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This paper examines the achievements and gaps in the process of engendering de-
velopment since the creation of the United Nations African Institute for Economic

Development and Planning (IDEP), and discusses the emerging issues and prospects
for the post-2015 period from a feminist perspective. Through a critical analysis
of the outcomes of major global development processes such as the Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs) and the main approaches to the post-2015 develop-
ment agenda, the paper seeks to contribute to the debates around the definition

of new development policies and frameworks that can address the wide range of
challenges and their interconnections, and ensure economic, social, ecological and
gender justice in a world in transition.
The first section provides the background to the post-2015 development agenda,
and describes the main stages in the integration of gender issues into development
processes in Africa, with a focus on economic and development planning. In the
second section, the outcomes of the MDGs process along with some of the key
impacts of globalization are critically analysed from a feminist perspective. The
last section focuses on three of the emerging challenges in relation to the move
towards the green economy, corporate social accountability and financialization
in the post-2015 development agenda.

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Women Building Power, a cutting-edge and developing collection of research, information materials, and tools which forms the knowledge hub of an emerging African women-led grassroots driven campaign on Fossil Fuels, Energy and Climate Justice.

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Dear Friend,

The Trump Administration is promoting a punitive foreign policy that punishes the world’s most vulnerable women. 
 
As many had feared, on Monday the United States announced the complete elimination of its funding to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)—the world’s most important agency for reproductive health. This cut includes vital humanitarian assistance to refugees and famine-stricken areas. 

The International Women’s Health Coalition won’t stand for it–and neither should you. 
 
UNFPA is the largest international provider of contraception, and family planning and reproductive health services. The United States is its second largest donor. In 2016, United States support for UNFPA prevented an estimated 320,000 pregnancies and averted 100,000 unsafe abortions, ensuring that 800,000 people had access to contraception. For women in areas affected by conflict and humanitarian crisis— when access to reproductive health care is otherwise severely limited—UNFPA is a crucial provider.
 
Foreign policy should be rooted in evidence and results, not ideology and political punishment. Denying needed funding to the UNPFA means that the United States has actively chosen to destabilize reproductive health programs in more than 155 countries. Just as the Trump Administration did with its reinstatement of the Global Gag Rule, these policies use a thin veneer of political opposition to abortion to severely limit women’s choices and control their bodies.
 
The International Women’s Health Coalition is asking the U.S government to maintain its commitment to UNFPA, to prioritize health and science, and to remember that women know best how to control their own bodies and lives.

Sincerely,

Shannon Kowalski
Advocacy and Policy Director

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