The Unequal 2030 Agenda: Improving Health and Rights for Women and Girls in Latin America and Caribbean

2030 Agenda does not support the full Health and Rights for Women and Girls in Latin America and Caribbean. The introductory and visionary chapters of the outcome document do not reference sexual and reproductive rights. The SDGs themselves specifically exclude sexual rights, which were established as human rights in the Beijing Platform for Action, a landmark document adopted in 1995 that provided the roadmap for the realization of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls everywhere. Additionally, in the Latin America and Caribbean region, the lack of access to and limited government expenditures toward sexual and reproductive health education and services serve as barriers to health and empowerment, especially for young women and girls.