What we do

As WHO CC, we are strongly committed to facilitating the implementation of regional and global frameworks, strategies and action plans relevant to the field of sexual and reproductive health in Member States of the WHO European Region, including the WHO Action Plan for Sexual and Reproductive Rights and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). We particularly aim at improving the access to and the quality of sexual health promotion in this region, focussing on CSE and HIV/STI prevention.

Our main tasks are:

• to develop standards and related materials that support the Member States of the WHO European Region in the implementation and quality assurance of CSE programmes and HIV/STI measures;
• to foster research and good practice in CSE and general sexual health promotion;
• to organise and conduct international conferences, workshops, and seminars for exchanging knowledge, fostering mutual learning, building capacity, and transferring technical expertise.

One of the current priorities of our work is the promotion of CSE for vulnerable groups, including children and young people with disabilities.