UN set to change the world with new development goals – The Lancet

Posted on September 24, 2015 at 6:06 am

This report from the Lancet gives a good summary of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including arguments pro and con. The report ...

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Comprehensive Sexuality Education: the Challenges and Opportunities of Scaling-up

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 10:58 am

This publication is part of an ongoing programme of work initiated by UNESCO in 2008 to provide technical guidance and ...

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The Evaluation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education Programmes. A Focus on the Gender and Empowerment Outcomes

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 9:23 am

Repeated evaluations have demonstrated that comprehensive sexuality education does not foster earlier sexual debut or unsafe sexual activity. By contrast, ...

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‘Boldly Queer: African Perspectives on Same-Sex Sexuality and Gender Diversity’

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 9:18 am

Hivos has officially released the publication Boldly Queer: African Perspectives on Same-sex Sexuality and Gender Diversity. The book is a rich collection ...

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Community Health Workers’ Provision of Family Planning Services in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 8:54 am

This systematic review evaluates the strength of the evidence that community health workers’ (CHW) provision of family planning (FP) services ...

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Video: He Wears Nail Polish Because He’s a Good Father

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 7:31 am

“There’s no boy color or girl color.” When it comes to his getting his nails painted, gender stereotypes aren’t even ...

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Map of Sex Work Law

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 7:12 am

This is a map of national ‘legal frameworks’ around sex work. It aims to provide an accurate overview, in plain ...

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The Demographic Promise of Expanded Female Education: Trends in the Age at First Birth in Malawi

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 6:18 am

The expansion of female education has been promoted as a way to postpone the age at first birth. In sub-Saharan Africa, ...

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SRH and HIV Linkages Compendium: Indicators and Related Assessment Tools

Posted on September 23, 2015 at 4:31 am

While there are many separate indicators related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and HIV, a key challenge has been ...

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Do Not Wake Up a Sleeping Lion. Mapping the Legal Environment of LGBTQ Persons in Francophone West Africa

Posted on September 22, 2015 at 9:13 am

The objective of the mapping of the legal environment is to take stock of the legal status of LGBTQ individuals ...

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