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Brazilian funk music sensation Dream Team do Passinho calls for "More Rights, Less Zika"

03 August 2016

Dream Team do Passinho launches their hit new song, "More Rights, Less Zika" on World Population Day 2016. The song is a collaboration between the popular music group and UNFPA. © UNFPA Brazil/Tatiana Almeida

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Mais Direitos e Menos Zika (More rights, less Zika)

August 3, 2016

Brazilian funk sensation Dream Team do Passinho has released a new song in partnership with UNFPA. Released on World Population Day 2016, the song is titled "Mais Direitos e Menos Zika," which translates to "More rights, Less Zika." It calls attention to the fact that Zika disproportionately affects marginalized communities in Brazil, and it encourages the use of condoms to prevent the sexual transmission of Zika. Read more about the song here.

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Girls call for tearing down gender barriers in Republic of Moldova

01 August 2016

Alexandrina, Amina and Ionela talk about the barriers girls face in the Republic of Moldova. © UNFPA Republic of Moldova

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Poverty, inequality at the heart of the Zika outbreak

21 July 2016

Greicy Alves with her son, Gabriel, who has microcephaly. Ms. Alves was diagnosed with Zika in her first trimester. Marginalized women are disproportionately affected by the outbreak. © UNFPA/Tatiana Almeida

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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

18 July 2016

More than nine in 10 adult women in Egypt have been subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM). In rural Upper Egypt, Hoda Hamed is trying to end the practice. © UNFPA Egypt/Sima Diab

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

11 July 2016

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World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

11 July 2016

Investing in teenage girls is critical – not only for girls, but for the world. © UNFPA Niger

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Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

17 June 2016

A class for youth with hearing disabilities in Burkina Faso. UNFPA has provided training on sexual and reproductive health to this and other schools in the country. ©UNFPA/Théodore Somda

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It Begins with One

March 16, 2016

Globally, 800 women die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than 225 girls and women in developing countries have an unmet need for family planning.

Every girl deserves to grow up in a world where her health and rights are respected, where she is empowered and enabled to reach her full potential.

It begins with one.

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10 things you should know about women & the world’s humanitarian crises

23 May 2016

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