in the Raparinga Biz meet in a safe space, where they can freely discuss issues including gender equality, violence and their own struggles. © UNFPA Mozambique
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Mothers too young: Inequality fuels adolescent pregnancies in Thailand

12 February 2018
Fern* is living in an emergency home, a shelter offering crisis care and maternal care for teen mothers. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Ethiopian women and girls see “remarkable results” in ending child marriage

08 February 2018
Merhawit Mezgebe says members of her girls' club are helping to stamp out child marriage. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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Life interrupted: Myanmar teen pregnancy points to need for comprehensive sexuality education

25 January 2018
Thiri became pregnant at age 15. A marriage was hastily arranged for her, and she dropped out of school. © UNFPA Myanmar/Yenny Gamming
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Teenage pregnancy in Myanmar: One girl's story

January 24, 2018

Every year, almost 50,000 teenage girls in Myanmar give birth, according to 2014 census information. Thiri was one of these girls. 

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SMS tool brings sexual, reproductive health information to Rwanda’s youth

22 December 2017
M4RH provides accurate information on sexual and reproductive health topics in a private, nonjudgmental way. © Ministry of Health
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