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State of World Population 2018 The Power of Choice: Reproductive Rights and the Demographic Transition
Choice can change the world
The Missing Peace: Independent Progress Study on Youth, Peace and Security
Progress Study
UN Youth Strategy 2030
Today's generation of young people is absolutely massive: Some 1.8 billion people are between ages 10 and 24. Most of them live in developing countries, often comprising a huge proportion of the population. How well they navigate adolescence will determine not only the course of their own lives, but that of the world.
Yet too many youth are unable to participate fully in society. Around 175 million young people in low-income countries cannot read a full sentence. Among those aged 15-24, some 500 million live on less than $2 a day, and over 73 million are unemployed. For girls, the barriers to participation are even higher.
But when empowered and given the right opportunities, youth are effective drivers of change. UNFPA partners with young people, helping them participate in decisions affecting them, and strengthening their ability to advance human rights and development issues such as health, education and employment.
2016 Annual Report Ukraine
This annual report shows how funds entrusted to UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund have enabled us to protect and promote health and rights of thousands of women and young people and enable them to realize their full potential.