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Janice Banaag, 18, lives with her husband and baby underneath a Manila bridge. The State of World Population 2007 report stresses the need to provide housing and healthcare, including family planning, for the urban poor.

In her third trip to Nigeria as Spokesperson for the UNFPA-led Campaign to End Fistula, Natalie Imbruglia saw first-hand how funds she raised are making a difference in the lives of women and their communities.

Liya Kebede, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health and founder of The Liya Kebede Foundation, appeared at the UN Secretary-Generals Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis

PSA on young people. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

PSA about gender equality. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

PSA on early marriage. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD