This meeting, which included 30 Ministries of Health and 26 Ministries of Education from the region, led to a Declaration committing countries to:
1. By 2015, reduce by 75% per cent the number of schools under the jurisdiction of the Ministries of Education that have failed to institutionalize comprehensive sex education.
2. By 2015, reduce by 50% the number of adolescents and young people who are not covered by health services that address their sexual and reproductive health needs appropriately.
The Ministries of Health and Education of Mexico, UNAIDS and the Group of Regional Directors for Latin America and the Caribbean of the United Nations, and the National Center for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control of Mexico (CENSIDA) have issued a Communiqué in English and Spanish which:
Publication Date: 03-08-2009