Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1994, para. 7.42
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Poor educational and economic opportunities and sexual exploitation are important factors in the high levels of adolescent child-bearing. In both developed and developing countries, adolescents faced with few apparent life choices have little incentive to avoid pregnancy and child-bearing.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
International Conference on Population and Development
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Education
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Year
1994
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (1994), para. 7.42.