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What do young people really think about having kids?
August 12, 2025We hit the streets of New York to ask young people a simple question: Do you want to have kids?
Hear what they have to say and join UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—to support their freedom to choose their own lives.
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UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem’s message on International Youth Day
August 11, 2022This International Youth Day, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem calls for more intergenerational solidarity to address the world’s daunting challenges.
Together, let’s build a world where everyone at any age has rights, choices and opportunities to fulfill their potential and promise: https://unf.pa/iyd22
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Let's claim the world young people deserve
August 11, 2021Young people are leading the way on global concerns from climate change to gender equality, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. They have the right to make choices about their bodies and lives.
Yet it’s true that they cannot always realize their rights. UNFPA pledges to do everything we can to act with young people on the challenges they face. We stand with them in their fight to claim the world they imagine - and deserve.
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Young leaders blaze the trail toward a more equitable future
11 August 2021Statement
Youth leading the way in COVID-19 solutions
12 August 2020My Body, My Life, My World Through a COVID-19 Lens
Publication date: 01 June 2020
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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Youth mobilize to support Egypt’s front-line health workers
25 June 2020My Body, My Life, My World
A global strategy for adolescents and youth
Number of pages: 31
Publication date: 12 August 2019
Author: UNFPA