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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 11
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- Recalling that health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,
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- Negotiated soft law
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
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- 2010
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 33
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- Further underlines the need of people living in situations of armed conflict and foreign occupation for a functioning public-health system, including access to health care and services;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
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- 2011
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 25
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- Urges Governments to strengthen basic infrastructure, human and technical resources and the provision of health facilities in order to improve health systems and ensure the accessibility, affordability and quality, especially in rural and remote areas, of health-care services, as well as sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, bearing in mind the commitment to halving, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation as a means of fighting waterborne diseases;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
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- 2011
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 25
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- Noting the increase in the prevalence of non-communicable diseases including, inter alia, cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, cancer and diabetes, in all countries and the developmental challenges posed by it, and recognizing the importance of reducing the prevalence of major risk factors for non communicable diseases including, inter alia, tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol where its consumption is not against the law, abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances including amphetamine-type stimulants, unhealthy diets, obesity and lack of physical activity, as identified in the 2008-2013 Action Plan for the Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases of the World Health Organization,
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- Negotiated soft law
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
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- 2010
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 5
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- Reaffirms the values and principles of primary health care, including equity, solidarity, social justice, universal access to services, multisectoral action, transparency, accountability and community participation and empowerment, as the basis for strengthening health systems, recalls in this regard the Declaration of Alma-Ata, and recognizes the importance of providing comprehensive primary health-care services, including health promotion and universal access to disease prevention, curative care, palliative care and rehabilitation that are integrated and coordinated according to needs, while ensuring effective referral systems;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2010
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 25
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- Further underlines the need of people living in situations of armed conflict and foreign occupation for a functioning public-health system, including access to health care and services;
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- Negotiated soft law
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
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- Year
- 2010
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The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 8
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- Also urges States to enact and strictly enforce laws to ensure that marriage is entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses and, in addition, to enact and strictly enforce laws concerning the minimum legal age of consent and the minimum age for marriage and to raise the minimum age for marriage where necessary;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2009
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The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 12
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- Urges Governments to strengthen international cooperation in order to assist in the development of human resources for health through technical assistance and training, as well as to increase universal access to health services, including in remote and rural areas, taking into account the challenges faced by developing countries in the retention of skilled health personnel;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2009
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The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 17
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- Urges Governments to scale up significantly efforts towards achieving the goal of universal access to comprehensive HIV/AIDS prevention programmes, treatment, care and support by 2010, and the goal to halt and reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS by 2015;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2009
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 6
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- Recognizes traditional medicine as one of the resources of primary health-care services which could contribute to improved health-care services leading to improved health outcomes, including those targeted in the Millennium Development Goals, and urges States, in accordance with national capacities, priorities, relevant legislation and circumstances, to respect and preserve the knowledge of traditional medicine, treatments and practices, appropriately based on the circumstances in each country, and on evidence of safety, efficacy and quality;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2010
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 9
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- Emphasizes the need to increase the accessibility, availability, acceptability and affordability of health-care services and facilities to all people in accordance with national commitments to provide access to basic health care for all, as well as the need to increase the healthy lifespan and improve the quality of life of all people, and to reduce disparities in life expectancy between and within countries;
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2010
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 22
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- Urges Member States to enact and strictly enforce laws to ensure that marriage is entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses and, in addition, to enact and strictly enforce laws concerning the minimum legal age of consent and the minimum age for marriage, and to raise the minimum age for marriage where necessary;
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- Negotiated soft law
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
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- N.A.
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- 2011
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 20
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- Recognizing that communicable diseases, which have been prioritized by the Millennium Development Goals, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, as well as other communicable diseases and neglected tropical diseases, pose severe risks for the entire world and serious challenges to the achievement of development goals,
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2010
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 8
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- Recognizing the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, their right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health, and their right to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence, as expressed in human rights documents,
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Children
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- 2011
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