"YOUTH HEALTH"

According to a new UN report, a child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021. UNICEF

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

SlinCraze, the Sámi rapper from Norway performed at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters on the occasion of the UN forum on Indigenous issues in New York. UNIFEED-UNTV /FILE

Commemoration of International Youth Day (12 August) under the theme “Mental Health Matters”: Social inclusion of youth with mental health conditions

DPI/NGO briefing on "Getting to Zero: Youth and HIV/AIDS"

DPI/NGO briefing on "Getting to Zero: Youth and HIV/AIDS"

Nine months after the earthquake, more than 1.3 million Haitians are still living in temporary shelters and relief camps. With essential services in short supply, the UN Population Fund is training young leaders like Jean Baptiste to provide critical health information. UNFPA

Zarrina has been working as a prostitute for two years. She calls her work "a dirty job" but says she has no other means of making a living. Now she is taking steps towards changing her life by becoming involved in a UNICEF-supported, youth-friendly health services project targeting young sex workers, intravenous drug users and others vulnerable to the spread of HIV and AIDS, among other problems. The project aims to ensure that the most at-risk young people regularly visit special clinics, where they can receive treatment and counseling. UNICEF

Ministers of health from the Americas gather in Washington DC for the annual meeting of the Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization. The purpose of the meeting was to make new policy decisions that address the critical health problems of the region. PAHO