Health in Post-2015 Coalition’s response to the UN SG’s Synthesis Report

17th December 2014

As a coalition of advocates from health-related non-governmental organizations, engaged in the post-2015 development agenda process, we wish to highlight the following in our response to the UN Secretary General’s Synthesis report on post-2015, “The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet”:

1) The need for a strong health goal and targets based on the right to health

2) The critical importance of human rights, including sexual rights, youth-friendly services, and combatting stigma and discrimination

3) Including other critical health-related issues to achieve sustainable development

4) Implementation, financing and meaningful civil society engagement.

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