In the lead-up to International Youth Day and the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a global session titled “SHE & Rights: SDGs 3 and 5 from a Youth Perspective” will bring together a broad coalition of actors committed to building a more inclusive, equitable, and healthier society.Jointly organized by a coalition of international organizations – including the Center for Global Health Diplomacy and Inclusion (CeHDI), Y+ Global, Y-PEER Asia-Pacific, Asia Indigenous Youth Platform (AIYP), Youth Lead Voices, the 2025 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP), Family Planning News Network (FPNN), IPPF, ARROW, WGNRR, APCAT Media, and CNS – this session is part of the preparatory activities for the 2025 United Nations General Assembly, during which SDGs 3 and 5 will feature prominently.This international mobilization of young leaders will bring together influential voices from youth organizations, reproductive rights movements, and community health networks. Among the notable speakers are: Debanjana Choudhuri, Executive Director of WGNRR, Pooja Mishra, National Youth Coordinator for Youth Lead Voices and Secretary General of the National Coalition of People Living with HIV in India (NCPI Plus);Nishant Kumar, National Coordinator of Y-PEER Nepal and disability rights advocate,Sonam Phuntsho Wangmo, Bhutan representative for Y-PEER Asia-Pacific,Faith Ebere Onuh (Nigeria), Gender Equality Fund Ambassador and Global Champion for Pediatric AIDS Elimination,Noor Fatima, education policy expert for the Rohingya Maìyafuìnor Collaborative Network,Monalisa Akintole, Coordinator of the Uganda National Trans Forum,Magdalena Nadya, Youth Network Lead for IPPF in East and Southeast Asia and Oceania,Supriya Rai, Vice President of the Indigenous Nationalities Youth Federation of Nepal, Maryann Wambugu, Chair of PACT, youth representative on Kenya’s CCM for the Global Fund, and member of Y+ Global and Shobha Shukla, Executive Director of CNS and session coordinator.This session offers a genuinely youth-centered perspective on the SDGs, with the goal of highlighting young people’s views on two foundational objectives of the 2030 Agenda:SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages; SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlsSpeakers emphasized that achieving these goals is impossible without listening to and meaningfully engaging youth worldwide—particularly young women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, indigenous youth, and young people living with HIV or with disabilities.Gender equality remains not only a standalone goal but also a key driver for the success of all 17 SDGs. Despite some progress, alarming gaps remain: 49 countries still lack legal protections against domestic violence. Reaching gender equality by 2030 requires urgent action to dismantle root causes of discrimination and ensure equal rights for women across all sectors of society.Babacar Sene, Agropasteur Journal