UNICEF says that nations are bound by international law to recognize the right of children to sexually-related information and services without parental knowledge.
UNICEF’s latest annual report revealed that it interprets two UN human rights treaties–on disabilities and children’s rights–to include a child’s right “to confidential sexual and reproductive health information and services during adolescence and into early adulthood.” UNICEF defines adolescence as 10 to 19 years of age.