Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of People Most Affected by HIV: The Right to Development

“Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of People Most Affected by HIV: The Right to Development” is the focus of the 2016 NGO Delegation Report to the Program Coordinating Board (PCB) of UNAIDS. The report is situated within the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 

It reviews the international commitments that describe and underpin the right to development, and specifies what the right to development might be for populations most affected by HIV. The report argues that sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) are an integral part of and a prerequisite for the full realization of the right to development, including achievement of the SDGs on Health (SDG3), Gender Equality (SDG5), Reducing Inequalities (SDG10), and Promoting Peaceful and Inclusive Societies (SDG16), among others. It describes barriers to SRHR experienced by people living with and most-affected by HIV; how these have contributed to the failure to fully meet Millennium Development Goal (MDG); and how denial or fulfillment of SRHR impacts the right to development for these populations.