State of Adolescent Girls in Latin American and the Caribbean
Promoting the rights, freedom, power and well-being of every adolescent girl.
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Historically, development agendas in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as globally, have not prioritize adolescent girls. However, adolescent girls are ready to lead the change toward a more egalitarian world. UNICEF has developed a new programmatic vision with and for them: the Adolescent Girls Programme Strategy.
UNICEF will continue to work to promote the rights, freedom, power and well-being of every adolescent girl, enabling them to make autonomous decisions and unlock their full potential.
Adolescent girls around the world are raising their voices and leading the shift toward a more egalitarian world. While girls are willing to help shape our collective future, a myriad of concurrent and interrelated crises and barriers stand in their way. As the international community seeks to "rebuild equality," we have a unique opportunity to overcome these challenges and give adolescent girls the freedom and power they need to lead and thrive.
Read the brochure: Why adolescent girls? Why now?
As the global community seeks to "rebuild equality," we have a unique opportunity to overcome these challenges and give adolescent girls the freedom and power they need to lead and thrive.
PRIORITIZING ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Investing in adolescent girls produces long-term results for girls and their communities. However, as statistical data show, the status of adolescent girls in many countries in the region is bleak across a range of outcomes, including poverty and violence. UNICEF is committed to prioritizing adolescent girls by launching its first ever Adolescent Girls Programme Strategy, 2022-2025. With the aim of supporting adolescent girls to achieve their full potential, it articulates a plan for accelerated programming - with and for adolescent girls - that leverages UNICEF’s existing work and comparative advantage to promote more multisectoral, context-specific, girl-driven, rights-based support that meets adolescent girls’ diverse and overlapping needs.