Presenting the UN International technical guidance on sexuality education (revised edition, 2018)
The webinar will orient participants to the revised UN International technical guidance on sexuality education, highlighting the resource’s new and expanded content, informed by an updated review of evidence and accompanying review of teaching materials on sexuality education. The presentation of the revised technical guidance will note the rationale and process for the update, the main ways in which the revised edition differs from the original as well as those key features that have been retained. A second presentation by the Ministry of Education, Namibia will explore their experience of implementing comprehensive sexuality education at country level and open the discussion among webinar participants to examine ways in which this resource can be used to support current or planned programmes on sexuality education for young people at national and regional levels, and how best to respond to various partners and stakeholders who may express interest or concern about using the technical guidance in their context.
Date: 2 May 2018, 9am EDT/ 2pm BST/ 4pm EAT/ 9pm SGT
Speakers:
- Overview of the revised International technical guidance on sexuality education - Ms Jenelle Babb, UNESCO Education Sector, Section of Health and Education, UNESCO, Paris
- Namibia country experience of comprehensive sexuality education – Mr Julius Nghifikwa, Deputy Director, HIV/AIDS Management Unit (HAMU), Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Namibia
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