Search
  1. Home
  2. Southern Africa
  3. Zambia

Frank AIDS talk urged for youth

    JOHANNESBURG

    A UN official has advised Zambia to aim anti-AIDS messages at its youth, as young people present the best hope for the country in tackling the pandemic.

    "Addresses should be targeted at youths before they become sexually active; do this through frank and open education campaigns, before they are exposed to sex-charged scenes," the UN Development Programme's resident representative, Aeneas Chuma, told the local Post newspaper.

    He noted that youths should not be mere recipients, but the agents of change in behaviour.

    Research shows that an estimated 75 percent of Zambia's population is under 30 years of age.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

    Share this article

    Our ability to deliver compelling, field-based reporting on humanitarian crises rests on a few key principles: deep expertise, an unwavering commitment to amplifying affected voices, and a belief in the power of independent journalism to drive real change.

    We need your help to sustain and expand our work. Your donation will support our unique approach to journalism, helping fund everything from field-based investigations to the innovative storytelling that ensures marginalised voices are heard.

    Please consider joining our membership programme. Together, we can continue to make a meaningful impact on how the world responds to crises.

    Become a member of The New Humanitarian

    Support our journalism and become more involved in our community. Help us deliver informative, accessible, independent journalism that you can trust and provides accountability to the millions of people affected by crises worldwide.

    Join