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Displaced Palestinian children, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, take part in an entertaining activity organised by local activists, at a school run by United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), to support the mental health of the children in Rafah, February 7, 2024.

Supporting Mental Health for Arab, Jewish, and Muslim Youth During War

by Ilana Seff, Cyril Bennouna

How the war in the Middle East is harming U.S. adolescents and what civil society can do about it

Aging
Ava Kreutziger, 14, gives Croix Hill, 15, a high five after Croix received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Ochsner Center for Primary Care and Wellness, in New Orleans, Louisiana, May 13, 2021.

The Problem of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Teens

by Laszlo Bollyky

One high school senior says the decision to vaccinate should rest with teenagers

Copy of an old papyrus seen in a souvenir shop in Cairo Egypt. Female genital mutilation is an archaic practice that most likely originated in Pharaonic Egypt. The image is of a papyrus GETTY/Izzet Keribar
Gender

Ending Female Genital Mutilation

by Mahnaz M. Harrison, Mark P. Lagon

Best practices are known and political will may finally be here to end this extreme form of discrimination against women

Helping youth directly address their leaders: Mariam Abou Gado, Ouagadougou Partnership Youth Ambassador in Niger, meets with President Issoufou of Niger to discuss recommendations on family planning. The photo shows a smiling Miriam shaking hands with the president. PHOTO courtesy of EtriLabs/Yves Tamomo
Gender

An Improbable Success in a Troubled Region

by Janet Fleischman, Marie Ba

The Ouagadougou Partnership in Francophone West Africa advances access to family planning for health and development

Young girls holding U.S. and Kenyan flags wait to greet U.S. Ambassador Robert Godec at a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) project for girls' empowerment in Nairobi on Mar 10, 2018. The photo shows four girls from the stomach down holding flags. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Gender

The U.S. Government’s Role in Addressing Global Women’s Health

by Jen Kates, Kellie Moss

What will happen to women and girls in low- and middle-income countries in the future as aid stalls and progress slows?