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Gender Equality & Women and Girls Empowerment: Considerations for the Post-­‐2015 Agenda

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This short position paper details the Women’s Major Group vision and priorities – including themes, goals, targets and indicators – for delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the wider post- 2015 development agenda and the growing role of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF). It forms part of the European Commission-­‐funded programme “Post 2 Post: Enhancing Stakeholder Engagement in the Post-­‐ Rio+20/Post-­‐2015 Process” (Post 2 Post). This updated position paper provides an opportunity for the WMG alongside the other Major Groups to communicate, consult and to build upon its position paper released in 2014 and co-­‐author on its new position as a basis for ongoing stakeholder engagement, capacity building and advocacy.

A selection of priority aspects for the Post-­‐2015 agenda detailed in the paper are: 
1.    Human Rights, Eliminating Inequalities and Poverty Eradication -­‐ “intersecting” discriminations
2.    Realization of Women and Girls Human Rights and Gender Equality 
3.    Economic Justice for Sustainable Development 
4.    Ensuring healthy Climate, Biodiversity, and Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems 
5.    Realizing Peace, gender equality and addressing root causes of conflict 
6.    Accountability: Transparent, Inclusive and Participatory Review and Monitoring Mechanisms
7.    Financing for Human Rights and Gender Equality in the Post-­‐2015 Agenda