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Dear Colleagues,
Please join the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR), International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC), and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) in urging President Obama to endorse the Mexico City Declaration on Sex Education in Latin America and the Caribbean in the attached sign-on letter. President Obama will be attending the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, taking place April 16-18, 2009, offering the opportunity to support this initiative in the Latin American and Caribbean region, as well as align the United States with this approach to HIV-prevention.
In August 2008, just prior to the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City, the Mexican government, in coordination with many partners, convened a high level meeting of ministers of health and education from throughout Latin America and the Caribbean region. These officials assembled to address the need to scale-up comprehensive sexuality education as a foundation for curbing sexually transmitted infections, with a specific emphasis on HIV/AIDS.
Nearly every country in the region was in attendance and ultimately committed themselves to a fundamental system change in the delivery of sexuality education in their countries. These commitments resulted in the Mexico City Declaration on Sex Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, a document unparalleled in its commitment by governments to specifically address the critically important role that comprehensive sexuality education can play in achieving better health outcomes in the region.
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Thanks for your support.
Sincerely,
International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR)
International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
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