4.2.6 “Leave no one behind” approach focused on equity, gender and human rights progressively incorporated and monitored

Decisive and systematic action to reach people being left behind is critical to achieving safer, resilient, fairer and more sustainable societies. Integrating gender, equity and human rights approaches in health is key to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and ensuring that by 2025 we achieve the triple billion goals and to comply with the Organization’s commitments on disability, diversity and inclusion. 

Work to deliver this output develops resources, including guidance and tools for country implementation, provides technical expertise and advocates for health equity, gender equality and human rights. This output also seeks to strengthen the institutional capacity of the WHO Secretariat at all levels and in all programmes to drive improvements in the lives and well-being of those being left behind, through systematically planning, implementing, monitoring and reviewing relevant activities and approaches. with the aim to increase the cumulative impact of the Organization on closing health gaps related to gender inequalities, human rights violations and health inequities. 

Strengthening partnerships and collaboration are fundamental for the work of this output, in cooperation with the other output delivery teams in the WHO Secretariat and with partners in the United Nations system, other stakeholders and civil society. 

Work to deliver this output cuts across and supports the achievement of all outputs that contribute to achieving the triple billion targets.