Young Persons with Disabilities

Publication date

Jul 2018

Author

UNFPA

Publication

Young Persons with Disabilities

Global Study on Ending Gender-based Violence and Realizing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

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News

HIV prevention efforts must reach most vulnerable – adolescents, young women, LGBTQIA+ communities

calendar_today23 July 2018

“Condoms will just disappear from our homes and we will know they are being used,” said 'Maneo Ramabanta, in Lesotho, where HIV prevention efforts must reach vulnerable adolescents. © UNFPA Lesotho/Violet Maraisane
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News

Girls in Azerbaijan battle disability stigma with sports

calendar_today24 July 2018

Girls attend a football programme run by UNFPA and the Special Olympics in Azerbaijan. The programme brings together girls living with disabilities and those without, to play sports and learn about their rights. © UNFPA Azerbaijan
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Events

22nd International AIDS Conference

calendar_today23 July - 27 July 2018

location_onAmsterdam, the Netherlands

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News

Sexual and reproductive health needs immense among Rohingya refugees

calendar_today29 June 2018

Health workers rush to assist Salima Khatum at the Nayapara refugee camp maternity centre. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Allison Joyce
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News

Midwife escapes death after being denied maternal health care

calendar_today25 June 2018

Najat suffered a traumatic birth injury, and nearly died, after her in-laws refused to take her to a hospital during labour. © National Midwives Association/UNFPA
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News

Breaking taboos around sexual and reproductive health in rural Georgia

calendar_today21 June 2018

Young people from the Kakheti region of Georgia participate in peer education training on gender equality and reproductive health and rights. © UNFPA Georgia
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News

This World Refugee Day, recognizing the strength and courage of refugees

calendar_today20 June 2018

Ghalia survived her ordeal thanks to the support of other refugees.© UNFPA
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Video

Architect Not Child Bride: A Syrian Girl’s Dream

calendar_today19 June 2018

Architect Not Child Bride: A Syrian Girl’s Dream

Architect Not Child Bride: A Syrian Girl’s Dream

Since its opening in 2015, over 1,800 young women and men in Zaatari refugee camp have benefitted from trainings on reproductive health and gender-based violence at the Questscope-UNFPA Youth Centre. This is the story of 16-year-old Yanal, who became an advocate against child marriage after learning about its harms at the UNFPA-supported youth centre in Zaatari. A film by UNFPA Jordan/Elspeth Dehnert.

The Syrian crisis has left hundreds of thousands of adolescent girls vulnerable to child marriage and in need of adequate gender-based violence, sexual education and reproductive health services. UNFPA is helping to fill this void in Jordan, where 42,000 Syrian refugees are girls between the ages of 12 and 17. This is Asma's story. A film by UNFPA Jordan/Elspeth Dehnert.