(DR) a regional success story, yet the country's adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America … and the Caribbean (LAC) and is closer to the levels observed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Adolescent pregnancy poses … with sexual abuse and domestic violence. This report analyzes the DR's persistently high rate of adolescent pregnancy …

In this note, we examine how Cambodian youth's test score performance during lower secondary relates to their success …

As the global COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic continues to unfold, young children will be especially vulnerable. World … messages : The early years are a critical period to build human capital. Young children are disproportionately at risk and must … be prioritized in COVID-19 (Coronavirus) responses. We will reach young children by supporting parents and caregivers …

Lao PDR has made notable progress in improving maternal health, with materanal mortality decreasing from 1,600 per 100 … addressed - the low utilization of maternal health (MH) services and weak financial protection, especially among the lower … wealth quintiles, in order to improve the level and equity of maternal health. In order to address these financial barriers …

Human capital is the combination of knowledge, skills and health that people accumulate throughout their lives, which … quality and availability of maternal and child health services more generally. Simply put, countries which invest heavily in …, the government of Malawi is implementing its ambitious Second Health Sector Strategic Plan (2017-2022) and an aligned …

-being of others, for example an individual's (future) children. Despite these outcomes having long-lasting effects on lifetime …

adolescence not only have immediate consequences but also greatly influence the economic opportunities, health outcomes, and skill …. Poverty and ethnic minority status can further magnify gender discrepancies for youth worldwide, as reductions in household … spending on education, health care, and nutrition are often more likely to affect adolescent girls than boys. In Malawi …

adolescence not only have immediate consequences but also greatly influence the economic opportunities, health outcomes, and skill …. Poverty and ethnic minority status can further magnify gender discrepancies for youth worldwide, as reductions in household … spending on education, health care, and nutrition are often more likely to affect adolescent girls than boys. In Malawi …

opportunities, health outcomes, and skill sets attained later in life. Yet adolescence is also a period when social norms create … causing high population growth but also creating a large share of youth dependents, giving way to higher dependency ratios … from 3.7 million to 9.8 million in 2050, adding challenges for society to provide health, education and job training …

, DepEd has operated parallel education systems for youth and adults who did not complete basic formal education. The current …