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Advancing the rights of adolescent girls creates ‘virtuous cycle’, say global leaders

09 March 2015
Young women in Guatemala. UNFPA supports programmes empowering adolescent girls to realize their rights. © UNFPA Guatemala
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Speech

48th session of the Commission on Population and Development

13 April 2015
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Going the last mile to provide family planning in Lao People's Democratic Republic

03 March 2015
Laipong and Tongdam Kongwan receive family planning information and services from Bounthone Kongphongma, a community health volunteer, in the remote village of Lao Luang. © UNFPA/Micka Perier
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Statement

Message on the occasion of International Women’s Day: Beijing at 20

08 March 2015
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This International Women’s Day marks 20 years of progress

06 March 2015
UNFPA marches for gender equality. Around the world, activists attend marches marking International Women's Day. © UNFPA/Lin Gao
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Brushes and blushes: Livelihood skills help Syrian refugee escape child marriage

11 March 2015
A girl peeks from her one-room shelter in an informal settlment for Syrian refugees in Al-Marj, Lebanon. Desperation has pushed some Syrian refugee families to see child marriage as a way to relieve economic pressures. © UNFPA/ David Brunetti
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Youth take the lead in Papua New Guinea

24 February 2015
Youth activist Benaiah Nari, in Papua New Guinea, helps his peers make safe and respectful sexual and reproductive health choices. © UNFPA Pacific
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Martial artists fight gender discrimination, violence in Tajikistan

09 February 2015
Girls practice Taekwondo in Dushanbe. They are wearing t-shirts from the UN Secretary-General’s UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign. Sports federations in Tajikistan are working to advance gender equality and prevent violence against women. © UNFPA Tajikistan/Panos Pictures/William Daniels
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Empowering women to lead the change: One woman’s fight against FGM

05 February 2015
A network of women advocates in Doka, Sudan. They are committed to ending FGM in their community. © UNFPA
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Young Mozambican activists call on leaders to support reproductive health efforts

16 January 2015
Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina speaks to Geração Biz youth activists at a meeting in Maputo. © UNFPA Mozambique
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