UNFPA Arab States Regional Office in partnership with the Center for Public Health Practice (CPHP) and the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) at American University of Beirut (AUB),conducted an assessment of adolescent and youth-friendly health services (AYFHS).

This assessment was conducted in 16 countries in the Arab region, including Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Sultanate of Oman, Palestine, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. 

The overall objective of this regional review is to support UNFPA Arab States Regional Office and country offices in understanding the situation of AYFHS in the Arab region in comparison to the global standards for quality health care services for adolescents and youth Friendly Health Services, as well as to inform initiatives for strengthening these services for further support of the planning, development and implementation of interventions.