Rights of the child: The right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health 2013, para. 11
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Calls upon all States and, if appropriate, relevant international organizations, to combat all forms of malnutrition and to support the national plans and programmes of countries to improve nutrition in poor households, in particular plans and programmes that are aimed at combating undernutrition in mothers and children, and those targeting the irreversible effects of chronic undernutrition in early childhood, up to the age of 2 years, and to reaffirm the rights of everyone to have access to safe and nutritious food, consistent with the right to adequate food and the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger so as to be able to fully develop and maintain their physical and mental capacities;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Food & Nutrition
Health
Person(s) affected
Children
Infants
Year
2013
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, Rights of the child: The right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (2013), A/HRC/RES/22/32, OP 11.