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Women face "unspeakable" sexual violence in South Sudan

UNFPA is providing post-rape treatment kits and other essential health supplies in South Sudan. Sexual violence has been widespread since hostilities erupted last month. © UNFPA/Tim McKulka

05 August 2016

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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

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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

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Meeting the needs of Ecuador’s women and girls in the aftermath of three earthquakes

27 May 2016

World Population Day 2016

07 July - 11 July 2016

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Message of the Secretary-General on World Population Day 2016

Message of the Executive Director on World Population Day 2016

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