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Ending child marriage in Sierra Leone

October 25, 2017

UNFPA and UNICEF are jointly implementing the Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage. The Global Programme approach recognises that ending child marriage will involve addressing complex socio-cultural and structural factors which contribute to child marriage over an extended period.

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“Your voice is your weapon”: Taking on sexual harassment in Egypt

30 October 2017
Amany Abdel-Aal, a Wen-Do instructor from the organization Etijah, teaches women how defend themselves and stand up for their rights. © UNFPA/Rebecca Zerzan
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Men take a stand against gender-based violence in Azerbaijan

27 October 2017
An initiative is bringing men together to address gender-based violence and the inequalities that fuel it. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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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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Publications

State of World Population 2017

Worlds Apart - Reproductive health and rights in an age of inequality

Number of pages: 140

Publication date: 17 October 2017

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Publications

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health Package for Men and Adolescent Boys

Number of pages: 120

Publication date: 11 October 2017

Publisher: UNFPA and IPPF

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Girls speak out on inequality

11 October 2017
What does gender inequality look like? These five girls can tell you. Illustration by Bodil Jane for UNFPA.
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EmPOWER girls: before, during and after crises

11 October 2017
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Cholera poses grave risks to pregnant women in conflict-affected Nigeria

25 September 2017
Yana Duka is one of 35 cholera patients in a provisional health facility in Muna camp. She lost her pregnancy after falling ill. © UNFPA/Anne Wittenberg
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