but they also acknowledged that the reproductive health needs of adolescents as a group had been largely ignored and they called on governments to make information and services available to help protect girls and young women from unwanted pregnancies and to educate young men to respect womens selfdetermination governments in the icpd programme of action also underscored the need to take actions to promote gender equality and equity the icpd programme of action points the way forward in helping girls face these ongoing and emerging challenges