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26th Congress of the
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR SEXUAL HEALTH
Suomen Seksologisen Seuran jäsenenä sinulla on mahdollisuus osallistua
World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) konferenssiin ja koulutuksiin. Suomen Seksologinen Seura on jäsenenä World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) ja tästä syystä sinulla jäsenenä on mahdollisuus hyötyä myös ennakkovaraajan eduista. Huomioi, että Super Early Bird Fee Extension! Hinta on varattavissa vain 3.5.2023 asti.
Suomen Seksologisen Seuran hallituksesta World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) hallituksessa toimii tutkimusprofessori Osmo Kontula.
26th Congress of the
WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR
SEXUAL HEALTH
2-5 November 2023 – Mirage Park Resort, Antalya – TÜRKİYE
World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), we will share:
- An announcement of an extension to the early bird price for WAS 2023 registrations: register before 3 May!
- News that abstracts for WAS 2023 will be published in the International Journal for Sexual Health
- The WAS statement about the conclusion of the Commission on Population and Development
Please keep reading to learn more.
WAS 2023 abstracts will be published in the IJSH
It has been confirmed that abstracts from WAS 2023 will be published in the official journal of WAS, The International Journal of Sexual Health. So please remember to submit your abstracts before the deadline of Sunday, 30 April 2023.
The Scientific Committee of WAS invites all participants to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations. Member Organisations are invited to submit abstracts for a symposium.
Use the button below to learn more and submit your abstract.
And please remember, to submit your abstracts for WAS 2023 before the deadline of April 30th.
WAS statement about the conclusion of the Commission on Population & Development
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), a non-governmental organization with special consultative status from the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), was represented at the 56th session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development by Ms. Esther Corona, WAS International Liaison Committee Chair and Member of the Executive Committee. WAS had also participated in meetings with UNESCO and UNFPA on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). In this context, WAS issues the following statement.
The World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) expresses its disappointment with the lack of consensus in the United Nations Commission on Population and Development (CPD) to reaffirm and advance commitments towards sexual and reproductive health and rights. The fifty-sixth session of the commission, held on 10-14 April 2023, ended without an agreement on an outcome, which would have focused on population, education and sustainable development.
WAS represents sexual health, rights and education organizations and experts from around the world that look up to the commission to fulfill its crucial role in advancing the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Next year, the international community will mark thirty years since the adoption of the ICPD in Cairo. This is the time to overcome differences and work together with reinvigorated resolve to design and implement government policies and legislation that advance the achievement of the highest attainable standard of health, including sexual health.
WAS appreciates the efforts made over three weeks of negotiations and regrets that 22 countries were unable to support language which had been agreed upon by the commission a decade ago, particularly on comprehensive sexuality education (CSE). This political pushback undermines our collective efforts towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. We recall the commitment in target 3.7 to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, including education.
WAS stresses that the lack of comprehensive sexuality education has actual consequences on people’s lives. It is needed to empower young people to make informed decisions about relationships and sexuality. Its absence leaves them vulnerable to coercion, sexually transmitted