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Protecting reproductive rights of rural women: a pathway to a more equal world
The economic inequalities plaguing much of the world today are reinforced by many other forms of inequality, including inequalities in sexual and... Read more
Girl who ran away to avoid FGM helped change mindsets in her community
Genet Girma, 31, is something of a trailblazer in her community. Fifteen years ago she ran away from home when she learned that her mother was... Read more
The new normal: SheDecides about her body and her life
The flagship event for the global SheDecides movement – an alliance of partners for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) that formed in... Read more
After a harrowing journey to escape conflict in the DRC, a pregnant refugee realised she faced complications
Towards the end of her pregnancy, after escaping the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and taking refuge in Angola, Yvonne Mboi began... Read more
I was more worried about stopping my midwifery training than being hit by bullets
The tragedy that Nyomon Lilian witnessed the day she decided to become a midwife is one she will never forget. Just a few years ago, she watched as... Read more
Mozambique programme empowers girls to fight gender inequality, child marriage
“We are equal to boys and can also contribute to society,” said 17-year-old Lidia Suale Saide. Lidia knows what it means to stand up for these... Read more
Youth are at the centre of UNFPA's work
“When UNFPA says, ‘put young people first’, we really mean it – youth are at the centre of everything we do,” said Dr. Julitta Onabanjo, Regional... Read more
Meaningful youth participation, partnership key to youth sexual and reproductive health
Meaningful youth participation and partnership is critical to realizing the sexual and reproductive health and rights of youth across Africa. We need... Read more
Bringing hope to girls by working through community structures to end child marriage
“I want to use my savings to finance my college studies without bothering my parents,” says Merhawit Mezgebe, 18, with a warm smile. She is one of 2,... Read more
Women-friendly spaces offer safe haven for Congolese refugees in Angola
In a simple white tent in the Lóvua refugee settlement in Angola, women and girls who fled the brutal conflict in Kasai, in the Democratic Republic... Read more