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Rekha, a Child Mother
30 October 2013
Rekha (not real name), is 14 years old and lives in the Rangpur Division northern part of Bangladesh. She got married when she was 13, years old, in her words “just after my first…
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More than 7 Million Girls in Poor Countries Give Birth Before 18 Each Year, Finds New UNFPA Report
30 October 2013
LONDON/UNITED NATIONS, New York, 30 October 2013 — Motherhood in childhood is a huge global problem, especially in developing countries, where every year 7.3 million girls under…
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Stripped of choices
29 October 2013
In her parents' village home, Setaita (not her real name) breastfeeds her first-born, a son whose father hasn't actively participated in this child-bearing experience, although he…
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Obstetric Fistula: Another Blight on the Child Bride
29 October 2013
It was personal experience that turned Gul Bano and her cleric husband, Ahmed Khan, into ambassadors against early marriage and its worst corollary—obstetric fistula. As is the…
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When Children Give Birth to Children in Nepal
24 October 2013
Radhika Thapa was just 16 years old when she married a 21-year-old man three years ago. Now, she is expecting a baby and is well into the last months of her pregnancy. This is not…
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Towards a New Beginning in the Philippines
24 October 2013
Before Geah became pregnant at 17, she considered herself a typical teenage girl who would hang out with friends and boyfriend, against the wishes of her parents who thought she…
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Teenage Pregnancy is Way of Life in Remote Laotian Villages
24 October 2013
SAVANNAKHET, Lao People’s Democratic Republic— Kids grow up fast in some remote villages in southern Laos. With limited options to attend school, many opt to marry at age 14 or 15…
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Keep Women and Girls at the Heart of Development
17 October 2013
As world leaders reviewed progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the United Nations General Assembly last month, some observers and development…
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Innovating for Girls’ Education
14 October 2013
More girls are in school today than ever before. However, too many girls, especially the most marginalized, have never seen the inside of a classroom, or they go to school only…
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