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- Close to 10 years after its first edition, a fully updated International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education published today by UNESCO advocates quality comprehensive sexuality education to promote health and well-being, respect for human rights and gender equality, and empowers children and young people to lead healthy, safe and productive lives.
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Nov 16, 2023 · UNESCO found that, in a year, 71% of youth aged 15-24 sought sexuality education and information online. With the rapid expansion in digital information and education, the sexuality education landscape is changing. Children and young people are increasingly exposed to a broad range of content online some of which may be incomplete, poorly ...
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is a curriculum-based process of teaching and learning about the cognitive, emotional, physical, and social aspects of sexuality. It aims to equip children and young people with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that will empower them to: realize their health, well-being, and dignity; develop ...
Jan 10, 2018 · “Based on the latest scientific evidence, the International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education reaffirms the position of sexuality education within a framework of human rights and gender equality,” says UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay.
May 18, 2023 · Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) gives young people accurate, age-appropriate information about sexuality and their sexual and reproductive health, which is critical for their health and survival. While CSE programmes will be different everywhere, the – which was developed together by UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UN Women, UNAIDS and WHO ...
- Sexuality education equips children and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that help them to protect their health, devel...
- Children and adolescents have the right to be educated about themselves and the world around them in an age- and developmentally appropriate manner...
- Many people have a role to play in teaching young people about their sexuality and sexual and reproductive health, whether in formal education, at...
- Well-designed and well-delivered sexuality education programmes support positive decision-making around sexual health. Evidence shows that young pe...
- CSE does not promote masturbation. However, in our documents, WHO recognizes that children start to explore their bodies through sight and touch at...
- There is sound evidence that unequal gender norms begin early in life, with harmful impacts on both males and females. It is estimated that 18%, or...
- By providing children and young people with adequate knowledge about their rights, and what is and is not acceptable behaviour, sexuality education...
- There is clear evidence that abstinence-only programmes – which instruct young people to not have sex outside of marriage – are ineffective in prev...
Jun 24, 2021 · UNESCO is encouraged by innovation in curriculum design, teacher training and scale-up, but equally worried by the high numbers of young people who say they aren’t getting good quality comprehensive sexuality education.
Too many young people receive confusing and conflicting information about relationships and sex as they make the transition from childhood to adulthood. This has led to an increasing demand from young people for reliable information which prepares them for a safe, productive, and fulfilling life.
Learner perspectives Adolescents and young people provide valuable insights into the quality of sexuality education. In a 2019 online survey, over 1,400 young people (aged 15-24) from over 27 countries in Asia and the Pacific reflected on their experience of sexuality education.
