UN: revised international technical guidance on sexuality education

The revised international technical guidance on sexuality education is the update to initial guidelines published in 2009, aimed at education policymakers to help them design and deliver more accurate, comprehensive, and judgement-free education programs about sex and relationships to young people.

The United Nations has come out with updated guidance to encourage education ministers, especially in developing countries, to invest further in comprehensive sexuality education for young people and offer advice on when and how it can most effectively be delivered.

The voluntary guidelines give a more progressive approach than before, promoting a broad and more positive understanding of what can be included in comprehensive sexuality education, with a focus on gender, avoiding early pregnancy, and rights.

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