This executive summary provides the key messages espoused in the main report.

The third Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE III) draws on monitoring surveys completed by 139 UNESCO Member States to develop a differentiated picture of the global state of adult learning and education (ALE).

West and Central Africa (WCA) is the region of the world with the largest percentage of young people and the highest gender disparity in education. A number of factors are responsible for the persistent gender disparities in education.

Early adolescence, age 10 to 14, is a pivotal moment in the lives of young girls and boys around the world.

The Evidence and Rights Based Planning and Support Tool for SRHR/HIV-Prevention Interventions for Young People is a tool for project managers who either design new programmes or who evaluate existing programmes.

Starting in recent proposal rounds, The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) has stated more explicitly that countries can include reproductive health as part of their proposal on AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, as long as a justification is provided on the impact of reproductiv

The importance of linking sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV is widely recognized. The international community agrees that the Millennium Development Goals will not be achieved without ensuring universal access to SRH and HIV prevention, treatment, care and support.

The primary purpose of this revised Manual is to offer organizations an updated resource on how to integrate a gender equity approach into the design and implementation of RH programs.

Ce rapport effectue un point sur la situation spécifique des adolescents en Afrique de l’Ouest, leurs besoins et droits à la santé, la nécessité de développer des programmes appropriés en éducation à la vie affective et sexuelle et prévention des infections sexuellement transmissibles.