2017 IAP Report: Transformative accountability for adolescents: accountability for the health and human rights of women, children and adolescents in the 2030 agenda

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This report, prepared by the Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent, provides an independent assessment of progress and challenges in implementing the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health within the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It emphasizes the importance of accountability in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting gaps in data, governance, financing and policy implementation. The report focuses on adolescents as a central but often overlooked population, underscoring the need for multi-sectoral approaches, strengthened monitoring and review systems, and rights-based frameworks. It presents findings on global commitments, investments and health outcomes, and identifies persistent inequities affecting adolescents, including limited access to services, insufficient data disaggregation and inadequate policy attention. The report outlines six key recommendations aimed at transforming accountability through improved governance, increased investment, enhanced participation of young people, and strengthened global and national accountability mechanisms.