And greater attention has to be paid to establish ing the legal rights and equality of women. Internationally, human rights goals must be given their proper importance in assistance programmes.
Poverty prevents both women and men from exercising their reproductive and sexual rights.
The actions advocated in this report will have a powerful impact on poverty, but specific action is needed to increase women's access to credit and economic resources. We must close the gap in education between boys and girls. In addition, men and boys should be educated and encouraged to treat women as equal partners in family, community, and national life. Sexual violence will not end while inequality exists between men and women. Health services need to be reformed and expanded to meet the reproductive and sexual health needs of their clients.