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Breaking the Wall of Silence, Women and Girls in Morocco Open Up about Adolescent Pregnancy

29 October 2013
<p>Two young girls recount their experiences as adolescent mothers in Morocco in an effort to raise awareness about the challenges of adolescent pregnancy. They are wearing masks to remain anonymous and avoid stigma. <i>Photo &copy; UNFPA/Morocco</i> </p>
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“First School, Then Marriage and Babies”

30 October 2013
<p>Arnela, 18, bottle-feeds her 18-month old daughter in her pram while Sabrina, 17 (left), cradles her 28-day old son on her lap. <i>Photo &copy; Jason D. Jones / UNFPA</i> </p>
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Conducting a Social, Demographic and Economic Survey of Afghanistan

29 June 2012
Training enumerators is one of many steps in the complex process of data collection.
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A mother in Zimbabwe delivers four “miracle” babies

29 December 2014
Nurse Langelisha Zamisa (left) and Elizabeth Moyana (right) hold Ms. Moyana's quadruplets at Chiredzi General Hospital.© UNFPA Zimbabwe/Stewart Muchapera
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UN calls for intensified efforts to end fistula

23 December 2014
Fistula survivors who have recently received treatment now participate in a livelihood programme in National Center for Fistula Treatment, N'Djamena, Chad. The programme aims to successfully reintegrate survivors into their communities. © UNFPA/Ollivier Girard
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Abandoning Female Genital Cutting/Mutilation in the Afar Region of Ethiopia

08 April 2010
A former circumciser teaching community members on harms of FGM/C. Photo: Abraham Gelaw
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Midwives Deliver for the Women of the World

02 May 2013
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Strengthening support for the war-weary women of South Sudan

15 December 2014
A refugee woman and her child take shelter in a camp in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. Throughout the country, conditions remain treacherous for women's and girls' health. © Hannah McNeish/IRIN
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Displaced Iraqi health workers empowered to serve community

11 December 2014
A displaced woman with her children in Baharka, a displacement camp in Iraq. © OCHA/Iason Athanasiadis
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Reproductive health care critical for pregnant women affected by Typhoon Hagupit

09 December 2014
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