Counting every stitch

The 1994 ICPD, and its resulting Programme of Action, not only represented a moment of remarkable consensus around the value of universal sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights (Brown and others, 2019; Sen and others, 2019; Corrêa and others, 2015), it also represented a powerful call for better and more transparent data – a contribution to global standards that has seldom been recognized. In fact, an entire chapter of the Programme of Action, Chapter XII (UNFPA, 1994), is devoted to the need for “valid, reliable, timely, culturally relevant, internationally comparable data”, including “gender and ethnicity-specific information”. It also called for research into the views of less-empowered groups of people and those in different cultural settings.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Good Health and Well-Being

Gender Equality

Reduced Inequalities