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In 1989, the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme recommended that July 11 be observed as the World Population Day, a day to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues. And this year's theme is ‘Investing in teenage girls’. Teenage girls around the world face enormous challenges. Many are considered by their communities or parents to be ready for marriage and motherhood. A large number is forced out of schools, damaging their future prospects. Even those who remain in school have no ready access to basic information about their health, human rights and reproductive rights, leaving them vulnerable to illness, injury and exploitation. Yet, as a UN note says, when teenage girls are empowered, when they know about their rights and are given the tools to succeed, they become agents of positive change.
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