The Millennium Development Goals: a cross-sectoral analysis and principles for goal setting after 2015

Tools and approaches to operationalize the commitment to equity, gender and human rights: towards leaving no one behind in the Sustainable Development Goals

“…Specifically, these resources assist Member States and their partners in addressing the root causes of social and health inequalities across the social gradient [11–14] as part of the operationalization of their SDGs commitment. Grounded in accountability, non-discrimination [15] and participatory approaches that facilitate ownership [16,17] of the processes by national participants, health authorities using these resources are accompanied in their efforts to integrate equity, gender and human rights into health policies, strategies and plans in a systematic manner. In addition, health authorities applying the resources identify the required coordination and action with other sectors with the shared aim of leaving no one behind.…”

Governing Sustainable Development Goals: interactions, infrastructures, and institutions

“…As with the MDGs (Waage et al 2010), this process has not sufficiently addressed the interactions between goals, and between the mechanisms and processes that could be established to achieve them. These interactions could be positive or negative, and the nature of them may be physical, physiological, socio-political, or any combination thereof.…”

Food security and food sovereignty in West Africa

“…Second, the sectoral fragmentation of the MDGs (Waage et al, 2010) doesn't take into account the complex interaction between food security and the evolution of food and agricultural systems. Third, statistical data describe the present situation, without considering the quality of food security and its long-term sustainability.…”