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Introducing the Adolescent Data Portal

Introducing the Adolescent Data Portal

Adolescents Data and Research

By Colleen Murray and Fabio Friscia

For the many people working to improve adolescents’ lives, finding data has just become a little easier. The reason for this is UNICEF’s new Adolescent Data Portal, which launched on 18 April. For the first time, the portal brings together in one place global, regional and national-level data on adolescent well-being across key areas… Read more →←
Why measuring adolescent mental health matters?

Why measuring adolescent mental health matters?

Adolescents Mental health

By Liliana Carvajal, Monica Giuffrida, Jennifer Requejo

Globally, mental health conditions are among the top causes of disability and death for adolescents. The importance of this issue has been highlighted in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Agenda, which indicates the promotion of mental health and well-being as critical to reducing premature deaths. Achieving this target will require… Read more →←
Can we change the way we think about violence against children, adolescents, and women?

Can we change the way we think about violence against children, adolescents, and women?

Adolescents Gender Violence Against Children

By Floriza Gennari and Alessandra Guedes

Selina was 8 the first time her father hit her. And while he tearfully apologized afterwards, a few weeks later he did it again. Her mother often suffered the same fate, she knew, behind closed doors. It became a pattern in Selina’s life whenever he was drinking – and angry. When Selina was a teenager, her first boyfriend was much… Read more →←
Promising Futures: Vocational training programme in rural Bangladesh

Promising Futures: Vocational training programme in rural Bangladesh

Adolescents Education

By Cirenia Chávez and Annika Rigole

This is the second in a two-part blog series that draws from the authors’ field visit to Let Us Learn programme sites in Bangladesh in February 2020.  The first part can be found here. In a town in the rural Sumanganj District of Bangladesh, we met recent graduates of  Alternative Learning Pathways, a Let Us Learn-supported programme… Read more →←
Building a Critical Mass: Digital engagement for the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation during COVID-19

Building a Critical Mass: Digital engagement for the elimination of Female Genital Mutilation during COVID-19

Adolescents Child Rights COVID-19

By Nankali Maksud, Stephanie Baric

As digital engagement was scaled up to mitigate girls’ risk of FGM and continue community-based initiatives during COVID-19, UNICEF organised a webinar with key actors to discuss their experiences of using digital tools to shift social norms and build girls’ agency. The blog below summarises the webinar. COVID-19 has presented… Read more →←
Overcoming the adolescent financing gap: The Burundi investment case

Overcoming the adolescent financing gap: The Burundi investment case

Adolescents Investment case

By Frank Otchere

Adolescence (10-19 years) is a make or break period when individuals begin to consolidate their physical, cognitive, emotional and socio-economic foundations that will shape their lives. Adolescence is a critical period as many individuals never fully recover from any developmental shortcomings they experience. Yet in today’s world,… Read more →←

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