Do you sit in the Chamber or Senate of the federal parliament? Are you interested in public health, foreign policy or development cooperation? Then the ‘Parliamentarians for the 2030 Agenda. Healthy. Gender. Rights' is the right place for you.
How do I become a member?
Sensoa International functions as the secretariat of the parliamentary group. You can consult the rules of procedure of the parliamentary group or contact us without any obligation. If you wish to join the group, please contact us.
Why become a member?
Cairo Programme of Action
With the Cairo Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (Cairo, 1994) national governments have committed to improve access of men and women to health services, in particular sexual and reproductive health services. With the programme governments also aim to end inequalities between men and women.
Monitoring and review of the 2030 Agenda
In September 2015 the 189 Member States of the United Nationas committed to realize sustainable development by 2030. Thereto 17 universal goals and 169 targets were defined, which need to end poverty, disease, inequality and environmental problems.
The Parliamentarians for the 2030 Agenda monitor and review the uptake of the sustainable development goals on health and well-being (SDG3) and gender (SDG5) and pay attention for health and gender throughout the other goals of the agenda.
Advancing the agenda
The members of the parliamentary group monitor Belgium's compliance with it's international commitments and encourage Belgium to take a leading role in the promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV and AIDS and gender equality. Members of the group do this by raising parliamentary questions, submitting resolutions, organizing debates and conferences, taking part in study tours and relevant congresses and organizing awareness raising events.