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“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

05 June 2014
Kadiga Mohammed fought her parents' decision to have her marry an older cousin at age 16. Photo credit: Abraham Gelaw
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Somali midwifery school helps tackle harsh conditions for women

30 May 2014
<p>Midwifery students graduate from the new Mogadishu Midwifery School in Mogadishu, Somalia. Photo credit: <i>UNFPA Somalia</i> </p>
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In South Sudan, 200,000 pregnant women may need urgent care

19 May 2014
<p>Pregnant women attend a health seminar at a UNFPA-run health centre in the Tomping displacement camp in Juba, South Sudan. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/Tim McKulka</i> </p>
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Statement

Statement on the International Day of Families

15 May 2014
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Women, Girls Must Top Development Agenda

04 April 2014
<p>Women and girls must be a priority, said participants in a high-level debate at the United Nations. <i>Photo Credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi</i> </p>
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Media advisory

How Critical are Human Rights, Equality to Development?

01 April 2014
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Statement

UNFPA Welcomes Outcome of the 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women

22 March 2014
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In the News

Men Must Accept Women as Equals if Development Goals Are to be Achieved

11 March 2014
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Opinion

The Way Forward for Gender Equality

08 March 2014
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News

Sound of Silence: Dealing with the Legacy of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War

17 March 2014
Hasija was one of the first women to testify before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in a case of war rape, in 1996. Her hometown of Rakitnica was set ablaze during the war and her family was expelled. Her father and brother did not survive. Photo credit: Armin Smailovic/Sarajevo, 2010
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