News

In southern Malawi, reaping the benefits of investing in adolescent girls

A girl who learned tailoring with the support of the UN Joint Programme for Adolescent Girls (JPAG) in Malawi shows off her latest work. Photo credit: UNFPA Malawi

14 July 2014

News

On World Population Day, UNFPA calls for investment in youth

Ouadrago Sanga Théodore (left) moderates at a condom demonstration in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Photo credit: Ollivier Girard

11 July 2014

News

Investing in youth pays dividends, evidence from Sri Lanka shows

Anoka Abeyrante, a young environmentalist and lawyer, speaks about transforming Sri Lanka's ecology during the launch of "Generation Youth." Photo credit: UNFPA

09 July 2014

News

Holding out a hand: Youth-to-youth initiative making a difference in Mongolia

Students at a technical and vocational education training led by UNFPA  brainstorm ideas on what an ideal Youth Development Centre would look like. Photo credit: UNFPA/Dustin Barter

21 May 2014

Statement

Providing Support for the Chibok Girls and their Families

19 May 2014

News

Tailoring Services to Nigeria’s Young People

Kori Habib speaks to adolescents at Hello Lagos, a youth centre and health programme in Lagos, Nigeria. Photo credit: APANEWS

14 May 2014

News

Georgia Youth Policy to Empower and Educate Youth

Peer educators working with the Reproductive Health Initiative for Youth in the South Caucasus (RHIYC) hold a peer education session at a summer camp in Anaklia, Georgia, in 2009. Photo credit: UNFPA Georgia

12 May 2014

Press Release

UNFPA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to Boost Family Planning in Developing Countries

17 April 2014

News

Amid Crisis in South Sudan, Youth Continue to Hope for a Brighter Future

A group of young people taking part in the UNFPA Youth and Adolescents Programme at the Juba III civilian protection camp in the South Sudanese capital. They are being trained to become peer educators on reproductive health and HIV prevention. Photo credit: Kenneth Odiwuor

21 April 2014

News

Harnessing the potential of Africa’s youth

Africa's youth population is growing rapidly. A school in Bamako, Mali, newly rehabilitated by UN engineers. Photo credit: UN Photo/Marco Dormino

15 April 2014

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