Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the MDGs. Section 2 provides an overview of the state of SRH over time and across regions, high- lighting areas and groups – both within and between countries – that have had particularly adverse SRH outcomes. It also dissects why attention to access to SRH services is ‘falling short’. Section 3 shows how universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights affects each of the MDGs. It reviews the available evidence linking SRH – directly or indirectly – to each of the Goals and highlights the magnitude of such impact as well as.