A new development paradigm post-2015, a comprehensive goal for health that includes sexual and reproductive health and rights, and another for gender equality

摘要

"These are our bottom lines... We are counting on all governments to have the courage to champion the 'controversial' issues by addressing the difficult realities, many of which are related to the root causes of inequalities... 1. Keep your Promises. 2. Champion our Sexual Rights. 3. We Demand Economic Justice. 4. Leave us a Healthy Planet. 5. We are Stakeholders, not a Target Group." (Post-2015 Consultation Youth Statement, October 2013) What a wordstorm the ICPD Beyond 2014 and Post-2015 Sustainable Development agendas have unleashed! What a tsunami of consultations, meetings, reports, statements, shopping lists of wishes and demands, and overflowing expectations has been pouring in from every corner of the globe! I don't know how the UN Secretary-General deals with it, but my inbox can barely cope. On the other hand, this storm has brought in a treasure trove of comments, policy analysis and critiques, which I'd like to share with you. And the same is true of the excellent papers in this journal issue.