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Investing in girls: Cash incentives help promote gender equality in India

29 April 2016
Cash incentives are causing more parents to invest in their daughters' education and future. © UNFPA India/Prashant Gurjar
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Women widowed by ISIL find hope and support in Iraq

27 April 2016
A displaced woman writes down her dreams as part of the "Our Dreams" group support session. © UNFPA Iraq
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Dispatches from the road: UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd describes visiting refugees in Jordan

21 April 2016
In April, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador Ashley Judd spent two weeks on mission in Jordan. © UNFPA Jordan/Mohammad Abu Ghosh
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Fighting for justice for women amidst conflict in Yemen

28 March 2016
Already high rates of sexual and gender-based violence are rising admist the now year-old conflict in Yemen. © UNFPA Yemen
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The time is now: A call to end female genital mutilation, child marriage and son selection by 2030

17 March 2016
(Left to right) Sheilla Akwara, Monica Singh and Kakenya Ntaiya spoke about their personal experiences with harmful practices during The Time is Now! © UNFPA/Runa A
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Honour roll: Child brides return to school in Niger

10 March 2016
Aichatou, who was married at 15 and widowed at 16, writes on the blackboard during French class. © UNFPA Niger/Souleymane Saddi Maâzou
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New Multi-country Initiative will Protect Millions of Girls from Child Marriage – UNICEF/UNFPA

08 March 2016
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Passage to change: Empowering adolescent girls this International Women’s Day

07 March 2016
Action for Adolescent Girls is slowly transforming the lives of adolescent girls in Udaipur district, India. © UNFPA India/Arvind Jodna
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Top 10 myths about child marriage

12 February 2015
The effects of child marriage are devastating and far-reaching. Photo illustration by Whitney Kidder. © UNFPA/Whitney Kidder
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