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A secret pregnancy in the Comoros: One teen’s story

07 November 2017
UNFPA works with youth groups to provide sexual and reproductive health information and services. A UNFPA-supported HIV screening for young people in Moroni. © UNFPA Comoros
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Gender inequality, lack of information fuel teen pregnancies in Timor-Leste

23 October 2017
Natalia dropped out of school after becoming pregnant. © UNFPA/Ruth Carr
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Ten actions for a more equal world

16 October 2017
Around the world, vast inequalities have trapped people in a cycle of poverty and marginalization. © Andrea Bruce/Noor
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HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable girls and young women

10 October 2017
Takhona learned to protect herself from HIV from UNFPA's Safeguard Young People programme. © UNFPA Swaziland
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Escape at dawn: running away from child marriage and FGM in Kenya

06 September 2017
Faith (centre) with her friends Sylvia (right) and Vivian, who all ran away from home to avoid female genital mutilation and child marriage. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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“I decide for myself”: South Sudanese woman shows the power of knowledge

05 September 2017
Elizabeth Ayumpou Balang speaks with a midwife during her antenatal check-up at the Kiir Mayardit Women's Hospital in Rumbek. ©UNFPA South Sudan/Arlene Alano
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Girls' voices essential in Philippines campaign against teen pregnancy

21 August 2017
Shaina, 16, spoke out about the challenges facing girls at the launch of a campaign to address adolescent pregnancy. © UNFPA Philippines
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Tens of thousands of girls reached through Mozambique empowerment programme

09 August 2017
Edma teaches girls the skills and knowledge they need to protect themselves, stay in school and demand their rights. © UNFPA/Helene Christensen
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Teen pregnancies, and attendant health risks, a major concern in El Salvador

03 August 2017
Globally, pregnancy-related complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15 to 19. Photograph by Lucy Tomasino
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Youth offer solutions to global problems, if leaders take action now

18 July 2017
Edith Nambalirwa is reaching other youth with her entrepreneurial spirit and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health. © UNFPA ESARO/Corrie Butler
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