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Adolescent health and development

A young woman looks out the window of her home in Uganda.
Programme
09 September 2019
Adolescent safety and protection
Every seven minutes, an adolescent is killed by an act of violence.
An adolescent boy carries bricks to help his family, who are Rohingya refugees, relocate to safer ground during monsoon season in Unchiprang camp, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Programme
09 September 2019
Adolescents in humanitarian action
During conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies, the rights of adolescents can be overlooked to devastating effect. So can their contributions.
Five teenagers chat on a bench outside in Brazil.
Programme
09 September 2019
Adolescent participation and civic engagement
When adolescents contribute to social change, entire communities benefit.
A mother lies on her side, head in hand, with her baby seated in front of her outside a health centre in Uganda.
Programme
07 August 2019
Strengthening district health systems
UNICEF helps find local solutions for global health challenges.
Trucks and other traffic on the dirt road to Ribaue, Mozambique.
Programme
06 August 2019
Child and adolescent injuries
Road traffic injuries and drowning are leading causes of death among children and adolescents worldwide.
Fifteen-year-old Shampa, center, attends school with her classmates at Palli Mangal Girls High School, Gobor Chaka, Khulna City Corporation, in Bangladesh.
Programme
01 August 2019
Adolescent health and well-being
Technology, immigration and other factors are drastically changing the health needs of adolescents.
A mother holds her six-month-old daughter in a medical clinic as a health worker tests the baby for malaria.
Programme
01 August 2019
Childhood diseases
Common infectious diseases are preventable and treatable. But they still kill children in large numbers.
Adolescents in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, collect air pollution data as part of the Air Pollution Youth Mappers programme. Equipped with portable monitors provided by UNICEF, they walk through their communities to measure air quality.
Programme
08 September 2019
Adolescent development and participation
Investing in adolescents builds strong economies, inclusive communities and vibrant societies.
A smiling doctor holds a young girl who underwent treatment in his hospital.
Programme
06 August 2019
Strengthening health systems
Children need strong, resilient and inclusive health systems to survive and thrive.
An adolescent girl smiles as she carries a young boy on her hip.
Programme
01 August 2019
Child and adolescent health and well-being
Every child has the right to grow up healthy and strong.