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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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Top 5 things you didn’t know about female genital mutilation

05 February 2019
Asha lays out the tools she uses to perform female genital mutilation in Somalia. © UNFPA/Georgina Goodwin
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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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UNFPA Recognized by the 21st Annual Webby Awards

07 April 2017
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UNFPA Wins Webby

25 April 2017
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Empowering women and girls requires renewed efforts to end violence and harmful practices

21 November 2016

This is 2016 and yet one in three women worldwide still experiences or has experienced some form of physical or sexual violence, usually perpetrated by someone she knows. Moreover, millions of women and girls have been subjected to other forms of violence and harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, which affect an estimated 200 million women and girls, or child marriage, with one in three girls in developing countries being married off before the age of 18.

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