The United Nations is asking the Dominican Republic to step up efforts to reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies. In the Dominican Republic, 22% of teenagers, ages 12 to 19, have had a pregnancy. The critical UN press release was published on the occasion of the celebration of the World Day for Non-Planned Teenage Pregnancies and the National Day for the Prevention of Pregnancies in Teenagers. The teenage pregnancy rate doubles for the poor and the highest concentrations of teenage girls are in the southern and Cibao provinces. Several United Nations agencies (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP) have been collaborating with the Dominican government to reduce teenage pregnancies.
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MetroRD
Unicef
1 October 2018
