Sexual education 2010, para. 38

Paragraphe
Paragraph text
The right to comprehensive sexual education is also confirmed by recommendations and declarations of international bodies, as well as by documents reflecting the global consensus among States. For example, the Programme of Action adopted by the International Conference on Population and Development recognizes that sexual and reproductive health education must begin in primary school and continue through all levels of formal and non-formal education.3 The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has found that sexual education is more effective if given prior to first intercourse. The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that it is crucial for sexual education to start early, especially in developing countries. The Organization has also provided specific guidance on how to incorporate sexual education into school curricula and recommends that sexual education should constitute a separate subject, rather than being incorporated into other subjects. In addition, comprehensive sexual education is a basic tool for achieving many of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as promoting gender equality and empowering women (Goal 3), reducing child mortality (Goal 4), improving maternal health (Goal 5) and combating HIV/AIDS (Goal 6).
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
  • Education
  • Gender
  • Health
Personnes concernées
  • Children
  • Women
Année
2010
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/162, para. 38.
Paragraph number
38