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Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

14 May 2013
Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman
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Domestic Violence in Georgia: Breaking the Silence

04 March 2013
Domestic violence thrives in a culture of silence.  A broad-based campaign in Georgia aims to bring the issue out into the open. 
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Message of the Executive Director on the Occasion of the International Human Rights Day

10 December 2014
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The women of Amak: Justice for rural survivors of gender-based violence

21 October 2014
Women and girls in the Amak community shoulder the majority of domestic responsibilities. A girl collects water from the Bocay River in the Alto Wangki Bocay nature reserve in Nicaragua. Photo credit: UNFPA/Oscar Duarte
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Ending violence and discrimination against women: A call to action

25 November 2014
Jyotsna Phulmali with her daughter in Maharashtra, India. Ms. Phulmali left an abusive husband when her daughter was still an infant. Changing attitudes about women and promoting gender equality will be essential to ending violence against women. © UNICEF/INDA2013-00249/Singh
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Religious leaders call for action on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights at UN

19 September 2014
Faith leaders gather at the United Nations to urge action on sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. Photo credit: UNFPA/Omar Kasrawi
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Gender equality guaranteed in Tunisia's new constitution

17 September 2014
Members of the National Constituent Assembly attend a meeting about reproductive health and rights, organized by UNFPA, in May 2014. Photo credit: UNFPA/Delphine Lavaissiere
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