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Asia-Pacific countries have committed to taking steps to address homophobic and transphobic bullying in their schools during a three-day regional consultation organized by UNESCO and the UNDP offices.
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UNESCO's new video "Imagine That" puts viewers into the shoes of young people who face this type of type of torment daily as victims of homophobic and transphobic bullying in Asia-Pacific schools.
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At the World Education forum in 2000, UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank jointly launched the FRESH Initiative.
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The UNDP and the UNESCO today welcomed experts, educators, students and LGBTQI people at an event to mark the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT).
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This year, the focus of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia is lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) young people.
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The training is aimed at equipping teachers with skills of how to present Life Skills as a subject and how to deal with sensitive topics (puberty, sex, teenage pregnancy, condom use) in classroom.
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This discussion paper was prepared by UNESCO for the global consultation on education sector responses to early and unintended pregnancy (EUP) held in Johannesburg in November 2014.
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In 2015, V. Brezhneva met with the members of youth volunteer organizations, to discuss the opportunities of using the Internet to promote healthy lifestyle and prevent HIV among adolescents.
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UNESCO and UN Cares Indonesia organised it first learning session on discrimination and disability. It was well attended by more than 35 participants from UNDP, ILO, UNDSS, and UNESCO.
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An overview of the issue of school-related gender-based violence and a selection of resources, news and blogs from partners working to ensure that schools are safe learning spaces for all.
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The UNESCO Office in New Delhi has published a desk calendar on school-related gender-based violence. The calendar provides advocacyand information on how to promote violence-free school programmes.
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The sooner that a young person is tested for HIV, the sooner they can access life-saving treatments, and testing is also a key entry point to prevention.