- Sexual health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sexual health cannot be defined, understood or made operational without a broad consideration of sexuality, which underlies important behaviours and outcomes related to sexual health The working definition of sexuality is: “…a central aspect of being human throughout life encompasses sex, gender identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy and reproduction
- Comprehensive sexuality education
Sexuality education equips children and young people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that help them to protect their health, develop respectful social and sexual relationships, make responsible choices and understand and protect the rights of others Evidence consistently shows that high-quality sexuality education delivers positive health outcomes, with lifelong impacts
- Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research (SRH)
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) plays a central role in the preparation of young people for a safe, productive, fulfilling life
- Celebrating sexual health for benefits throughout life
Another recommendation is for policy-makers to integrate brief sexuality-related communication when possible, a clinical tool for behaviour change which takes a holistic and positive understanding of sexual health and sexuality Finally, robust, transparent and comparable sexual health-related data are needed to ensure adequate services
- Redefining sexual health for benefits throughout life
Looking at outcomes from various initiatives, the research recommends redesigning sexual education and health interventions to incorporate sexual pleasure considerations, including when promoting safer sex This means acknowledging the reasons why people have sex – and recognizing that sexual experiences can and should be pleasurable
- Female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons
- التربية الجنسية الشاملة
لا تشجع التربية الجنسية الشاملة على ممارسة العادة السرية ومع ذلك، تعترف المنظمة في وثائقها بأن الأطفال يبدأون في استكشاف أجسادهم عن طريق البصر واللمس في سن مبكرة نسبياً ويمثل ذلك ملاحظة وليس توصية وتهدف إرشادات
- Improving LGBTIQ+ health and well-being with consideration for SOGIESC
LGBTIQ+ health refers to the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer (LGBTIQ+) The plus sign represents the vast diversity of people in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity, expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) The LGBTIQ+ acronym is dynamic and can vary depending on the region or country
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