UNFPA's Comparative Advantages UNFPA Benefits from:
1.	More than three decades of programme experience addressing sensitive issues such as gender relations and sexuality in various socio-cultural settings;	4.	Long experience in supporting the introduction and implementation of family life and sexual health education programmes targeting adolescents and youth, both in-school and out-of-school;
2.	Expertise in negotiating with Governments to guarantee access to reproductive health, including family planning and sexual health, information, services and commodities;	5.	A strong network of government and nongovernmental partners and a strong country presence, including its technical resources and expertise, with HIV/AIDS advisers in place in regional, multidisciplinary Country Technical Services Teams (CSTs).
3.	A focus on sexual and reproductive health, including STI prevention, which provides an appropriate entry point for HIV-prevention interventions especially because most infections occur through heterosexual modes;	6.	More than three decades of experience in addressing population from a multisectoral perspective, as a result of which UNFPA brings a unique understanding of the multisectoral nature of the epidemic at country, regional and global levels.