Climate disasters are increasingly recognised as a crisis for girls’ health, safety and futures. Floods, droughts and extreme heat can disrupt healthcare, education and protection systems when communities need them most.
This article estimates the effect of sex education in a large-scale cluster randomized trial covering a third of Botswana that varied both the message and the messenger.
This technical brief presents findings from two UNESCO studies examining adolescents’ and young people’s experiences of school-based sexuality education across diverse contexts.
This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of school-based comprehensive sex education (CSE) interventions on adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, and sexual behaviors, and assesses their applicability within the Kazakhstani context.
The increasing pervasiveness of digital technologies in adolescent life has heightened concerns about gender-based cyberviolence, especially toward girls, LGBTQI+ youth, and other marginalized groups.
This publication examines the extent to which national legislation and policies support comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) across 100 countries.
The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) produces internationally comparable estimates of progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and is responsible for monitoring the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets related to WASH.
Teachers are often the frontline adults closest to learners, and their everyday interactions can profoundly shape how children and young people feel, learn and thrive.
The report draws on an analysis of data gathered through a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods, enabling the phenomenon of violence to be examined from multiple perspectives and across different levels.
The 2025 Zanzibar Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) and Global School Health Policies and Practices Survey (G-SHPPS) provide the most comprehensive assessment to date of adolescent health behaviours and school health environments in Zanzibar.