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Statement by the UN expert on the right to health* on the protection of people who use drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Language English

Published Date

16 Apr 2020

In the current COVID-19 context, people who use drugs face unique needs and risks, due to criminalisation, stigma, discrimination, underlying health issues, social marginalisation and higher economic...

A/HRC/44/48: Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

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Thematic reports

Language English

Published Date

15 Apr 2020

Summary In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 42/16, the Special Rapporteur elaborates on the elements that are needed to set a rights-based global agenda for...

Joint Statement: Persons with Disabilities and COVID-19 by the Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on behalf of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General on Disability and Accessibility

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Statements

Language English

Published Date

01 Apr 2020

Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish 1. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights treaty, the framework of which...