Frequently Asked Questions

The goal of UNFPA is ensure reproductive rights for all. To accomplish this, UNFPA works to ensure that all people, especially women and young people, are able to access high-quality sexual and reproductive health services, including voluntary family planning, so that they can make informed and voluntary choices about their sexual and reproductive lives.

News

Protecting the Rights, Unleashing the Potential of Indigenous Girls in Rural Guatemala

Abriendo Oportunidades offers safe spaces, mentoring, educational opportunities and solidarity for adolescent Mayan girls. It also introduces new possibilities into their lives. Photo © Mark Tuschman

14 May 2013

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“First School, Then Marriage and Babies”

Arnela, 18, bottle-feeds her 18-month old daughter in her pram while Sabrina, 17 (left), cradles her 28-day old son on her lap. Photo © Jason D. Jones / UNFPA

30 October 2013

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Avoiding and Mitigating the Health Consequences of FGM/C in Ethiopia

Sadiya (right) at the hospital with her mother.  Photo © UNFPA Ethiopia/Abraham Gelaw

18 June 2013

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Jamaica Offers a Model for Preventing Adolescent Pregnancies while Supporting Young Mothers

Talking to adolescents about sex can make for important but sometimes uncomfortable conversations. Photo: Basil Jones for UNFPA

27 August 2013

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Huge potential for economic growth requires fulfilling the promise of youth, flagship report says

Students attend a workshop focused on their rights and potential, held during a conference in Apia, Samoa. Credit: UNFPA Pacific/Ariela Zibiah

18 November 2014

Resources

UNFPA strategy on Adolescents and Youth

Resource date: 2013

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

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Combating Tanzania's high child marriage rates

Students and teachers at the Jangwani Girls' Secondary School, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, listen to a presentation about girls' rights during the launch of a national campaign to end child marriage. Photo credit: RCO/Selemani Kitenge

15 September 2014

ICPD Review: Global Youth Forum

04 December - 06 December 2012

Bali, Indonesia

ICPD Global Youth Forum Bali Declaration

International Year of Youth

Published on: 24/01/2011

International Year of Youth

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