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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Supporting Comprehensive Sexuality Education in the Pacific

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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Description
Description
To support Ministries of Education and other Institutions to provide quality and comprehensive approaches to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education at primary and secondary school levels.The program will contribute to the development of future Pacific Island leaders who are sensitized to the issues of SRH and gender equality.
Implementation of the Project/Activity

Each organisation will collaborate on activities that are jointly carried out and play a leading role in areas that they specialise in. Activities that are jointly carried out are sought collaboratively.

Capacity

To ensure long term sustainability, Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is being developed as part of national programs and activities within schools. This means that each country uses the basis of the CSE approach but adapts it to meet local needs and processes. Countries will therefore take on a variety of approaches that may be curriculum only, or comprise a whole package of measures. These will be phased and developed according to national plans of action which take into account national education planning and curriculum development timelines; building the capacity of national counterparts in all areas including teacher training institutes; and local and community institutions such as elders, churches, youth groups and NGOs.Development of the majority of activities will be through national programs with the use of a limited number of regional workshops and trainings to exchange information and resources compare progress and lessons learned, and provide input into the overall direction of the joint program. The programme will also take advantage of and facilitate south-to-south cooperation and where relevant support creates regional mechanisms for technical support, quality assurance, and information exchange.

Governed

The programme will be managed primarily through parallel funding streams among the three agencies. Additional funds that are mobilized may be managed in a flow-through manner in accordance with the donor and UN procedures. One of the key objectives is to align and coordinate activities which may be done either by individual agencies or jointly. The main coordinating structure will therefore be the Coordination Committee, which will be responsible to agree and monitor the whole breadth of the program. The Coordination Committee will have membership of two persons from each of the participating agencies. Any donors or other participating parties may also be invited to join.

Partners
UNESCO, UNFPA, UNICEF, Governments of Samoa, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.

Goal 3

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Goal 3

3.1

By 2030, reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100,000 live births
3.1.1

Maternal mortality ratio

3.1.2

Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

3.2

By 2030, end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce neonatal mortality to at least as low as 12 per 1,000 live births and under-5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births
3.2.1

Under-five mortality rate

3.2.2

Neonatal mortality rate

3.3

By 2030, end the epidemics of AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases and other communicable diseases

3.3.1

Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex, age and key populations

3.3.2

Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population

3.3.3

Malaria incidence per 1,000 population

3.3.4

Hepatitis B incidence per 100,000 population

3.3.5

Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical diseases

3.4

By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being
3.4.1

Mortality rate attributed to cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease

3.4.2

Suicide mortality rate

3.5

Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol

3.5.1

Coverage of treatment interventions (pharmacological, psychosocial and rehabilitation and aftercare services) for substance use disorders

3.5.2

Alcohol per capita consumption (aged 15 years and older) within a calendar year in litres of pure alcohol

3.6

By 2020, halve the number of global deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents
3.6.1

Death rate due to road traffic injuries

3.7

By 2030, ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services, including for family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes

3.7.1

Proportion of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern methods

3.7.2

Adolescent birth rate (aged 10-14 years; aged 15-19 years) per 1,000 women in that age group

3.8

Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

3.8.1

Coverage of essential health services

3.8.2

Proportion of population with large household expenditures on health as a share of total household expenditure or income

3.9

By 2030, substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water and soil pollution and contamination
3.9.1

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution

3.9.2

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for All (WASH) services)

3.9.3

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning

3.a

Strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate
3.a.1

Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15 years and older

3.b

Support the research and development of vaccines and medicines for the communicable and non-communicable diseases that primarily affect developing countries, provide access to affordable essential medicines and vaccines, in accordance with the Doha Declaration on the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health, which affirms the right of developing countries to use to the full the provisions in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights regarding flexibilities to protect public health, and, in particular, provide access to medicines for all

3.b.1

Proportion of the target population covered by all vaccines included in their national programme

3.b.2
Total net official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors
3.b.3

Proportion of health facilities that have a core set of relevant essential medicines available and affordable on a sustainable basis

3.c

Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small island developing States
3.c.1

Health worker density and distribution

3.d

Strengthen the capacity of all countries, in particular developing countries, for early warning, risk reduction and management of national and global health risks

3.d.1

International Health Regulations (IHR) capacity and health emergency preparedness

3.d.2

Percentage of bloodstream infections due to selected antimicrobial-resistant organisms

1. A supportive policy framework is in place for the countries
2. Relevant and quality assured CSE curriculum at the primary and secondary levels that is rights-based and inclusive of gender equality is in place for the 5 countries.
3. Quality CSE resource materials are available for teachers, students and parents
4. CSE is integrated into pre-service teacher training and available through in-service training.
In-kind contribution
Each UN Agency and country partner will utilise existing resources and personnel to ensure the development of the joint programme is supported especially whilst awaiting funding.
Financing (in USD)
UNESCO, UNFPA and UNICEF collaborative seeking funding from an interested development partner.
Staff / Technical expertise
Technical expertise will be sought from an academic institution in the pacific region such as the university of the south pacific to lead curriculum development, training models and teacher training aspects of the programme.
Title Progress Status Submitted
Partnership Progress 2016-07-13 On track
False
Action Network
Small Island Developing States
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Timeline
01 December 2017 (date of completion)
Entity
UNESCO
SDGs
3
Region
  1. Asia and Pacific
Countries
Kiribati
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
Samoa
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Contact Information

Etienne Clement, Director, UNESCO Office for the Pacific States

e.clement@unesco.org