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UN, World Bank Boost Support for Women’s Health, Girls’ Education in Africa’s Sahel
<p>Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim pledged today to support an initiative to improve women’s reproductive health and girls’ education in Africa’s Sahel region, and to…
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A New Midwifery School Brings Hope to Haitian Mothers
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The aftermath of the earthquake is still visible on the walls of the former National School of Nurses and Midwives. Students, teachers, and school leaders had dreamed of a better training space…
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State of World Population 2013 Launches Worldwide
The State of World Population 2013, UNFPA's flagship report, was launched in cities around the world on 30 October.
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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages
SAVANNAKHET, Lao People’s Democratic Republic — Kids grow up fast in some remote villages in southern Laos. With limited options to attend school, many opt to marry at age 14 or 15, or even younger, and start having…
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“First School, Then Marriage and Babies”
VISOKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina — Like many other Roma women in South-Eastern Europe, Arnela and Sabrina gave birth before they turned 18. The two young mothers are sisters-in-law, and they share the experience of having…
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Breaking the Wall of Silence, Women and Girls in Morocco Open Up about Adolescent Pregnancy
RABAT, Morocco – Najat’s voice trembled with emotion as she recounted her story. “I met a man when I was 16 years old. He was eight years older than me. I eventually became pregnant and my family did not accept it,” she…
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Using Social Media to Empower Madagascar’s Youth
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — On the island nation of Madagascar, more than half of the population is under 20 years old and over one in three girls becomes pregnant before her 18th birthday. But talking about sex remains…
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New York and Chicago Ad Campaigns Spur Debate and Controversy in Push to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy
The cities of New York and Chicago both launched controversial teen pregnancy prevention campaigns in 2013. Featuring different attention-grabbing images and slogans, the ads have spurred a heated debate about how best…
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UNFPA Launches Advocacy Platform for Post-2015 Development Framework
As the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, UNFPA has launched an advocacy platform for the subsequent post-2015 development framework, Empowering People to Ensure a Sustainable…
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