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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 82
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- The Working Group welcomes the efforts being conducted by PAHO/WHO regarding health for people of African descent and recommends that such work be extended to other regions and organizations.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 72
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- The Working Group urges Member States to allocate additional investments to the health-care and education systems of people of African descent and to promote equal opportunities in employment, as well as other positive measures and strategies within the human rights framework.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Thematic discussion on structural discrimination against people of African descent 2010, para. 128
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- The Working Group urges States to address disparities in access to health and quality of health care between people of African descent and other population groups, more specifically by addressing the differential access to insurance coverage in health care.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Thematic discussion on structural discrimination against people of African descent 2010, para. 121
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- The Working Group regrets that many people of African descent do not have access to quality health care as they are unable to afford health insurance due to the situation of poverty they endure.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 81
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- The challenges and specific risks faced by people of African descent in regard to health should be adequately addressed by States through, inter alia, efficient health insurance schemes, targeted programmes to reduce maternal mortality and improved pre- and post-birth medical care, providing adequate health services in all areas, including mental health and psychological support, and raising awareness of specific and culture-related health issues of people of African descent among the public as well as among medical professionals.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 63
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- The Working Group welcomes the work of the Pan American Health Organization in the field of health of people of African descent. The work is based on an intercultural approach to health and equal treatment for the different groups from the standpoint of mutual respect, recognizing the value of culture and the elements that comprise it, including, among other things, lifestyles, value systems and traditions. PAHO/WHO is working on the development of specific plans on the health of people of African descent in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report of the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on its nineteenth and twentieth sessions 2017, para. 62
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- The Working Group concludes that enslavement, colonial and post-colonial injustices as well as constant struggles with structural racism, intolerance and Afrophobia have had a direct influence on the health and well-being of people of African Descent. Among many pivotal issues, special attention was given during the session to challenges faced by people of African descent in the area of mental health and the urgent need for adequate health care and support policies for people of African descent.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Interlinkages between recognition, justice and development 2016, para. 69
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- The Working Group encourages development agencies and financial institutions to develop and implement programmes to address the human rights situation of people of African descent. The Working Group endorses, and recommends to development agencies and financial institutions for their serious consideration, the CARICOM Ten-Point Action Plan on reparations, including its points on public health initiatives, rehabilitation, technology transfer and debt cancellation.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 65
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- States should involve people of African descent in designing and implementing health-based programmes and projects, ensuring that quality health services are available and accessible without discrimination, particularly in rural and marginalized areas with large populations of people of African descent, and that services are provided in a culturally appropriate manner and accessible to people of African descent, including the most vulnerable.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Thematic discussion on structural discrimination against people of African descent 2010, para. 119
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- The Working Group notes that a holistic approach, encompassing education, health care, the administration of justice, employment and housing, is imperative to breaking the cycle of poverty, social, economic exclusion and marginalization in which the majority of people of African descent are trapped. The Working Group stresses that the Millennium Development Goals should be achieved for all sectors of society, including people of African descent.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Activities of the Working Group 2014, para. 61
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- States should prioritize prevention and the institutionalization of care in order to ensure that institutionalization of young people is a last resort.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Thematic discussion on the situation of people of African descent in the context of the International Year for People of African Descent 2011 2011, para. 112
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- The Working Group notes the absence from its tenth session of many Western and a significant number of Caribbean countries. The Working Group believes that their presence would enhance and enrich the discussion on the improvement of the conditions of people of African descent.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 59
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- The Working Group encourages Governments and international development and financial institutions to establish programmes, based on the participation of the communities concerned, aimed at improving the economic and social conditions of people of African descent. It also encourages Governments in the affected regions to use regional arrangements and organizations to address the effects of underdevelopment, which tend to have a disproportionate impact on people of African descent.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Development and people of African descent 2015, para. 49
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- The Working Group is concerned by the pervasive and distinct form of racism faced by people of African descent in employment and the labour market. Most statistical data from different parts of the world point to people of African descent and Africans as being among the most unemployed, and often subjected to racial discrimination while seeking employment. Similarly, people of African descent often lack access to quality health services and face disparities in health status as a result of racial discrimination.
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 85
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- Special data-processing methods are necessary for protecting people's identity, in particular procedures that ensure anonymity and guarantee that data could not be traced back to individuals. There is a difference between personal data, which are subject to special protection, and processing impersonal statistical data, which is permitted for historical, statistical or scientific purposes. In that regard, efforts should be made to neutralize the risks inherent in identifying individuals and examine how the data could be dissociated from the identification of individuals. Relevant practice in the field of medicine could be an important guide.
- Body
- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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