Tag: adolescents

• Thursday, February 16th 2023 - 11:44 UTC

  Unicef says Brazil has 32mn children and adolescents in poverty

  

  According to the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef), 63% of Brazil's boys and girls live in poverty, which is tantamount to around 32 million children and adolescents, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Saturday, September 22nd 2018 - 08:37 UTC

  WHO publishes “Coming of Age” on better health for adolescents

  

  The World Health Organization has published “Coming of age”, an in-depth online feature to advocate for better health for adolescents. The package includes video, gifs, visuals, and features on a range of topics on adolescent health, spanning mental health, sexuality education, as well as violence against and among youth, which remains a leading cause of adolescent deaths world-wide.