PSA on early marriage. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

On 11 July, as communities everywhere observe World Population Day, UNFPA is calling for investments in support of the largest-ever generation of youth.

Video by the Guardian Global Development Professionals Network

In many parts of the Caribbean and around the world, teenage pregnancy is on the rise. But help is on the way.  In a joint venture with the Government, UNFPA has provided funds to establish nine youth friendly spaces around the country.  Here young people can learn about sexuality and social issues  information which they cant access anywhere else

examining the impact of early marriage on the lives of girls using testimonies from teenage brides and their families in Bangladesh, Burkina Faso and Yemen.

A group of young Mauritanians called Khoudeija, Aisha, Goundou, Aissata, and Coumbis suffer from a condition known as Obstetric Fistula, which severely affects their lives.

Ahead of the 2010 World Cup in Africa, people from across the continent tell the stories of how football impacts on their lives in a new series of African Football Shorts.

Married at 11, Destaye had hoped to stay in school.  But the birth of her child a few years later interrupted her plans. This short film examines the journey of an Ethiopian child bride.