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Seventh Asian and Pacific Population Conference

STORIES

Florence Jaukae Kamel is a bilum weaver and entrepreneur. © UNFPA Papua New Guinea

The threads that bind: How bilum-weaving in Papua New Guinea tells stories from the lives of women and girls

Through different patterns, bilums tell stories of joy, pain, transition, beauty – and gender inequality.

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Lily Iawantak and her partner Kasi share a laugh at their village home on Tanna Island, Vanuatu.

An athlete and advocate: Family planning empowered Lily to empower other women in Vanuatu

For Lily, having access to quality sexual and reproductive health information and services, helped her to decide the size of her family.

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