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Ethiopian girls learn the skills they need to thrive – and secure their independence

29 August 2018
Salia, now 18, tends to animals to provide for herself and her family. Just two years ago, Salia thought she would be a child bride. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw
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From human bomb to paralegal, Boko Haram survivor helps heal her community

09 August 2018
Halima, now 19, is a paralegal dedicated to helping women and girls. © UNFPA Chad/Théodore Somda
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“I felt I was in hell” – Escalating hostilities threaten thousands of pregnant women in Yemen’s Hodeidah

08 August 2018
A post-partum mother with her newborn at the Al Thawra Hospital maternity ward. © UNFPA Yemen
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In Türkiye, refugee child marriages drive adolescent pregnancies underground

26 July 2018
Pregnant child brides need extra attention, says Huda, a UNFPA midwife in the Hayati Harrani women's and girl's safe space. “But our hands are tied because so few come for care.” © UNFPA Türkiye/Usenabasi Esiet
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Publications

Young Persons with Disabilities

Global Study on Ending Gender-based Violence and Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

Publication date: 24 July 2018

Author: UNFPA

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HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

23 July 2018
“Condoms will just disappear from our homes and we will know they are being used,” said 'Maneo Ramabanta, in Lesotho, where HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable adolescents. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane
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Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

24 July 2018
Girls attend a football programme run by UNFPA and the Special Olympics in Azerbaijan. The programme brings together girls living with disabilities and those without, to play sports and learn about their rights. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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H6 Partnership Annual Report 2017

Collective drive to improve the health of women, children and adolescents everywhere

Publication date: 20 June 2018

Author: UNFPA

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Family planning in remote Nepal

July 18, 2018

Mamata Nakal Khadka grew up in rural Nepal. "People used to think that their daughters didn't need to go to school," she told UNFPA. "In my mother's time, there were no contraceptives, so women would have eight, nine or even 10 children."

Ms. Khadka hopes her own life is different. She wants to have only two children, to better focus on their care and to help them achieve their dreams. "I want to see them succeed, and I think family planning will help realize this dream."

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