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Healthier sex lives for young persons with disabilities
For all adolescents the issues of puberty, intimacy, relationships, love, sex and reproductive health including contraception are complicated. For... Read more
Young urban migrants have poor access to sexual and reproductive health
Young migrants are congregating in cities and no one is asking what it is that they need. The vulnerabilities and lived experiences of this... Read more
Rapariga Biz sets girls on a more prosperous and healthy path in Mozambique
“Girls and women’s voices have been shut down. We don’t hear them. As a mentor I hope to contribute to a change in the position of girls and women in... Read more
Rewarding fresh ideas by young innovators
Noelle Aryanyijuka is known as the ‘pad girl’ across rural communities and refugee settlements in Uganda. She is the Chief Executive Officer of... Read more
The State of World Population 2017
The State of World Population 2017: Unchecked inequality and failure to protect the rights of poorest women could undermine peace and world’s development goals, new UNFPA report warns • Only about... Read more
Periods no longer a problem thanks to pad-making club after school
After finishing class for the day, Fatima Muhammed and Deborah Chavula head to their school’s sewing room to make sanitary napkins. It is an unusual... Read more
EmPOWER girls before, during and after crises
Girls today enjoy better life prospects than previous generations, in many ways. Prosperity and nutrition are improving, child marriage and teenage... Read more
Dr. Natalia Kanem appointed UNFPA Executive Director
Dr. Natalia Kanem was appointed Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today by UN Secretary-General António Guterres. She... Read more
I never knew how to save money or protect myself, but now I do
“I was 18 (years old) and there was a lot of peer pressure. You go to clubs and get drunk,” says Matovu Badru Kasozi, 24, who lives in Mubende... Read more
Launch of State of Midwifery Report 2017 in East and Southern Africa Region
An estimated 303,000 maternal deaths occurred globally in 2015. Nearly all of these deaths were preventable, and all of them occurred in low and... Read more