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Stay and deliver: Saving lives under gunfire in Juba

A mother and baby in Bentiu, South Sudan, in 2015. When violence erupted days before the fifth anniversary of South Sudan's independence, heroic midwives stood their ground to save lives. © UNFPA/Amadou Baraze Elh Nakaka

26 July 2016

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Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

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

18 July 2016

Changing the perspective: Fighting to end female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt

18 July 2016

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Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

11 July 2016

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Amid war devastation, Central African youth become agents of peace

United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi speaks to a group of peer educators in the Central African Republic. The peer educators are spreading messages of peace in their community. © UNFPA/CAR

30 June 2016

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World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

Investing in teenage girls is critical – not only for girls, but for the world. © UNFPA Niger

11 July 2016

News

Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

A class for youth with hearing disabilities in Burkina Faso. UNFPA has provided training on sexual and reproductive health to this and other schools in the country. ©UNFPA/Théodore Somda

17 June 2016

It Begins with One

Published on: 16/03/2016

Globally, 800 women die each day from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. More than 225 girls and women in developing countries have an unmet need for family planning.

Every girl deserves to grow up in a world where her health and rights are respected, where she is empowered and enabled to reach her full potential.

It begins with one.

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The Very Important Girls Group: Investing in youth to invest in the future of Tanzania

The Action for Adolescent Girls initiative has reached thousands of girls in the Shinyanga region Tanzania since launching there in 2012. © UNFPA Tanzania

15 June 2016

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Funding Proposal UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation (Phase II)

Publication date: 02 Jun 2014

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA and UNICEF

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Stay and deliver: Saving lives under gunfire in Juba

Local Egyptian heroine aims to end “huge” suffering caused by FGM

Changing the perspective: Fighting to end female genital mutilation in Upper Egypt

Investing in teenage girls for a more just, stable and peaceful world

Amid war devastation, Central African youth become agents of peace

World Population Day in Six Eye-Popping Charts

Youth with disabilities face staggering loss of rights

It Begins with One

The Very Important Girls Group: Investing in youth to invest in the future of Tanzania

Funding Proposal UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation (Phase II)

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