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Facing the facts: the case for comprehensive sexuality education Year of publication: 2019 Author: Global Education Monitoring Report Team Corporate author: UNESCO Comprehensive sexuality education is an essential part of a good quality education that helps prepare young people for a fulfilling life in a changing world. It improves sexual and reproductive health outcomes, promotes safe and gender equitable learning environments, and improves education access and achievement. This paper, produced jointly with the Section for Health and Education at UNESCO, discusses how governments can overcome social resistance and operational constraints to scale up these programmes as part of their commitment to SDG 4, the global education goal. 
Be a buddy, not a bully: experiences of sexual and gender minority youth in Tamil Nadu schools Year of publication: 2019 Author: Menon C. Sunil, Chakrapani. Venkatesan, Jadav. Sarita Corporate author: UNESCO New Delhi We at UNESCO recognize that no country can achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 - to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all - if students are discriminated against or experience violence because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity. This study conducted under the overall guidance of the School Education Department, Government of Tamil Nadu highlights our shared commitment to prevent and address bullying in educational institutions. We are confident that this report will be an effective tool for evidence based advocacy with school education departments and go a long way in promoting a comprehensive education sector response to SOGIE-based bullying, which includes enabling policy environments; inclusive curriculum and learning materials; professional development programmes for teachers and other school staff; support for learners including awarenessraising activities; and an overall school environment that is safe, nonviolent and that understands and appreciates diversity. 
[Video] We must act now - for people and our planet Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UN. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN. DESA) The world is facing challenges of an unprecedented nature. A polarized political landscape, worrisome signs of a global economic slow-down, growing inequalities, conflicts and a global environmental crisis. The evidence is clear: we must act now. The international community has a brief window of opportunity to accelerate action, using the plan in place to achieve a positive outcome for everyone: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 transformative Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 
Bilingual education as the basis of humanitarian space and integration processes in the EAEU Year of publication: 2017 Author: M. Tagaev, B. Borchieva This article focuses on conducting a situational analysis and the prospects for introducing bilingual education in Kyrgyzstan as the basis for integration processes in the post-Soviet space. 
UNESCO, UNFPA & UN Women Joint Programme: on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education Year of publication: 2019 Corporate author: UNESCO | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) The Joint Programme on Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women through Education leverages the collective expertise, experience and networks of three United Nations agencies – UNESCO, UNFPA and UN Women.It aims to empower adolescent girls and young women aged 10 to 24 to make successful and healthy transitions into adulthood, in and through quality education.Taking a lifecycle perspective and a holistic approach, the Joint Programme strengthens the links between education, health and gender equality. 
Multiculturalism as a nation-building theory in Kazakhstan Year of publication: 2016 Author: Nazira E. Kukusheva In the article, the author explores the pressing problems of the nation-building of Kazakhstan as an independent state-gifts.The main problems considered are: 1) the process of formation of a new national identity; 2) the experience of building a multicultural society.The views of supporters and opponents of the policy of multiculturalism in Kazakhstan are given. From the author’s point of view, for the design and implementation of new multicultural ideologies in the practice of Kazakhstan, the creation of scientific centers for the study of interethnic processes is necessary. 
Tolerance of Kazakhstani society in the context of ensuring the harmony of values Year of publication: 2013 Author: Alma Sagyngali This article discusses the process of multinational Kazakh society searching for its cultural and civilizational identity in the framework of Kazakhstan's building of a social state and integration into the world community. Particular attention is paid to tolerance as a key cultural value. 
Tajik cultural identity and multiculturalism Year of publication: 2014 Author: Khamrokhon Zarifi The article is devoted to issues of history, cultural identity and the heritage of the Tajik people. The issues of preservation and continuity of cultural diversity, as well as the phenomenon of multiculturalism are discussed. 
Rethinking post-Soviet Society: Multiculturalism in Central Asia Year of publication: 2014 Author: Nurlan Muminov, Zhasulan Orynbaev The article is devoted to the analysis of the post-Soviet society of Central Asia on the example of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan with reference to the phenomenon of multiculturalism. In addition, the authors will try to answer the following basic questions: what social problems do multinational and multicultural post-Soviet societies face? and how to solve interethnic and intercultural problems of societies of post-Soviet countries in the process of creating each of them their own unitary national state. 
International Scientific and Practical Conference "Water for Sustainable Development of Central Asia". Conference proceedings Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower and Ecology of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan This collection includes materials from the International Scientific and Practical Conference "Water for the Sustainable Development of Central Asia".The collection reflects the current state of water resources of Central Asia and the prospects for sustainable development.