Dear PHM friends, <br><br>To find out more on PHM's involvement with the Post 2015 Health Development Agenda, <font size="4"><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0)"><br><br><a href="http://www.phmovement.org/en/node/7036">CLICK HERE</a></span></b></font> for:<br>
<br><ul><li>- PHM's position paper on the post 2015 Development Agenda</li><li>- Report on civil society consultation organised by PHM, January 2013 Bangkok</li><li>- Country reports on post 2015 Development Agenda</li>
</ul><br>Warmest wishes<br>The global secretariat<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Claudio Schuftan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cschuftan@phmovement.org" target="_blank">cschuftan@phmovement.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">[excerpts]<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt">Inequalities predominantly
affect individuals and groups suffering <span>multiple<i>
</i></span>human rights deprivations. These multiple deprivations and
inequalities are closely associated with and reinforced by <span>specific forms of discrimination<i> </i></span>in
the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. We
know inequalities lead to the systematic disadvantage of some social groups and
to the perpetuation of poverty and exclusion from generation to generation.
Policies, programs and interventions intended to improve the lives of
disadvantaged people often only address the <span>symptoms </span>of inequalities, such as chronic poverty, but not their
actual <span>causes</span>. As a result,
patterns of powerlessness, marginalization and exclusion remain persistent over
time. Inequalities are commonly ‘<span>legitimised</span>’
by powerful groups using <span>stereotypes
and prejudice </span>that justify discrimination and maintain exclusion. <span>Gender-based discrimination, for instance,<i>
</i></span>remains the <span>single most
widespread driver of inequalities<i> </i></span>in today’s world. The new
development agenda must enable those whose capabilities have been harmed by
inequalities to claim and realize their rights. Only this will lead to measures
that are <span>transformational </span>enough
in orientation rather than just being marginal or incremental. Needed will be <span>equity-focused and rights-based policies, as
well as legal and program initiatives</span> including: explicit measures to
provide for equal access and opportunity for disadvantaged and excluded groups;
appropriate redistributive measures, including social protection; provision for
the specific needs of women and girls, children, persons with disabilities and
minority groups; adequate and sustained investment in children, including adolescents,
as a means of combating inequality and promoting future prosperity; and
measures to increase awareness, widen participation in decision-making and improve
the availability and transparency of data and information on inequalities and
development progress.<span> </span>Also needed will
be equitable tax systems that improve collection rates from sectors and agents
that have benefited disproportionately from aggregate income growth.</span><span> </span>(Overview and Key Messages from the Report on
the Post 2015 Inequalities Consultation <b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/308651" target="_blank"><span>http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/308651</span></a>
)</span></i></b></p>
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