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“Why me?” – Stigma, lack of information leave Myanmar youth in the dark on HIV

calendar_today10 January 2019

Condoms at a UNFPA-supported mobile clinic. Sithu, 21, did not know how to protect himself from HIV. © UNFPA/Yenny Gamming
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In Burundi, sexual health education helps youth protect themselves, their futures

calendar_today18 January 2019

Young people outside a youth-friendly health centre in Kamenge, Bujumbura. © UNFPA/Chiara Frisone
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Publication date

2018

Author

UNFPA

Resources

Your rights: Information for women and young people with disabilities

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State of World Population 2014

Publisher

UNFPA

Publication date

2014

Author

UNFPA

Number of pages

126

State of World Population

State of World Population 2014

The Power of 1.8 Billion

Young people matter. They matter because an unprecedented 1.8 billion youth are alive today, and because they are the shapers and leaders of our global future. They matter because they have inherent human rights that must be fulfilled. Yet, in a world of adult concerns, young people are often overlooked. This tendency cries out for urgent correction, because it imperils youth as well as economies and societies at large.

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health

Publication date

Nov 2014

Author

UNFPA

Resources

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health

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News

Youth advocates for family planning break taboos in the Maldives

calendar_today12 November 2018

When her friend became unexpectedly pregnant at an early age, Azlifa sought a way to share sexual and reproductive health information with other young people kept in the dark about their bodies. © UNFPA Maldives/Tatiana Almeida
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Empowering adolescent girls in Viet Nam

calendar_today11 July 2016

Empowering adolescent girls in Viet Nam

Empowering adolescent girls in Viet Nam

Girls in Viet Nam speak about entering adolescence and being agents of change. 

Speech

Statement of the Executive Director at the First Regular Session of the Executive Board 2015

calendar_today28 January 2015

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A turning point for girls' and women’s menstrual health in Africa

calendar_today30 May 2018

Faith Kiraison, an advocate for girls' rights and health, teaches her peers about menstrual health management. © UNFPA Kenya/Douglas Waudo
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