The Caribbean Observatory Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in collaboration with the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation (CFPA), salute all Youth in the Caribbean and join the rest of the world in celebrating International Youth Day 2022.
This year’s theme: Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages highlights the importance of recognizing our need for unity across generations and diversity – race, gender, ethnicity, religion and geographical location that prevent us from learning from and leaning on each other to overcome barriers that prevent us from learning from and leaning on each other as we strive to build a better Caribbean for all.
Caribbean adolescents face major barriers to access sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services and comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). This has contributed to the early sexual debut and one of the highest adolescent fertility rates in the world: 60.2 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19 (2010-2015 period). According to a PANCAP 2018 report, “Young people as a whole, and specifically young people from key populations, are disproportionally at risk for HIV infection, STIs and other sexual and reproductive health problems.
Age-specific consent laws restrict adolescents’ access sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, including access to essential information and guidance required to make informed decisions. Integrating age-appropriate CSE in the Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) curriculum is a positive step in equipping adolescents and youth with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make wise decisions and prevent early sexual debut, teenage pregnancy, STIs, GBV, suicide, and to protect vulnerable youth.
Ageism in the Caribbean and the culture of silencing youth, dismissing their voices and experiences and the right of decision-making regarding their lives and wellbeing has devastating consequences for them and the whole society. This is a major barrier to intergenerational solidarity in the face of challenges that threaten our collective future. The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us the importance of our interdependence, human solidarity and community. We are also reminded of the urgency to come together to find solutions in the face of our mutual vulnerability.
Youth are a vital priority for the CFPA and the Caribbean Observatory on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. At the heart of our vision and mandate is our commitment to ensure that no one is left behind. In observance of #IYD2022, we will be hosting a Community Dialogue on August 12, 2022, at 11:30 AM (AST) to discuss how we can strive towards advancing the health and wellbeing of youth in the region. We call on governments, civil society, community and faith-based organisations to recognize and
commit to advancing the Rights of Youth, build intergenerational solidarity and to support them in making informed and wise decisions regarding their bodies and lives.
Happy International Youth Day!!
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The PROGRESSIVE YOUTH were awesome last night on Knight at Night.
the youth were ROBBED OF TEACHERS as Baldwin “ASHE LIED” Spencer admitted he should have NEVER listened to the RAG-TAG QUEEN to force the teachers out of the system! What a COLOSSAL UPP FAILURE!!! At least Baldwin “ASHE LIED” Spencer was honest enough to actually own up to it.
He closer in age to the GRAVE and must be honest before his God withdraws His breath-of-life from his nostrils.
Spencer even went as far as PUBLICLY ENDORSING THE LABOUR PARTY INSTITUTED UWI FIVE ISLANDS CAMPUS. (Richard Lewis pissed off and stormed out the consultation).
You’re right Mr. Spencer – sleep well at night and try to sanitize some semblance of a “legacy”. You didn’t do fart for Grays Green since 1989, but at least you endorse the ABLP UWI FIVE ISLANDS CAMPUS in that constituency.
All the best in your twilight years. The YOUTH welcome your Labour Party UWI FIVE ISLANDS endorsement
WOW : You sound like one unhappy, bitter human being. You are responsible for your own happiness. Don’t waste it on politics. Get a hobby, listen to music, plant a tree.
Go to the beach. In the blink of an eye, times goes.
Do you realize that you are only hurting yourself!
Make a gratitude journal; forgive yourself and others, drink lots of water, Get 8 hours sleep, walk in nature.
Above all, just breathe and CHILL OUT!
THIS TOO SHALL PASS
Yes what articulate young people. The future leaders of UPP. Nothing like the pot Smoking booze drinking young people in the labour day parade for labour, jumping with their pants below their backsides.
Declaration by Baldwin “ASHE LIED” Spencer:
“The UPP as a party and as a government HAS FALLEN from time to time. We have made some mistakes. I clearly recall that WE ERRED IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THE VOLUNTARY SEPARATION POLICY FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE WAS IMPLEMENTED SOME YEARS AGO. WE LOST SOME OF OUR BEST TEACHERS, NURSES, MANAGERS, POLICE, FIREFIGHTERS, AGRICULTURAL EXPERTS & A RANGE OF OTHER PROFESSIONALS FROM THE PUBLIC SECTOR. We have not always taken the time to fully explain all our policies and programs to the people so that they know HOW THESE MEASURE IMPACT THEIR LIVES. So brothers and sisters WE HAVE STUMBLED.”
@ Hmmmmm
Wow. This powerful stuff. Such humility is refreshing in a leader. Gaston Browne curses and blames others.
In the meantime, he implemented a policy without any education or information that has our youth going to school high!
Gaston has a lot to answer for!
teach Peter Redz how to speak, read and write
teach Pringle common sense…..poor literacy for the Opposition LEader
teach Franz to spell GRATEFUL
BADPLAY Joanne Massiah
FIRE Malayka Parker
UNDERMINE Chaniel Imhoff
BACKSTAB Kyron Simon
Hmmmmmm
And in the meantime you refuse to address the glaring split in the ABLP.
ASOT VS GASTON AND THE ABLP CREW!
Hmmmmmmm
Enquiring minds want to know why you fraid to touch that topic!
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