Despite international support for adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights (SRHR) (for example, the 1994 International Conference on Population in Development), young people consistently face high levels of unmet need for contraception, unplanned pregnancies, unsafe...

This article looks at the local–global nexus of sexuality and human rights, but moves on to examine social sustainability and sustainable development and the link to human rights through concepts such as equality, justice, dignity and diversity. Although liberal attitudes towards sex and...