International Guidelines On Sexuality Education

International Guidelines on Sexuality Education:
An evidence informed approach to effective sex, relationships and HIV/STI education

Draft

International Guidelines on Sexuality Education:
An evidence informed approach to effective sex, relationships and HIV/STI education

June 2009

Draft

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Published by UNESCO © UNESCO 2009 Education Sector Division for the Coordination of UN Priorities in Education Section on HIV and AIDS 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP, France Website:www.unesco.org/aids Email: aids@unesco.org Composed and printed by UNESCO ED-2006/WS/36 REV (CLD 3049.9)

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Acknowledgements
These International Guidelines on Sexuality Education were commissioned by Chris Castle and Ekua Yankah in the Section on HIV and AIDS, Division for the Coordination of United Nations (UN) Priorities in Education at the United Nations Educational, Scientific andCultural Organization (UNESCO). This document was written by Nanette Ecker, Director of International Education and Training at the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) and by Douglas Kirby, Senior Scientist at ETR (Education, Training, Research) Associates. Peter Gordon, independent consultant, edited various drafts. UNESCO would like to thank the William and FloraHewlett Foundation for hosting the global technical consultation that contributed to the development of the guidelines. The organizers would also like to express their gratitude to all of those who participated in the consultation, which took place from 18-19 February 2009 in Menlo Park, USA (in alphabetical order): Arvin Bhana, Human Sciences Research Council South Africa; Chris Castle, UNESCO;Dhianaraj Chetty, ActionAid; Esther Corona, Mexican Association for Sex Education and World Association for Sexual Health; Mary Guinn Delaney, UNESCO; Nanette Ecker, SIECUS; Nike Esiet, Action Health, Inc. (AHI); Peter Gordon, independent consultant; Christopher Graham, Ministry of Education, Jamaica; Nicole Haberland, Population Council/USA; Douglas Kirby, ETR Associates; Sam Kalibala, PopulationCouncil/Kenya; Wenli Liu, Beijing Normal University; Elliot Marseille, Health Strategies International; Helen Omondi Mondoh, Egerton University; Prabha Nagaraja, Talking about Reproductive and Sexual Health Issues (TARSHI); Hans Olsson, The Swedish Association for Sexuality Education; Grace Osakue, Girls’ Power Initiative (GPI) Edo State, Nigeria; Jo Reinders, World Population Fund (WPF); SaraSeims, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Ekua Yankah, UNESCO Written comments and contributions were also gratefully received from (in alphabetical order): Vicky Anning, independent consultant; Andrew Ball, World Health Organization (WHO); Tanya Baker, Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights; Jeffrey Buchanan, UNESCO; Chris Castle, UNESCO; Katie Chau, Youth Coalition for Sexual andReproductive Rights; Judith Cornell, UNESCO; Anton De Grauwe, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP); Jan De Lind Van Wijngaarden, UNESCO; Marta Encinas-Martin, UNESCO; Jane Ferguson, WHO; Dakmara Georgescu, UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE); Anna Maria Hoffmann, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); Roger Ingham, University of Southampton; ChanguMannathoko, UNICEF; Rafael Mazin, Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO); Maria Eugenia Miranda, Youth Coalition for Sexual and Reproductive Rights; Jenny Renju, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine & National Institute for Medical Research, United Republic of Tanzania; Mark Richmond, UNESCO; Justine Sass, UNESCO; Barbara Tournier, UNESCO IIEP; Friedl Van den Bossche, UNESCO; Diane Widdus, UNICEF; Arne...