United Nations

Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

Key words: right to education, comprehensive sexuality education, right to health, access to sexual and reproductive health information and services, evolving capacities.

2020 UN Population Fund Report tackles harmful practices and global gender inequality

Press Release

2020-06-29

Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

This report is submitted by Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights and the Sexual Rights Initiative in advance of Canada’s review during the 76th Pre-Sessional working group of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, taking place November 11 to 15 2019, during which the List of Issues will be adopted.

Ask Canada to Help Increase Access to Contraception by Funding UNFPA Supplies

Action Canada response to Canada’s response to UN Special Procedures Joint Communication to Canada regarding sexuality education curriculum in Ontario

When the Government of Ontario announced its plan to cancel the 2015 health curriculum and revert back to the outdated 1998 curriculum, Action Canada, in collaboration with The 519 and SHORE Centre, submitted an urgent appeal to the UN’s Special Procedures to draw attention to the human rights violations occurring as a result.

Canada's Response to the UN on Sex-Ed Fails Young People

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