Adolescence Education Newsletter, 2000.

Regional Clearing House on Population Education and Communication, (RECHPEC) UNESCO, PROAP, P.O. BOX 967, Prakanong Post Office, Bangkok 10110, Thailand. Tel: 66-2-391-0577; Fax: 66-2-391-0866; e-mail: rechpec@unesco-proap.org; Web site: http://www.unescobkk.org/infores/rechpec.

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United Nations Fund for Population Activities, New York, NY.

Adolescent Attitudes; Adolescent Development; Adolescents; Birth; Birth Rate; Change Strategies; Contraception; Developing Nations; Early Parenthood; Family Planning; Foreign Countries; Health Promotion; Newsletters; Pregnancy; Puberty; Reproduction (Biology); Sex Education; Sexuality; Well Being; Youth Problems

This document comprises the two 2000 issues of a UNESCO newsletter addressing topics related to adolescent well-being in the Asia-Pacific region, particularly reproductive and sexual health. Each issue contains news from the region on various initiatives related to adolescent health and education, as well as Web links and publications on the subject. Each issue also contains a feature article. The June issue focuses on communications and advocacy strategies used with adolescents. The December issue focuses on best practice for adolescent reproductive health services. Countries covered in the two issues include Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Lao PDR, Nepal, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. The brief articles provide various statistics, program descriptions, guidelines, concerns, and recommendations related to improving adolescent reproductive health and general well-being in this region. (KB)

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