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The right to health and development 2011, para. 9
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- In 1987, the landmark study by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) "Adjustment with a Human Face" spurred global debate on the negative social impacts, including on health, of structural adjustment programmes prescribed by the international financial institutions as a means to achieve economic development. Three years later, in 1990, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published the first Human Development Report. Alongside the report, UNDP created the Human Development Index, a summary measure of various human development indicators, such as maternal mortality, childhood education, gender disparities, poverty, etc. The index and report represented a major progression in development theory, which aimed to "[put] people back at the center of the development process" by going beyond income to assess people's long-term well-being. This broader and holistic reconceptualization of development has been increasingly favoured and has facilitated efforts to recognize and incorporate human rights in development work.
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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)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Occupational health 2012, para. 48
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- In many respects, women are particularly vulnerable to negative health impacts resulting from conditions of work. The majority of women who work are employed in the informal sector, particularly in the lowest paid, lowest skilled jobs, where they are more likely to be exposed to hazardous working conditions. Women are on average paid less than men for the same work, and are more likely to experience violence and harassment in the workplace. Further, many occupational exposures are hazardous to reproductive organs, having serious implications for the sexual and reproductive health of female workers. For example, women of childbearing age, as well as pregnant women working in agriculture, are exposed to highly hazardous pesticides that risk not only their health but also the health of their children. Children born with congenital disorders due to in utero exposure to toxic chemicals endure disabilities for life. These problems are compounded by the fact that work-related diseases affecting women are often underdiagnosed and undercompensated as compared to men.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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