Floriane Borel (Senior Global Policy Associate) reports on the UN Commission on the Status of Women’s adoption of a political declaration reaffirming Beijing commitments, noting missing language on sexual and reproductive health and rights and highlighting Guttmacher’s upcoming research linking SRHR to gender equality.
As the UN celebrates Beijing+30, SRHR are under threat
Transcript: This week here at the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women, UN member states adopted a political declaration reaffirming the commitments made for women's rights under the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. But key language on sexual and reproductive health and rights was missing. This reflects the polarized negotiations we saw on these issues before.
Consensus was ultimately reached at the UN, where some countries, including the United States, attempted to roll back commitments made on women's rights and gender equality. Now, at 30 years since the declaration's unanimous adoption, attendees gathered here at the UN recognize that accelerated action is still needed to achieve gender equality goals.
Globally, gender equality is inextricably linked to progress on sexual and reproductive health and rights and the right to bodily autonomy for all women. Guttmacher's latest research confirms this. In a few days here on the sidelines of CSW, Guttmacher will be presenting new evidence of the link between progress on SRHR and progress on gender equality and health for all. Follow us to learn more as we share new research this year.