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Young People Leading in Crisis
Lebanon’s ongoing crises have led to unprecedented challenges, with escalated conflicts since late 2023 significantly intensifying humanitarian needs. While displacement had already begun in 2023, the major displacement from the south occurred within just 24 hours, with families enduring over 10-hour journeys on c...
News note
Fast Facts: 30 years of uneven progress for adolescent girls
NEW YORK, 7 March 2025 –, Despite significant achievements in areas such as education over the last three decades, millions of adolescent girls across the world today are still out of school, ill-equipped for the future, facing gaps in life-saving health services, and at risk of harmful practices such as child mar...
Report
Saudi Arabia: Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Primary Health Care
This report presents findings and recommendations from implementation research in Saudi Arabia on integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into primary health care for children, adolescents, pregnant women, and new mothers. The research which is part of a multi-country initiative under the WHO-UN...
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Kuwait: Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Primary Health Care
This report presents findings and recommendations from implementation research in Kuwait on integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into primary health care for children, adolescents, pregnant women, and new mothers. The research which is part of a multi-country initiative under the WHO-UNICEF J...
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Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Primary Health Care
Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Primary Health Care for Children, Adolescents, Pregnant Women and New Mothers in the Middle East and North Africa RegionThis report examines the integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) into Primary Health Care (PHC) for children, adoles...
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Jordan: Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Primary Health Care
Jordan Report: Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Primary Health Care for Children, Adolescents, Pregnant Women and New Mothers in the Middle East and North Africa RegionThis report presents findings and recommendations from implementation research in Jordan on integrating Mental Health and P...
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Regional Nutrition Situation Analysis in the Middle East and North Africa - 2024
Well-nourished children survive, grow and develop to their full potential, and well-nourished adolescents and adults are healthier, more productive and better equipped to contribute to society. In contrast, poor nutrition across the lifecycle can have devastating and often lifelong consequences on health and devel...
Statement
Putting survivors at the forefront of the global movement to end female genital mutilation
Joint Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, OHCHR High Commissioner Volker Türk, UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, NEW...
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Gender and Climate Change
There are 48.7 million adolescent girls across the MENA region and today, more adolescent girls than ever before live in drought impacted communities; fearing walks to school during rainy season; and migrating to seek refuge from floods, fires, or water- or food scarcity. These adolescent girls bear a double burde...
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Climate Change Impact on Adolescent Girls
UNICEF and Karama recognize that there is no child sensitive climate action without explicitly focusing on girls. Climate change is not gender neutral, rather it amplifies already existing gender inequalities with the most marginalized communities experiencing the greatest impacts. For example: Girls’ household ...
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Young people’s health and well-being in the Middle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is home to almost 140 million young people aged 10-24 years, a quarter of this region’s population. This young population represents a powerful opportunity to influence health and well-being into adulthood and for the next generation, and to advance equitable and sustainable...
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Recovering learning
We are in a learning crisis. To give young people the best chance to succeed, we need to support them holistically. The first step is to identify where children and youth are in building the range of skills they need, monitor progress in their development and ensure no child or young person is left behind. The Rec...