Right to health in conflict situations 2013, para. 41
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- Conflicts often result in displacement of people, within States and across borders. Displaced persons may be deprived of the same rights and underlying determinants as host communities. A large number of displaced persons may be forced to migrate to relief camps that are characterized by dilapidated and overcrowded conditions where basic services are inadequate, contributing to the spread of communicable diseases. Displaced persons may also be forced to migrate to urban slums, which renders them susceptible to vulnerabilities arising not only from a lack of capacity and resources, but also from the unwillingness of the State to address their needs.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- SR Health, Report to the UNGA (2013), A/68/297, para. 41.
- Paragraph number
- 41
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