United Nations reform must protect sexual and reproductive health and rights

Terry McGovern

doi:10.1136/bmj-2026-100599

September 15, 2026BMJOpen Access

United Nations reform must protect sexual and reproductive health and rights

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To assess the necessity of maintaining and prioritizing human rights commitments, specifically sexual and reproductive health and rights, during United Nations institutional reform.
Expert policy perspective and qualitative commentary analyzing institutional priorities and human rights commitments within the United Nations reform agenda.
Decades of international progress in sexual and reproductive health and rights are at risk of being dismantled without focused institutional advocacy.
Sustaining global progress requires the United Nations to place binding human rights frameworks at the core of structural and policy reforms.

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Policy commentary reveals critical vulnerabilities in global healthcare progress, highlighting the necessity of protecting reproductive rights during United Nations reform.

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Decades of progress risk being undone unless the UN prioritises its commitments to human rights, says Terry McGovern

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