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Report on expert consultation on access to medicines 2011, para. 44
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- The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health encompasses access to medical services and the underlying determinants of health, such as water, sanitation, non-discrimination and equality. As access to medicines is an integral and fundamental part of the right to health, Governments and the international community as a whole have a responsibility to provide access to medicines for all. Yet massive inequalities remain in access to medicines around the world, as up to 2 billion people (or one third of the world's population) lack access to essential medicines. Most of them live in low- and middle-income countries, where the needs of persons living in poverty, women, children and undocumented migrants, as well as other marginalized and vulnerable groups who are often discriminated against in terms of access to medicines, are ignored or underestimated.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2011
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 108
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- Beyond sheer survival, children have a right to thrive, develop in a holistic way to their full potential and enjoy good physical and mental health in a sustainable world. The right of young children to healthy development is crucial to promote and protect the right to health throughout life as well as to foster sustainable human development; however it has not yet received adequate attention.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112i
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To disseminate the technical guidance on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce and eliminate preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age to all relevant government sectors and ensure its systematic application in the development, implementation and review of laws, policies, budgets and programmes;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Sports and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to the right to health 2016, para. 101g
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Review legislation and adopt policies to ensure that all persons, including women, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, people living with disabilities, children, the elderly and other populations that are underserved or face discrimination, are able to participate in and safely enjoy sports;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- LGBTQI+
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 65a
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- [With a view to ensuring their obligation to realize the right to health of vulnerable groups such as children, women and low-income groups, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States take the following steps:] Address gender stereotypes in preparation of meals that place an unequal burden of cooking on women;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2014
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 65c
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- [With a view to ensuring their obligation to realize the right to health of vulnerable groups such as children, women and low-income groups, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States take the following steps:] Ensure that social welfare schemes for low-income groups make relevant information available and provide access to healthier food options to eliminate "food deserts".
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2014
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 66b
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- [Recognizing the role of the food industry in the growing burden of NCDs, the Special Rapporteur recommends that the food industry take the following steps:] Refrain from marketing, promoting and advertising of unhealthy foods to the population, especially to children;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2014
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 109
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- Investing in healthy development, good mental health and emotional well-being in early childhood through effective public health, and psychosocial and psychoeducational interventions is not a luxury. The value of these interventions may be equal to the value of lifesaving essential medicines and vaccines, as they protect children from the detrimental effects of violence and other early childhood adversities.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112d
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To ban corporal punishment of children in all settings, including in families, and to continue informing parents, policymakers and the general public that corporal punishment of children as well as all other forms of violence are against human rights and have serious detrimental effects on the health and development of young children;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Work of the mandate and priorities of the SR 2015, para. 122m
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- [In that connection, at the outset of his tenure, the Special Rapporteur would like to put forward the following observations:] The effective promotion and protection of the rights of children and adolescents offers huge potential for the full realization of the right to health in our societies. Synergies between the right to survival and right to holistic development need to drive cross-sectoral policies and accountability mechanisms;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112c
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To introduce legal and policy measures that promote effective interventions to improve the quality of relationships between young children and parents, to promote the competence of parents and to equip and support them with skills for bringing up young children in a non-violent way;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 114
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- The Special Rapporteur also recommends that paediatricians, other medical doctors and health professionals play a more proactive role in educating families and other key actors about the health-related aspects of human rights of young children, including their right to healthy development.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112a
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To address the youngest children, especially newborns and infants, as rights holders and to join forces with all relevant stakeholders to achieve a breakthrough by significantly reducing mortality and morbidity rates among newborns;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Infants
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112b
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To adopt a broader approach when investing in children's health by effectively addressing the detrimental impact of violence and early childhood adversities;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 106
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- The health, survival and healthy development of young children must be placed at the centre of the implementation of post-2015 agenda and other global, regional and national commitments and actions.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 111
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- States should be more intentional and explicit about the application of a human rights-based approach in their laws, policies, programmes, budgets and other measures. Good practices in applying human rights principles to addressing child survival and development worldwide should become the rule rather than the exception.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Sports and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to the right to health 2016, para. 98
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- The rights of both professional and amateur athletes, including children, must also be protected. Abuse, violence and discrimination occur too frequently within sport; States are obliged to take steps to prevent rights violations, and to provide adequate rehabilitation, redress and remedy.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Sports and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to the right to health 2016, para. 101b
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Ban the advertising, promotion and sponsorship of all children's sporting events, and other sporting events that could be attended by children, by manufacturers of alcohol, tobacco and unhealthy foods;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Unhealthy foods, non-communicable diseases and the right to health 2014, para. 63
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- In keeping with their obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the right to health, States should formulate and implement a national public health strategy and plan of action to address diet-related NCDs, which should be widely disseminated. Such a strategy should recognize the link between unhealthy foods and NCDs, while specifically addressing the structural flaws in food production, marketing and retail that promote the availability and accessibility of unhealthy foods over healthier options. Towards this end, States should necessarily develop multisectoral approaches that include all relevant ministries such as ministries of health, agriculture, finance, industry and trade. States should also ensure meaningful and effective participation of affected communities such as farmers and vulnerable groups like children, women and low-income groups in all levels of decision-making to discourage production and consumption of unhealthy foods and promote the availability and accessibility of healthier food options.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2014
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112g
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To equip primary health-care and paediatric services not only with modern lifesaving medicines and vaccines, but also with knowledge and effective and culturally appropriate interventions based on research in neuroscience, psychology, developmental paediatrics and child psychiatry;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Infants
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 113b
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- [In addition, the Special Rapporteur recommends that other stakeholders:] Help disseminate the technical guidance to reduce and eliminate preventable mortality of children under 5 years of age and provide necessary technical assistance to States for its application;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health of adolescents 2016, para. 111e
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur recommends that Governments:] Guarantee that health systems are responsive to the whole spectrum of health and psychosocial needs of adolescents, and ensure an integrated, multisectoral approach across social, child protective and education sectors;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Year
- 2016
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112n
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To put an end to the criminalization and penalization of parents in situations of risk and ensure their access to appropriate services and child-friendly treatment options.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112e
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To initiate, support and sustain changes in child health-care policies and services so that the right of young children to healthy development is fully recognized;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 110
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- Momentum now exists towards a new decade of focus on child development that builds on the progress made on child survival and takes it to the next step so that children can thrive, develop to their full potential and thus contribute to healthier societies and sustainable development.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112j
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To continue to implement the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children and to eliminate long-term placement of young children in institutional care;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112l
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To comply fully with the standards contained in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and eliminate outdated practices based on institutional care and excessive medication of young children with developmental and other disabilities;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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The right to mental health 2017, para. 93e
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- [To ensure that social and underlying determinants for the promotion of mental health for all are addressed, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Take immediate steps to eliminate the corporal punishment of children and their institutionalization, including children with disabilities.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2017
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health in early childhood - Right to survival and development 2015, para. 112k
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur urges Governments:] To eliminate institutional care for children during the first five years of life and promote investments in community-based services for families at risk, including for families living in poverty and those with young children with developmental and other disabilities;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
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- Conclusion / Recommendation
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Right to health of adolescents 2016, para. 111k
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- [In this connection, the Special Rapporteur recommends that Governments:] Take the measures necessary to support families, including through training and services, to increase the abilities of parents to raise children and adolescents in a competent and confident manner and reinforce skills to manage situations in a non-violent way;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Conclusion / Recommendation
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