[...]... definition of sexual health is difficult to arrive at because human sexuality is varied, diverse and dynamic ICPD addressed sexual health as a notion that “implies a positive approach to human sexuality, and the purposes of sexual health care should be the enhancement of life and personal relationships, and not merely the counselling and care related to procreation or sexually transmitted diseases”.29 The... inequalities are factors that affect fertility and sexual health Sexual health also involves satisfaction, an aspect of sexuality that is seen more as men’s entitlement than women’s in many societies A satisfying sexual life and sexual health also imply consensual acts In fact, pleasure is a central aspect of male sexuality, but it often comes at a price for both men and women Men’s sexual pleasure... Young UNAIDS and WHO Pretoria, South Africa, September 2000 (Regional) 7 Partnering: A New Approach To Sexual And Reproductive Health However, the challenge in implementing this knowledge, and these mandates and directives, has been to translate them into comprehensive strategies and measurable changes in policies and programmes while maintaining a gender perspective In addition to noting that a lack... of sexuality can cover a wide range Power relations, in which men have the dominant role, are present in sexuality, since it is an essential arena for where gender relations take place.27 10  Sexual Health “Human sexuality and gender relations are closely interrelated and affect the ability of men and women to achieve and maintain sexual health and manage their reproductive lives.”28 A universal definition... satisfaction in their sexual relations; what men’s sexual and reproductive health needs are and how reproductive health services can better respond to them; the need to go beyond a health- needs and fertility-based approach, and to include legislation, advocacy and education to change cultures that condone violence and inhibit men and women’s roles and choices; and the need to remove discriminatory practices, including... workers to recognize and properly address gender-based violence It called for stronger legislation against all forms of domestic violence, including marital rape and sexual abuse, and against violence towards women and girls as a human rights violation; and for programmes to encourage and enable men to adopt safe and responsible sexual and reproductive behaviour, and to effectively use methods to prevent... Statistics confirm that men  iii Partnering: A New Approach To Sexual And Reproductive Health play a critical role in spreading AIDS and conduce us to include men to help stem the spread of this epidemic Men’s vulnerability to sexual and reproductive health problems puts women and men at risk of spreading AIDS as well as other STDs The data clearly support the need to educate men about safer sex and. .. Equality Working Group at UNDP, New York, 12 August 1999), p.1 61 Ibid 62 B Shepard, “Masculinity and the Male Role in Sexual Health , in Planned Parenthood Challenges 2 (1996): 11–12 63 AVSC International and IPPF/WHR, “Male Participation in Sexual and Reproductive Health: New Paradigms” (Symposium Report, Oaxaca, Mexico, October 1998), p 8  17 Partnering: A New Approach To Sexual And Reproductive Health. .. of Acronyms AIDSCAP AIDS Control and Prevention Project APHA American Public Health Association APPROPOP/PF Appui au Programme de Population/Planification Familiale ARH/SH Adolescent Reproductive Health and Sexual Health AWID Association for Women in Development CBO Community-based Organization CDS Center for Development and Health CEDAW Convention on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women CEDPA... behaviour, but also reproductive and sexual health risks and choices Within this framework, the educational approach reaches men early in their lives by integrating a gender perspective into family life education, peer education and sexuality education Its goal is to engender gender-equitable male adolescents and boys, who are aware of men’s and women’s sexual and reproductive health, gender inequalities, . n S Partnering: A New Approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2001, Technical Paper N o . 3, UNFPA, New York Partnering: A New Approach To Sexual And Reproductive. Technical Report and Policy Paper, partnering: A New approach to Sexual and Reproductive Health , is on a gender perspective in sexual and reproductive health,