(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Participating in the event that focused on improving the sexual and reproductive health of adolescent girls, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova praised the First Ladies for being powerful voices in favour of a better future for girls across the continent and commended the increasing number of African countries that are banning child marriage. Recalling the ambitious pledges made by UN Member States in the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS in June this year, she asked how these could be achieved 'in a world where only 34 percent of young people can...
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