18/11/2019
NAIROBI, Kenya, 14 November 2019 (UNFPA)* – “If I had known about safe sex in my teens, my life would never have turned out this way,” said 21-year-old Sithu* from Myanmar. He contracted HIV two years ago, despite being intimate only twice with his partner at the time.
A youth activist celebrates at the Nairobi Summit closing ceremony. © Nairobi Summit
Like millions of young people around the world, Sithu had never received any kind of comprehensive sexuality education, in school or elsewhere.
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18/11/2019
Durban, 14 November 2019 (UN Environment)* – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched the Global Environment Outlook-6 (GEO-6) for Youth in Africa report on the margins of the 17th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN).

The report analyses the economic opportunities that Africa’s natural resources can provide for job creation and sustainable development. It also provides a package of solutions to tackle Africa’s youth unemployment through the Green Economy.
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