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Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

18 November 2015
Seila, 16, is pregnant with her first child. She dropped out of school to work on her family's farm in Tbong Khmum Province. © UNFPA Cambodia
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Safe haven for girls living on the streets of Côte d'Ivoire

17 November 2015
Girls in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, attend a life skills course. © Cavoequiva
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Phone line answers burning questions of Afghan youth

09 November 2015
Young people in Band-e-Amir, Afghanistan. A UNFPA-supported hotline is helping Afghanistan's youth learn about their health and rights. © UN Photo/Eric Kanalstein
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Y-Peer Moldova brings sexual health education to vulnerable youth

29 October 2015
Too many young people in the Republic of Moldova lack access to sexual and reproductive health information. Tudor and other youth advocates are working the change that. © UNFPA Moldova
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Girls’ rights: Goedele Liekens looks back on 15 years of progress

11 October 2015
Goedele Liekens (right), UNFPA's Goodwill Ambassador in Belgium, in Ethiopia. After spending more than 15 years as a Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Liekens reflects on the progress made for girls. Image courtesy of Goedele Liekens.
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Sexuality education comes to Kyrgyzstan

06 August 2015
Young people and health professional advocated for the reproductive health law. © UNFPA
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Helping girls stay in the game

15 July 2015
Netball athletes show their skills during a rally at Manchester High School in Jamaica. A UNFPA-supported programme is showing young people how to apply their skills to making healthy choices. © UNFPA SROC
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Meet Lena

June 16, 2015

Today Lena becomes a teenager. The world around her is full of possibilities. But also risks. See what opportunities and risks Lena and other girls and young women are facing in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and how UNFPA is assisting the countries in the region to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.