Angola rural teen pregnancy rate hits 42.5%
UN committee urges Angola to fund national strategy for adolescent sexual education and reproductive health services.
Teenage pregnancy in Angola's rural areas has reached 42.5%, according to a recent United Nations committee report on women's rights. The committee expressed concern over the high incidence, which affects 27.1% of women and girls aged 15 to 19 nationwide.
The UN committee urged Angola to adopt a national strategy with adequate resources to prevent adolescent pregnancy. Recommendations include offering age-appropriate sexual education and access to confidential, adolescent-friendly sexual and reproductive health services, along with voluntary contraception.
The report also calls for stricter measures against sexual violence and child marriage in Angola. It highlighted significant barriers women face in accessing economic resources and recommended expanding programs to promote female entrepreneurship and ease access to low-interest loans.
Why it mattersAdolescent girls in rural Angola are disproportionately affected by pregnancy, with 42.5% of them becoming pregnant.