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Young pioneer in Ethiopia defies FGM
AWASH, Ethiopia – Twenty-four-year-old Hawa Buha was among the first in her conservative pastoralist community to defy the tradition of female genital mutilation (FGM). Here, in the northern Afar... Read more
On the frontlines of humanitarian response
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund This article first appeared in the Huffington Post Every day, we see news reports and devastating images... Read more
Fistula repair camps heal women's lives
LUSAKA, Zambia – Married and pregnant with her first child at a young age, Bridget Mukonda found herself in labour for three days. At the time she was in a small village in Luapula with no medical... Read more
‘Why can’t you sustain a marriage at 14?’
ZOMBA DISTRICT, Malawi – Siphati was 14 when her parents arranged her marriage to a 26-year-old tobacco farmer from Mozambique. She wanted to finish school but her parents would not let her. They did... Read more
Youth participation should be the rule
By Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA This article was first published in the Jordan Times Not a day goes by without news reports and... Read more
Building a new generation of women leaders
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – “I used to tell young people to stand up for their ideas,” said Tiana Razafinimanana, in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Today, she is not only helping the... Read more
Working to end child marriage
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A group of experts in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), children’s rights, women’s rights and HIV & AIDS reviewed the draft SADC Model Law on Child... Read more
Saluting our humanitarian heroes
Message of UNFPA Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin in commemoration of World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2015 Nearly 60 million people are forcibly displaced by conflict, war and... Read more
Refugees commit to deliver at health centre
REFUGEE SETTLEMENT, Nyumanzi, Uganda – South Sudanese refugee Abiei Anech, 26, nearly lost her life when she ignored the advice of Albert Amoko, a fellow South Sudanese volunteer sitting with her at... Read more
SYP music album a hit with youth
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – They danced and sang, but most importantly they learned how they, as young people, can lead more healthy and empowered lives. International Youth Day was a day to... Read more