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Choosing vasectomy in Burundi
Karusi Province, Burundi – Gaspard Baransananiye, 49, is something of a rarity in his region. He ranks among a handful of men who have taken it upon themselves to be responsible for contraception.... Read more
Giving women a choice in Ethiopia
Amhara Region, Ethiopia – “My heart is with him,” said Netsanet*, speaking of her husband, who has moved away to a distant town, leaving her and their son behind in a rural village in northern... Read more
World Population Dashboard
View our World Population Dashboard, which shows the latest indicators on population, maternal and newborn health, sexual and reproductive health, education, fertility and life expectancy, globally... Read more
Keeping ‘bonded’ girls in school
KATULI, Mangochi District, Malawi – In the eyes of young males in Katuli village, the men who travel to South Africa to work and send money home to their families are role models they aspire to. But... Read more
Promoting safer sex in Zimbabwe
MBARE, Harare, Zimbabwe – As the luminous transporter blasting the music of Toky Vibez rolled into Mbare, Harare’s oldest township, people streamed out of food halls and market stalls to investigate... Read more
'I am a new woman!'
HARARE, Zimbabwe – “Every day for the past 19 years has been a social and emotional struggle for me – but today I am a new woman, with dignity,” said... Read more
Leading the response to child marriage
KONGELAI VILLAGE, West Pokot, Kenya – Married at age 9 to a 60-year-old man, Sarah Lotupokol, 15, knows how lucky she is. The help she has received from a group of women in her community to escape... Read more
Our rights. Our freedoms. Always
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on the occasion of Human Rights Day 10 December 2015 Today, we mark the launch of a year-long campaign for the 50th anniversary of... Read more
Using sport to empower young refugees
AYILO REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Adjumani District, Uganda: Football is much more than a game to 21-year-old South Sudanese refugee Mike Marchar – he finds... Read more
Prioritizing adolescents’ SRHR
PRETORIA, South Africa, 30 November – The opening of the 7th African Population Conference saw the launch of South Africa’s latest Population Policy Review Report by Bathabile Dlamini, Minister of... Read more