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16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

From November 25 through December 10, the United Nations, governments and civil society mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. UNiTE and join the movement to …

calendar_today 19 November 2015

Young motherhood threatens girls in rural Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – At 16 years old, Svet is struggling with the challenges of motherhood. Having dropped out of school after grade 4, she had not received any…

calendar_today 11 November 2015

Reaching pregnant women, new mothers in wake of Typhoon Koppu

MANILA, Philippines – Relief and recovery efforts are ongoing in the Philippines as floodwaters from Typhoon Koppu, known locally as Typhoon Lando, continue to recede…

calendar_today 11 November 2015

Phone line answers burning questions of Afghan youth

KABUL, Afghanistan – "We had a case where one of the callers, a girl, was pregnant, and when she told her boyfriend about her condition, he disappeared. She was…

calendar_today 06 November 2015

Quality reproductive care reaches remote communities in Lao PDR

Savanakhet Province, Lao PDR - Nestled in a remote forest near the border with Viet Nam, the village of Labangkhok is one of the poorest in the Lao People's Democratic…

calendar_today 05 November 2015

Youth in Papua New Guinea take the future in their hands

Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea - Grace Lasi was one of many children who grew up in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARoB) during the Bougainville…