The Global Partnership Forum on CSE, (co-convened by UNESCO & UNFPA) will host a 3-day, in person international Symposium, 2-4 April 2025 in Moldova. It will provide a space to look in-depth at a range of thematic issues related to Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE).
It will bring together young people, education professionals, academic experts, donors, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) practitioners and advocates, government representatives, religious and traditional leaders, artists and activists, alongside other stakeholders, to present the latest evidence, promote dialogue, cement shared values and identify directions for advancing effective and evidence-based approaches on education for health, well-being and positive values on sexuality.
This event is being curated and created to progress with the Global Partnership Forum’s mission to consolidate knowledge management and share strategic information, good practice and research to inform stronger programming on CSE through a mobilized, active and visible community of varied CSE advocates and actors, advancing political and social dialogue on CSE with an aligned voice.
The Call for Abstracts has now been launched and will be accepting submission from Global Partnership Forum members, associates and affiliated members.
The Symposium program will be formed and curated from submissions of both pre-formed sessions and individual abstract submissions. The overall program will be formed from submissions at a ratio of 80% as preformed sessions and 20% as individual abstract submissions.
Submissions are now closed – deadline was on 28 October, 2024.
The Syposium team will be in contact post review by Symposium Advisory Committee and reviewing team, by mid December 2024.
Meet the Symposium Advisory Committee
Tthe Symposium Advisory Committee are a select panel of leading and global experts, professionals and activists in CSE who have volunteered themselves from among the Global Partnership Forum membership. They will be advising UNESCO and UNFPA on the development of the Symposium and content, including reviewing all abstract submissions.
