Adolescent health and development

Four teens huddle around a point-and-click camera.

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Adolescent development and participation

Read how we support adolescent development and participation in the region.

28/05/2018

A child paints a scene showing a house with a HIV awareness ribbon in the sky.

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HIV prevention

Read how we work to prevent the spread of HIV infection in the region.

04/10/2017

Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety in adolescence tend to peak at the age of 15

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Increase in child and adolescent mental disorders spurs new push for action by UNICEF and WHO

Up to 20 per cent of adolescents globally experience mental disorders, and around 15 per cent of adolescents in low-and middle-income countries have considered suicide

05/11/2019

14th May 2018: 18 month old baby Kim Hyang Jong in Jongju City Hospital, DPR Korea, with her mother.

Press release

New Global Commitment to Primary Health Care for all at Astana Conference

Declaration of Astana charts course to achieve universal health coverage, 40 years since declaration on primary health care in Alma-Ata

25/10/2018

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Priorities for children in Europe and Central Asia

Watch a video message from Regional Director Afshan Khan

02/03/2018

Adolescents in southern Osh province, Kyrgyzstan.

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Kyrgyzstan: Talking menstruation

Girls are scared, don’t understand what's wrong with them and don’t know what to do.

27/05/2016

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Adolescent development and participation

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HIV prevention

Press release

Increase in child and adolescent mental disorders spurs new push for action by UNICEF and WHO

Press release

New Global Commitment to Primary Health Care for all at Astana Conference

Video

Priorities for children in Europe and Central Asia

Blog post

Kyrgyzstan: Talking menstruation