Public policies often aim to improve welfare, economic injustice and reduce inequality, particularly in the social protection, labour, health and education sectors. While these policies frequently operate in silos, the education sphere can operate as a cross-sectoral link.
The 2022-2030 National Youth Friendly Health Services Strategy follows the expiry of the 2015–2020 Strategy which was being implemented for the past five years.
Currently, the Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) follows the Revised Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Teenage Pregnancy in School Settings.
Objetivo de la estrategia: Brindar lineamientos para la implementación, apoyo y seguimiento de Educación Integral en Sexualidad en el nivel nacional, zonal, distrital y de instituciones educativas de todos los sostenimientos del Sistema Nacional de Educación.
Worldwide, one in five girls has given birth by the age of 18. In the poorest regions of the world, this figure rises to over one in three girls. Adolescent births are more likely to occur among the poor, less educated, rural and indigenous populations.
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) enables children and young people to learn about the cognitive, emotional, physical, and social characteristics of sexuality. Teachers experience conflicts in teaching CSE due to different cultural and religious backgrounds.
The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are the most central and globally representative climate policy documents that outline the national climate plans of countries that have ratified the Paris Climate Agreement.
Durante el 2021 se llevó adelante el Estado del Arte de la Educación Integral de la Sexualidad (EIS) en América Latina y el Caribe del cual participaron 19 países de la región.
It is encouraging to see a focus on student mental health increasingly reflected in international education policies.
This policy brief highlights existing policies and practice on school re-entry for teenage mothers in the United Republic of Tanzania. It draws from the country research and report on school re-entry policies for teenage mothers in the country.