UNESCO
Roundup: Masturbation as Natural as Breathing....Let's Ban That, Too
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
September 15, 2009 - 9:42am (Print)
The far right continues to use the "sex boogeyman" as a scare tactic to undermine comprehensive sex ed, here and abroad. Agence-France Press reports that guidelines originally drafted by the UN cultural organisation Unesco will promote.....(gasp!)....masturbation.
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USA Squeamish About UN Guidelines
by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check
September 3, 2009 - 1:10pm (Print)
Looks like the US is once again living up to it's Puritan roots.
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International Guidelines For Sex-Ed Spokesmodel?
by Amie Newman
September 2, 2009 - 11:48am (Print)
With the recent release of a UNESCO report offering global guidelines for sex-ed, an unlikely ambassador appears on Sean Hannity's program and offers up some serious spokesmodel potential.
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Sex Ed Lessons from Southern Neighbors
by William Smith, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
June 9, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
A United Nations Economic and Social Council meeting concluded last week with unequivocal support for comprehensive sex education throughout Latin America and the Caribbean to help stem the HIV epidemic and promote overall health.
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Lack of Prevention for the Displaced
by Masimba Biriwasha, RH Reality Check, Africa & Asia
August 20, 2007 - 9:27am (Print)
AIDS education is key to empowering internally displaced populations but often neglected, argues a new UNESCO/UNHCR report.
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