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When the UN founding members promoted the entry into force of the Constitution of the World Health Organization in 1948 they declared inequality in the promotion of health and control of communicable diseases a common threat.
The Reinvention of Multilateralism Read More »
Since deprivation of liberty has a particularly severe impact on the physical and mental health and development of children, who are still in their formative years, the Convention on the Rights of the Child permits the detention of children only as a measure of last resort.
Children Behind Bars in Times of COVID-19: Are Governments Prepared? Read More »
Eamon Gilmore, the EU Special Representative for Human Rights, welcomes GC Human Rights Preparedness as innovative, important and essential.
Human Rights Community — Preparing for the Next Major Crisis Read More »
In this contribution I would like to take look at the response to the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a UN human rights treaty body, namely the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, which, because of its mandate, has a particular responsibility in this respect.
COVID-19 and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Read More »
#BuildBackBetter is one of the hashtags from the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It speaks to hope, and to history too.
Introducing GC Human Rights Preparedness Read More »