Too Young to Wed: Destaye

Published on: 02/09/2014

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.

Resources

Accelerating Efforts to Advance the Rights of Adolescent Girls: A UN Joint Statement

Resource date: 2010

Author: UN Adolescent Girls Task Force

Publisher: UN Adolescent Girls Task Force

Resources

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Programs in Humanitarian Settings

Resource date: 2012

Author: Women’s Refugee Commission, Save the Children, UNHCR, UNFPA

Publisher: Women’s Refugee Commission, Save the Children, UNHCR, UNFPA

News

Empowering girls key to Africa's success, leaders affirm

Investing in adolescents and youth will be key to taking advantage of a demographic dividend in the Sahel region of Africa, leaders said today at the United Nations. Girls in Niger. Photo credit: OCHA/David Ohana

22 September 2014

Statement

Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence

09 October 2014

News

From promise to action: Ending preventable maternal deaths in Kenya

Women await post-natal care at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana, one of the 15 counties where maternal death rates are highest. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA Kenya

29 August 2014

Press Release

United Nations Population Fund and Global Citizen Launch Worldwide “#showyourselfie” petition – Mobilizing People to Say “Youth Matter!”

12 August 2014

Statement

International Youth Day Statement of the Executive Director, UNFPA

12 August 2014

Media Advisory

Multi-million Dollar Partnership for Sahel's Development to be Reinforced by African Governments, UN, World Bank

18 September 2014

Statement

Message for World Population Day

09 July 2014

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