This report highlights an aspect of conflict that has rarely been exposed before. Around the world, there are up to 120,000 girls, some as young as eight, who have been forced to become front-line fighters, or are otherwise supporting armed groups.
Child marriage is a violation of human rights, compromising the development of girls and often resulting in early pregnancy and social isolation. Young married girls face onerous domestic burdens, constrained decision-making and reduced life choices.
The projects in Guatemala and Bolivia aimed to improve the SRH of disadvantaged youth, as well as the capacity for the Member Associations (MAs) to reach and effectively serve them.
This fact sheet presents results of research on campaign exposure in three countries as a result of the FHI/YouthNet evaluation of the 2002 global HIV-prevention campaign, "Staying Alive," which reached 800 million households.
This project served as a community-based model in Zambia by integrating reproductive health and HIV/AIDS programming into a growing national initiative.
According to this brief, youth infected with HIV need medical, psychological, and social support, but programs rarely address their specific needs, even as antiretroviral drugs and HIV testing become more available.
Integrated global communications and markets, increased awareness of violence from non-state actors, and the surge in infection and death rates from HIV/AIDS have drawn attention to development in a way that has not been seen since the end of World War II.
Written by Shana L.
Esta presentación explica la situación de la epidemia en Colombia e intenta delinear estrategias para solucionar el problema, el informe tiene como sujeto los homosexuales, franja de la población particularmente vulnerable.
