Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1994, para. 7.43
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In many societies, adolescents face pressures to engage in sexual activity. Young women, particularly low-income adolescents, are especially vulnerable. Sexually active adolescents of both sexes are increasingly at high risk of contracting and transmitting sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and they are typically poorly informed about how to protect themselves. Programmes for adolescents have proven most effective when they secure the full involvement of adolescents in identifying their reproductive and sexual health needs and in designing programmes that respond to those needs.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
International Conference on Population and Development
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Women
Youth
Year
1994
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (1994), para. 7.43.