News

World AIDS Day 2010: Encouraging News About the Power of Prevention

01 December 2010
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News

When Girls Don’t Count as Much as Boys: Pre-natal Sex Selection in Viet Nam

08 July 2010
Thuy, Nghe, their respective mothers and their three daughter celebrate the arrival of the new baby. Photo:UNFPA/Viet Nam.
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Opinion

For Everyone to Count, They Must be Counted

11 July 2010
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Statement

Everyone Counts - World Population Day 2010

11 July 2010
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News

Taking the Census in Panama, by Car, Foot, Boat and Saddle

30 July 2010
Shifts work around the clock in Panama City to categorize census forms, verity the information and double-check figures. Photo: Trygve Olframes/UNFPA.
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This report presents an update on the current situation of pregnancies among girls less than 18 years of age and adolescents 15-19 years of age. The report also covers trends during the last 10 years and variations across geographic, cultural and economic settings, as well as interventions available to minimize pregnancy among adolescents. The report lists evidence for these programmatic approaches, and challenges that nations will have to deal with in the next 20 years given current population momentum.

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