A UN-backed initiative is showing strong results in reducing adolescent pregnancies in the Philippines, by empowering young people to take part in local decision-making.
Over the last five years, the number of teenage pregnancies has decreased in the Philippines, liking education to this shift in adolescent birth rates as there are fewer pregnancies as educational attainment increases.
In a recent study, researchers have concluded that alcohol consumption among young people has been on a steady decline in many western countries over the past couple of decades.
