Post 2015

Nothing for us without us: Young People and Development
A meme of a woman with her finger pointing outward speaking angrily. Text written reads, "Meaningful youth participation means involving young people in decision making process, not just making them as decoration!"

There are many mechanism, agendas and processes such as the post-2015 mechanism in development to ensure gender equality and ‘to…

By Sarah Soysa
September 1, 2015
Nothing for us without us: Young People and Development
The Millennium Development Goals: An Overview of the Success So Far
A poster reading "MDG3, the world has achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys"; "let's take action to achieve gender equality in all fields". There are several photos of black girls on the poster.

[slideshow_deploy id=’6698′] The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have not always been easy to understand. In this set of posters the…

By Curated Content
September 1, 2015
The Millennium Development Goals: An Overview of the Success So Far
Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters
Infographic titled, "Banning abortions endangers women's health." Other data given: "222 million women in the developing world have an unmet need for modern contraception"; "47,000 women die yearly...millions more are injured"; "86% abortions take place in the developing world where most abortion laws are highly restrictive."

The eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) have been rightly criticised because they were too narrow, failed to address the…

By Kristin Francoeur
September 1, 2015
Why the Absence of Safe Abortion in the Post-2015 SDGs Matters
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?
Nepalese women on a protest march. They are carrying a poster that reads in Hindi, "Women Against Violence Day". They are wearing white caps, and holding placards.

Nepal has been occupying the news headlines for the last few months, either due to the devastating earthquake that killed…

By Shubha Kayastha
September 1, 2015
Voices: Nepal, are you still my home?
The Transgender Community Speaks on Post 2015
Still from a video. A transgender person in a blue Indian suit and wearing a red bindi, speaking. The subtitle in the video reads, "In the life of many transgenders, there is the desire to study but they lack opportunities and resources."
September 1, 2015
The Transgender Community Speaks on Post 2015
Young People Lead the Way: From Parliamentary Processes to Kitchens
Photo of a class studying anatomy. A little girl pointing to the vagina of the person in the projected image on the board. The teacher stands on the side, looking on.

[slideshow_deploy id=’6681′] The buzzword for the world of development in the 21st century is “Young People.” But there are serious…

By Curated Content
September 1, 2015
Young People Lead the Way: From Parliamentary Processes to Kitchens
Issue In Focus: The Post-2015 Development Agenda: What’s in it for us?
A colourful circle representing a globe. On its bottom right side is written in black and caps, "The world we want."

The Post-2015 Development Agenda has been on everyone’s mind in the last eight months in some form or the other….

By Sivananthi Thanenthiran
September 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: The Post-2015 Development Agenda: What’s in it for us?
Progress towards universal access to SRHR: A review of the MDGs and the SDGs
Woman wearing a pink and blue Indian suit sitting cross-legged on floor, with a toddler on her lap. The baby is wearing a yellow shirt and red shorts. Behind them on the wall are both the English and Hindi alphabets.

The year 2015 is a momentous year as it marks the target date for reporting the achievements of the Millennium…

By Sai Jyothirmai Racherla
September 15, 2015
Progress towards universal access to SRHR: A review of the MDGs and the SDGs
२०१५-पश्चात् विकास कार्यक्रम – इसमें हमारे लिए क्या है?
A colourful circle representing a globe. On its bottom right side is written in black and caps, "The world we want."

पिछले ८ महीनों से २०१५-पश्चात् विकास कार्यक्रम (पोस्ट-२०१५ डेवलपमेंट एजेंडा) किसी ना किसी रूप में हर किसी के दिमाग में…

By Sivananthi Thanenthiran
September 15, 2015
२०१५-पश्चात् विकास कार्यक्रम – इसमें हमारे लिए क्या है?
The future as envisioned by WHO for the post-2015 agenda: a serious regression from its long-standing commitments on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Photo of several African women wearing colourful clothing carrying babies on their backs.

Marge Berer Editor, Reproductive Health Matters What has gone wrong at WHO? The Lancet’s Offline report (31 May)  of what…

By Curated Content
September 15, 2015
The future as envisioned by WHO for the post-2015 agenda: a serious regression from its long-standing commitments on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Interview: Marevic ‘Bing’ Parcon on Activism and the Development Agenda
A black woman writing something on a sheet of paper hung on a wall. Around her are more people with markers, or thumbs with red ink on them waiting for their turn.

Marevic Parcon or Bing, as she is known, is the Asia Programme Officer for the Women’s Global Network for Reproductive…

By Shweta Krishnan
September 15, 2015
Interview: Marevic ‘Bing’ Parcon on Activism and the Development Agenda
Post-2015 negotiations: A historic opportunity to include people of all ages
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Posted By Roseline Kihumba at 12:34, 04 March 2015 There was yet another opportunity for the HelpAge network to take…

By Curated Content
September 15, 2015
Post-2015 negotiations: A historic opportunity to include people of all ages
The Editorial: The Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sexuality
Painting of several buses or vans moving down a road, leaving behind people lying on the road.

“Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.” ― Joseph E. Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work Development…

By TARSHI
September 15, 2015
The Editorial: The Post-2015 Development Agenda and Sexuality