Adolescents' right to take part in society
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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Credits
Tips and information
Adolescents and youth have the right to:
• To hold and give their opinions and ideas in the home, within services, on a committee or on social media
• To get together with others without fear such as to hold a public meeting, or to meet in private, such as with friends and neighbours
• To take part in planning and decision-making in the community on issues that affect their health or the health of their family
• Adolescents and youth can also participate through a freely chosen representative, for example a local councillor or union official
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Videos & infographics
All →Question and Answers
All →Publications
All →Working for a brighter, healthier future: how WHO improves health and promotes well-being for the world’s adolescents, 3rd ed.
Electronic cigarettes (E-cigarettes): advocacy brief
Making every school a health-promoting school: implementation guidance for school health services
Competency and outcomes framework for adolescent health and well-being
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