Teenage pregnancy in Thailand is a major challenge to more than 100,000 girls each year. The unintended pregnancy impedes the potentials many young girls tend to reach in their life. In addition to that, they have to face social stigma and bias attitudes on sexuality in Thailand. This reflects gender inequality in the society. 

 

UNFPA sees this challenge and has worked closely with the Government and advocated for the enactment of the Act for Prevention and Solution of the Adolescent Pregnancy Problem, B.E. 2559 (2016) which looks to reduce stigma on teen mothers. 

 

Read more about the Act for Prevention and Solution of the Adolescent Pregnancy Problem, B.E. 2559 (2016), visit here.  

 

Infographic of the Act, visit here. 

 

Watch the actual report (in Thai) on TV here.