Colombo, Sri Lanka -- UNFPA Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs (MoY) of the Sabaragamuwa province, organized a two day Stakeholder Consultation on Youth Affairs, on 16 and 17 July, 2016, in commemoration of World Youth Skills Day.
A day to recognize the importance of skills development for youth was suggested by Sri Lanka, and keenly adopted by the United Nations.
Colombo, Sri Lanka-- This week the world focuses on ‘Investing in Teenage Girls’ – the theme for World Population Day which is celebrated today (11, July). Teenage girls around the world are vulnerable and suffer a great deal more than their male peers. In Sri Lanka, the situation is no better.
Publication date : 04 January 2016
The Youth Peer Education Network is a groundbreaking and comprehensive youth-to-youth initiative pioneered by UNFPA. See what they do in Moldova!
No. of pages : 8
Publisher : UNFPA GCC
Publication date : 17/07/2016
Author : UNFPA GCC
UNFPA GCC April-June 2016 highlights some important topics, including UNFPA recent activities in Oman and the region including UNFPA/WHO Joint Action Programme with MoH-Oman, and UNFPA GCC remarkable visit to the Girls House in Al-Buraimi governorate in Oman, in addition to our recent agreement of co-operation with the National Youth Commission in the country. On regional level, the newsletter highlights UNFPA participation in the Arab conference on the role of civil society in the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The newsletter also conveys the statement made by Dr.
No. of pages : 112
Publication date : 30/01/2015
Author : FHD, UNFPA Nepal, CREHPA
This study explores the supply and demand side barriers impacting on access to and utilization of adolescent-friendly health services (AFHS) by adolescent boys and girls aged 10-19 years across diverse socio-cultural and geographical settings in Nepal. This is a qualitative study conducted in 12 districts of the country. It was carried out under the leadership of the Family Health Division with technical and financial support of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund. An international consultant supported by UNICEF provided technical inputs while producing this report.
UNFPA is the United Nations’ sexual and reproductive health agency. Since UNFPA started its work in 1969, the world has seen progress: The number and rate of women dying from complications of pregnancy or childbirth has been halved. Families are healthier. Young people are more connected and empowered than ever before. Women and girls are empowered to make choices on their reproductive rights.
Nepal’s aspiration to become a middle-income country and to attain the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 rests on how much it will invest in its young people, including teenage girls, which is the theme of this year’s World Population Day.
No. of pages : 12
Publisher : UNFPA WCARO
Publication date : 24/06/2016
Author : UNFPA WCARO
This e-newsletter presents the highlights of the High-level Symposium on Demographic Dividend and Africa’s Development.
UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.
No. of pages : 48
Publication date : 01/06/2016
Author : UNFPA
Before reaching out to adolescent girls, the project implementing partners set out to earn the trust of local gatekeepers. The task on hand was enormous. Parents were being expected to liberate their daughters from the four walls of their homes. Village seniors were being asked to allow young girls to roam freely. Adolescent girls were being motivated to question age-old norms. However, when efforts for social betterment are honest and persistent, positive change is bound to follow
