Help the Children who suffered poverty Today's youth faces an
increasingly uncertain world where climate change, rapid
urbanization, the economic recession and rising unemployment
pose unprecedented challenges. There are 1.2 billion adolescents
across the world, nine out of ten of these young people live in
developing countries. Millions are denied their basic rights to
quality education, health care, protection and exposed to abuse
and exploitation. Recognizing the need to turn this vulnerable
age into an age of opportunity, UNICEF has dedicated it flagship
publication State of the World's Children 2011 to adolescents.
This video highlights the importance of investing in adolescents
for breaking the cycles of poverty and inequity.