contraceptives, on the dangers of early pregnancy and on prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.13 The Government has reportedly provided some sexual health and reproductive education to adolescents. 14 In the document on fundamental transformation of education, the guidelines of the education system and the national curriculum, the issue of sex education has been considered.15 The course is called "Sexual Health and Puberty", though the details of the document have not yet been prepared and approved by the Council, and as such it has not been implemented. All this shows that there are indications of progress, though large-scale structural barriers in the country's decision-making system put such plans at a standstill. Most of the programs and initiatives in the field of sex education in Iran focus on family formation, and usually do not pay attention to children and adolescents. There is a very limited scope for preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. According to the family planning program, contraceptives must be provided free of charge at health centers and safe houses.16 Given that there is no law in Iran that guarantees non-discrimination between girls and boys, in this case, too, there is no mechanism that guarantees gender non-discrimination in the use of limited educational facilities. In practice, this may amount to gender discrimination, in violation of Articles 2 and 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. As the Committee on the Rights of the Child states, “[a]ll policies and programmes affecting children’s health should be grounded in a broad approach to gender equality that ensures young women […] equal rights related to sexual and reproductive health; and equal access to information”.17 C. Take measures to provide LGBTI children with access to information on gender identity and sexual orientation In general, according to Article 19 of the Constitution, all Iranians, regardless of ethnicity or tribe, have equal rights, and "colour, race, language" will not lead to privilege and superiority. In addition, Article 29 of the Constitution states that access to health care and medical care is a "universal right". Access to health care must therefore be non-discriminatory. The laws of the Islamic Republic are based on Shi’ite Islam, which to a large extent explains inadequate healthcare access for certain communities, most notably the LGBTI community. 13 General Comment No. 4 (2003), CRC/GC/2003/4, para 28, https://undocs.org/CRC/GC/2003/4 https://www.ilna.news/fa/tiny/news-924283 15 https://sccr.ir/Files/6609.pdf 16 http://health.kaums.ac.ir/Default.aspx?PageID=209 17 General Comment No. 15 (2013) on the right the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, CRC/C/GC/15, para 10, https://undocs.org/CRC/C/GC/15. See also General Comment No. 4 (2003), CRC/GC/2003/4, para 4, https://undocs.org/CRC/GC/2003/4 14 3