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Joint UN programme aims to empower over 1 million girls in Mozambique

23 August 2016
A joint UN programme targets 1 million vulnerable girls with messages on empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, leadership and human rights. © UNFPA Mozambique
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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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Global leaders sign unprecedented commitment to address the needs of youth in crisis settings

03 June 2016
Youth volunteers help lead the response to Myanmar's Cyclone Komen in 2015. © UNFPA Myanmar
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Prime time dads: Improving gender equality in Georgia through reality TV

01 April 2016
Zviad Kvaratskhelia spends an evening watching cartoons with his three sons. © "We Care"
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Publications

Adolescent Boys and Young Men

Number of pages: 88

Publication date: 11 March 2016

Author: UNFPA, Promundo

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Rebuilding Nepal: Youth take the lead in post-earthquake sexual and reproductive health outreach

03 March 2016
A trained researcher from Y-PEER Nepal interviews an adolescent as part of a study assessing the needs of internally displaced young people. © Y-PEER Nepal
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Girls’ rights: Goedele Liekens looks back on 15 years of progress

11 October 2015
Goedele Liekens (right), UNFPA's Goodwill Ambassador in Belgium, in Ethiopia. After spending more than 15 years as a Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Liekens reflects on the progress made for girls. Image courtesy of Goedele Liekens.
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Despite trauma, a little help goes a long way for Syrian refugees

07 October 2015
‘Aida struggled to recover from the memories of the Sarin gas attacks in Ghouta, Syria. After her family fled to Lebanon, services at a women’s centre helped her start a small business. © UNFPA/David Brunetti
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Stemming the tide of violence: From abuser to reformer

08 September 2015
Ry Chan says he used to be violent towards his first wife, a fact he greatly regrets. Today, he is helping to inspire change among the men in his rural Cambodian village. © UNFPA Cambodia/Sophanara Pen
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