On January 18, 2015, the chairpersons of the ten human rights treaty bodies released a Joint Statement urging member states to ensure that the post-2015 development agenda goals align with international human rights standards. The chairpersons encouraged member states to recognize that “in addition to economic and social rights, the inclusion of civil and political rights is a significant step towards a balanced and transformative agenda that addresses freedom from fear along with freedom from want.” They agreed with the Secretary General’s call for the “institutionalized flow of information from and to existing monitoring mechanisms, including human rights treaty bodies” and urged states to “rise to the challenge of adopting a truly transformative, universal, and human rights-based development agenda that protects human dignity and contributes to the realization of human rights for all without discrimination.”