In its concluding observations on various countries, the Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged States to integrate sexual education into school curricula and has encouraged States to provide training on HIV/AIDS and sexual education to teachers and other educational administrators. The Committee has also criticized barriers to sexual education, such as allowing parents to exempt their children from such education.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/162, para. 27.