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Launched in June 2015, the PurpleMySchool campaign is quickly making an impact on the lives of young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) students across the Asia-Pacific region.
UNESCO is seeking a Project Officer based in Paris, France to improve the overall strategy for communications and advocacy for its work on HIV and sexuality education, gender-based violence and homophobic violence in education settings and school health, and to provide support for major campaigns.
Schools and governments throughout Asia-Pacific are moving beyond the idea that dealing with issues around sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGI/E) is “too sensitive” or “too new”. A recent regional consultation on the basis of SOGI/E reflected the sentiment of one Ministry of Education official from the region who told UNESCO: “It will always be sensitive or new if we never do anything about it.”
On 3 July, more than 80 trainers and managers from family planning associations of 12 different provinces and cities gathered at a meeting in Jilin City of Northeast China to share experiences and celebrate their achievements in the first year of the Connections programme that trained parents on how to communicate with adolescents about sexual and reproductive health (SRH) issues.
Parents, peers and teachers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex youth urged to show support for LGBTI youth and create safe spaces for LGBTI students. Far too many of this region’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth experience dread walking through their schools’ doors, knowing that taunting, exclusion and even violence may await.
Inside this issue: Spotlight on girls' education UNAIDS IATT Symposium; Preventing early and unintended pregnancy; Integrating diversity, anti-discrimination and gender equality activities into classrooms in West Africa
This thematic brief provides an overview of the issue of early and unintended pregnancy, looking particularly at how the education sector can respond to the issue.
As Myanmar opens up, it is essential that focus remains not only on the country’s economic potential, but on the health and well-being of its citizens. To that end, Yangon University of Economics’ rector welcomed a recent UNESCO-led sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV training programme for youth leaders held at the school.
While Thailand is justifiably celebrated for its openness and the important strides it has made in recognizing LGBTI rights, millions continue to face discrimination, inequality and exclusion.
Advocates for youth most at risk of HIV exposure in Myanmar found hope for a new era of openness and improved access to policy-makers following a recent event in Nay Pyi Taw.
