Status of Sexuality Education: A UNESCO Report

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is a curriculum-based approach that aims to educate kids and teenagers about the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive facets of sexuality. In order to enable them to realize their health, well-being, and dignity, it aims to give them the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values they need.

The objective is for children to establish appropriate sexual and social interactions, comprehend how their actions affect other people’s well-being as well as their own, and ensure that their rights are upheld throughout their life.

In the recently published Global Education Monitoring Report by UNESCO, only 20% of countries have laws explicitly addressing sexuality education, while 39% have a national policy on the matter. In terms of curriculum coverage, sex education is compulsory in primary education in 68% of countries and in secondary education in 76%. More than six in 10 countries cover topics such as gender roles, sexual and domestic abuse, and gender-based violence, while one in two countries addresses the concept of mutual consent. Additionally, contraception issues are included in the school curriculum of two-thirds of countries.

Only 20% of nations have explicit laws addressing sexuality education, according to the UNESCO’s newly released Global Education Monitoring Report, whereas 39% have a national policy on the subject. Sex education is compulsory in elementary education in 68% of countries and secondary education in 76%, according to the curriculum coverage. One in two nations discusses the idea of mutual consent, while more than six in ten discuss issues including gender roles, domestic and sexual abuse, and gender-based violence. In addition, two-thirds of nations provide lessons on contraception in their curricula.

In order to support young people as they make the transition from childhood to adulthood, the report underlines the value of imparting accurate scientific knowledge. It acknowledges that sexuality is an essential aspect of human life and that it is essential for people’s general growth and wellbeing to have access to credible information and consistent messages about relationships and sex.

Source: outlookindia
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