WO=MEN in New York

Close WO=MEN partner CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality is attending the UN General Assembly Special Event (UNGASE) on the Millennium Development Goals and the Post-2015 Development Framework. Youth Advocate Jolien Oosterheerd and General Board Member Michiel Andeweg give you a heads up about the process. MDGs, SDGs and Post-2015 Let’s start off with the brief basics. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were signed in 2000 and created a global approach and overall vision in global development. The eight goals include promoting gender equality (3), improving maternal health and achieving universal access to reproductive health (5A&B) and combating HIV/AIDS (6). With the deadline of 2015 drawing near, it is time for Member States, UN agencies and CSOs to evaluate the achievements and challenges of the MDGs and see how to move forward from 2015 onwards. This General Assembly is marked as a start of this process. And then we have the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). D...

Think tanks in various countries have worked double shifts lately: the international power map has thoroughly shifted in the past 6 months. The 68 th General Assembly (UNGA) reflects the new reality. To name a few: ·          Will there be a resolution on Syria and if so, how will it look like? ·          On Tuesday 24 th September State Secretary Kerry meets with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif to talk about the Iranian nuclear program: the first meeting in many years. Even more surprising: Ashton just announced that Zarif will talk with the 6 members of the Security Council on Wednesday 25 th September. ·          Will the G77 agree with the draft statement of Ban Ki-moon? ·          The post-2015 agenda: the follow-up of the MDG's. ​ A heated debate   These topics create enough elements for a heat...