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Adolescent health and development

We the Future

For and with adolescents in South Asia

Young adolescent girl eating nutritious food in Nepal

Adolescent and women’s nutrition

UNICEF is working in South Asia to improve the nutrition of adolescent girls and women.

Adolescent girl in nepal

21 November 2017

Adolescents in South Asia

UNICEF is working to engage and empower the 350 million adolescents in South Asia.

Fabiha Jannat

20 February 2023

The healing power of art

Bangladeshi children and youth share their journey to better mental health

Anjali Kumari Shah

Addressing anaemia in adolescent girls

Across Nepal, efforts to increase the intake of iron-folic acid are helping to promote better health among adolescent girls

Rashmi Thapa

29 December 2020

Navigating the mental health toll of COVID-19

A Teach for Nepal fellow shares her experiences with managing mental well-being

children in school maldives

Supporting your children return to school during COVID-19

Tips for parents and caregivers to support children return to school during COVID-19

A girl walks through a flood

18 February 2020

World failing to provide children with a healthy life and a climate fit for their future: WHO-UNICEF-Lancet

As climate and commercial threats intensify, WHO-UNICEF-Lancet Commission presses for radical rethink on child health

Three silhouettes run on a trash pile with a hazy background

07 November 2019

Immediate action needed in South Asia to clean the air for children

Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on toxic air in South Asia

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An uplifting scene of young girls in Afghanistan

Providing adolescent girls with opportunities to play and engage in sports activities is one of the means to addressing barriers to girls’ education in Afg