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Cultural norms can be tragically detrimental to the health of girls, young women and women living with HIV. When girls and young women are denied the right to comprehensive sexuality education, they may be unaware of how to access and use contraception, including condoms.

Comprehensive sexuality education builds self-esteem, it helps young people to clarify their values and understand gender roles ― this is critical to their development and helps young people challenge stereotypes.

In these turbulent times of financial crisis, rising food prices, climate change and political instability, it is women and girls who will be disproportionately affected, particularly poor women in poor countries. It is girls who will be removed from school because families can no longer afford to pay for them; it is women who [...]