Adolescent pregnancy in the Pacific region is one of the challenges that threatens the socio-economic fibre of most countries. The adolescent birth rate for 6 of the 14 UNFPA’s supported countries and territories sits above the global average of 44 per 1000 girls – varying between 51 per 1000 girls in Kiribati, to 85 per 1000 girls in the Marshall Islands . Many of these pregnancies are unintended.

FSM Kosrae and Yap States SOPs for clinical care for GBV survivors launched with UNFPA support

Cook Islands commemorated ‘White Ribbon Day’ to End Violence against Women and Girls with UNFPA support