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Country commitments
Committing to adolescent health and well-being
World leaders have responded to the demands of adolescents and youth regarding their well-being needs. Governments and partners have committed to more investments, better policies, and smarter programmes aligned with the seven asks of the Agenda for Action for Adolescents determined by adolescents and youth themselves.
These commitments prioritize adolescent well-being through financial pledges, policy changes, and increased investments in young people.
The Global Forum for Adolescents on the 11-12 October 2023 was a key moment to launch and amplify these commitments towards adolescents’ well-being.
Summary of commitments by source against the 7 asks of the Agenda for Action for Adolescents
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Ask 1
| Ask 2
| Ask 3
| Ask 4
| Ask 5
| Ask 6
| Ask 7
| |
| Botswana | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Bulgaria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Canada | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Chile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Colombia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ecuador | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Ethiopia | ✓ | ||||||
| Ghana | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Honduras | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Ireland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Lesotho | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Liberia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Malawi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Mexico | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Namibia | ✓ | ||||||
| Nigeria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Portugal | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Republic of the Congo | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Serbia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Sint Maarten | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| South Africa | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Tanzania | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| United States | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Zambia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| African Union | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| European Commission | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Summary of commitments by source against the Action Plan
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| Action plan 1 Facilitating engagement of adolescent and youth groups | Action plan 2 Promoting co-leadership with adolescents | Action plan 3 Compiling evidence of adolescent and youth experiences | Action plan 4 Promoting integrated, ‘all of government’ planning | Action plan 5 Supporting endorsement and dissemination of the Agenda for Action for Adolescents | Action plan 6 Mobilizing measurable commitments | |
| Botswana | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Bulgaria | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Canada | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Chile | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Colombia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Ecuador | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Ethiopia | ✓ | |||||
| Ghana | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Honduras | ✓ | |||||
| Ireland | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Lesotho | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Liberia | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Malawi | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Mexico | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Namibia | ✓ | |||||
| Nigeria | ✓ | |||||
| Portugal | ✓ | |||||
| Republic of the Congo | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Serbia | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Sint Maarten | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| South Africa | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Tanzania | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| United States | ✓ | |||||
| African Union | ✓ | |||||
| European Commission | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
This analysis was done by Ashrita Saran, Deputy Director, Evaluation and Evidence Synthesis at the Global Development Network (GDN).
Government commitments
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United States of America
Commitments by Regional Committees
Commitments by Non-State Actors
PMNCH partners across multiple constituencies have joined forces with Governments to respond to the needs of adolescents and demonstrated their commitments to the well-being of 1.8 Billion adolescents and youth.
Private sector and philanthropic foundations
Global leaders gathered at Clinton Global Initiative 2023 Meeting to unlock commitments to address unmet needs of 1.8 billion adolescents globally. The Commitments to Action are designed to address pressing challenges faced by adolescents and young people including digitalization, urbanization, and climate change and to drive collaboration in support of the 1.8 Billion Young People for Change Campaign and the Global Forum for Adolescents.
- Fondation Botnar – Commitment to enhance adolescent health and wellbeing, through initiatives such as making cities safe for adolescents, fostering safe digital environments, and improving mental health and wellbeing. Learn more about the private sector's and philanthropic foundations' commitments and watch the announcements video.
- FIA Foundation – This commitment addresses the leading global killer of adolescents – road traffic injury. FIA Foundation will support partners in their work to prevent injuries, ensuring that the school journey is a safe one.
- UNICEF & Generation Unlimited – UNICEF, Generation Unlimited and its eco-system of partners commit to supporting youth-powered grassroots action in a climate-changed world. The Green Rising will create pathways for 10 million youth through volunteering, advocacy, and green skilling by 2025.
- Surgo Health, Pivotal Ventures, & MTV Entertainment Studios – Commitment to develop a national Youth Mental Health Tracker that will unearth novel insights and actionable solutions aimed at prioritizing and nurturing youth mental health.
- Born This Way Foundation & Cotton On Foundation, with support from Prospira Global – Commitment for significant investment in expanding global access to resources and programs that support youth mental health through education-based training and grants to community organizations that provide free, accessible, youth-informed resources.
- MTV Staying Alive – Supported by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MTV Staying Alive commits to create relevant, relatable, and entertaining youth-focused content on reproductive health rights and gender equality in India.
- Goleadoras Foundation – Goleadoras Foundation commits to empowering girls and women through soccer. Goleadoras will expand its programs for girls and launch programs for formerly incarcerated women in the Americas, with partners ensuring community-specific impact.
- One Earth – One Earth and its partners will develop a global campaign that aims to reverse the growing epidemic of eco-anxiety by empowering young people with the knowledge, tools, and social connection they need to envision and create a healthy and vibrant future.
- The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) in partnership with Reckitt – WBFA is committed to reaching 324,200 mothers, children, and adolescents in project states (Nigeria: Lagos, FCT Abuja, Kwara), and achieving a 33% increase in hand washing knowledge and practice, a 20% reduction in cases of diarrhea and a 27% decline in school absenteeism by 2025 through the dynamic WASH education and behavioral change program ‘Hygiene Quest.’
- Mariwala Health Initiative – pledge to work on youth suicide prevention in India on three key pillars – advocacy to implement the National Suicide Prevention Strategy, capacity building, and scaling our existing grant-making efforts.