In Mozambique, adolescent girls and women who are pregnant or parenting have long faced serious barriers and challenges to remain in school.
Since 2013 the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has been supporting the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to optimize the national school meals programme (NSMP) by upgrading a school menu from ‘bun and tea’ to hot and diverse meals for primary schoolchildren.
This report highlights key findings from the national assessment of adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe. The study was conducted to determine adolescent pregnancy prevalence in Zimbabwe and identify root causes leading to adolescent pregnancy, particularly in the wake of Covid-19.
Discrimination and violence against LGBTIQ+ young people have direct and long-term effects on their health and well-being, with high levels of harassment, marginalisation, violence and, consequently, a higher likelihood of school absenteeism and suicidal thoughts.
This report sets out how school meals can help build a food system fit for the 21st century. New modeling work presented in this report shows that cultivating healthy and sustainable dietary habits is one of the best investments we can make for tomorrow.
The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are the most central and globally representative climate policy documents that outline the national climate plans of countries that have ratified the Paris Climate Agreement.
This brief is part of a set of 13 provided by UNDP that map out roles and first steps different parts of government can take to help achieve the SDGs by reducing tobacco use. Ministries of education can take key steps to advance tobacco control and accelerate progress towards the SDGs.
The overarching goal of this Policy is in accordance with the Lesotho National HIV and AIDS Policy of 2006 and is intended to mobilize the participation of every stakeholder in the sector in an inclusive, comprehensive response.
Adolescents and youth require sexual and reproductive health information, education, and services globally to see positive health outcomes. This is also true of Muslim youth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
This Policy & Standards for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) in Schools represents the commitment of the Education Department to sustainably improve the students’ overall health and wellbeing towards achieving a quality education within a child friendly school environment.