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Families increasingly resort to child marriage as Yemen’s conflict grinds on

16 November 2016
Hana’a was married off at 15. She endured brutal violence at the hands of her husband. © UNFPA Yemen
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With high child marriage rates among Syrian refugees, one girl takes a stand

02 November 2016
Raneem Abras, 16, a Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, advocates against child marriage. © UNFPA Lebanon/Sima Diab
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The power of 10: Ten astonishing facts about 10-year-old girls

20 October 2016
Temawelase is a sixth-grader in rural Swaziland. Whether the world is able to achieve its development goals depends, in large part, on her fate and the fate of girls like her. ©UNFPA/Barcroft Media/Mark Lewis
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“What our daughter has done is a miracle” – the power of one adolescent girl

11 October 2016
Sibongile Majaura's business has saved her education and helps support her family. © UNFPA Zimbabwe/Nikita Little
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New rules to help end child marriage in Cameroon

06 October 2016
Faouzia Yaya was forced into marriage three years ago. A new penal code has just been adopted to prevent such marriages. © UNFPA Cameroon
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“I am a prey to all men”: Refugee women endure poverty, harassment, isolation

03 October 2016
Muna was left to fend for her children alone in the Domiz refugee camp in Iraq. © UNFPA Iraq/Khetam Malkawi
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Astrologers, shamans and priests mobilize against child marriage in Nepal

27 September 2016
Three women with their children in Far Western Nepal. All of the women were child brides. © UNFPA Nepal/Santosh Chhetri
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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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