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Claiming the MDGs: A human rights approach This publication sets out a human rights approach to the MDGs, the primary purpose of which is to outline a clear framework of analysis for the development sector, relevant also to the needs of human rights practitioners, identifying entry points at the policy level as well as for country-level programming and advocacy. Practical illustrations are provided... Published in 2008, by |
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Derechos humanos, salud y estrategias de reducción de la pobreza El presente estudio se basa en este conjunto más reciente de experiencias e investigaciones. Su objetivo es reforzar los esfuerzos encaminados a alcanzar los ODM, ayudando a los planificadores de políticas a incorporar los derechos humanos en las etapas de formulación y ejecución del componente de salud de las estrategias nacionales de reducción de la... Published in 2008, by |
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Droits de l’homme, santé et stratégies de réduction de la pauvreté La présente brochure tire les leçons des expériences et des recherches menées récemment dans ce domaine. Son but est de soutenir les efforts déployés pour atteindre les OMD en aidant les décideurs à intégrer les droits de l’homme dans l’élaboration et la mise en oeuvre du volet sanitaire des stratégies nationales de réduction de la pauvreté... Published in 2008, by |
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El derecho a la salud - OACDH Folleto informativo No. 31 El presente Folleto informativo tiene por objeto arrojar luz sobre el lugar que ocupa actualmente el derecho a la salud en las normas internacionales de derechos humanos, teniendo en cuenta la gran cantidad de iniciativas y propuestas respecto de lo que el derecho a la salud puede o debe ser. Por consiguiente, no se pretende ofrecer una lista exhaustiva de... Published in 2008, by |
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Emergency Field Handbook: A Guide for UNICEF Staff This handbook has been developed as a practical tool for UNICEF field staff to meet the needs of children and women affected by disasters. It is the result of extensive consultation. Published in 2005, by |
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Geneva Conventions The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols are international treaties that contain the most important rules limiting the barbarity of war. They protect people who do not take part in the fighting (civilians, medics, aid workers) and those who can no longer fight (wounded, sick and shipwrecked troops, prisoners of war). Published in 1949, by |
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Growing the Sheltering Tree - Protecting Rights Through Humanitarian Action The aim of this book is to share the unique, often ingenious methods that humanitarian workers have developed to help people under threat survive, for instance, civilians living in zones of conflict or under oppressive regimes. It will be especially useful for field practitioners as it describes practical methods developed to promote respect for fundamental... Published in 2002, by |
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Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings In 2005, in the aftermath of the Asian tsunami, an IASC Task Force on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings was established to develop intersectoral guidelines on mental health and psychosocial support in emergency settings. The guidelines, which were developed by 27 agencies, have been peer reviewed extensively in multiple languages.... Published in 2007, by |
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Handbook on HIV and Human Rights for National Human Rights Institutions This Handbook is designed to assist national human rights institutions to integrate HIV into their mandate to protect and promote human rights. It provides a basic overview of the role of human rights in an effective response to the epidemic and suggests concrete activities that national institutions can carry out within their existing work. It also presents... Published in 2007, by |
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HIV and Infant Feeding - A policy statement developed collaboratively by UNAIDS, WHO and UNICEF This statement provides policy-makers with a number of key elements for the formulation of policies on HIV infection and infant feeding. Published in 2003, by |
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Human Rights, Health and Poverty Reduction Strategies Published in Health and Human Rights Publications Series, Issue No 5, December 2008. The present booklet draws on this more recent body of experience and research. It seeks to strengthen efforts to achieve the MDGs by helping policymakers incorporate human rights into the design and implementation of the health component of national poverty reduction strategies (PRSs). Published in 2008, by |
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Human Rights, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development: Health, Food and Water The Secretary General called for the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002 to focus on achieving concrete results in five areas. These are; water and sanitation, energy, agricultural productivity, biodiversity and ecosystem management and health (WEHAB). This background paper examines how human rights as both a normative... Published in 2002, by |
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Principios y directrices para la integración de los derechos humanos en las estrategias de reducción de la pobreza La presente publicación tiene por objeto ayudar a los países, a los organismos internacionales y a cuantos se ocupan del desarrollo a traducir las normas, los criterios y los principios relativos a los derechos humanos en políticas y estrategias a favor de los pobres. Este trabajo es una prolongación de publicaciones anteriores de la OACDH. Este... Published in 2007, by |
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Principles and Guidelines for a Human Rights approach to Poverty reduction strategies This publication aims to assist countries, international agencies and development practitioners in translating human rights norms, standards and principles into pro-poor policies and strategies. The work here builds upon several previous publications of the OHCHR. This tool can be put to use at country level in enhancing the quality, impact and... Published in 2007, by |
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Reivindicar los objetivos de desarrollo del Milenio : un enfoque de derechos humanos La presente publicación expone un enfoque de derechos humanos respecto de los ODM cuyo propósito primordial es esbozar un marco claro de análisis para el sector del desarrollo, que atienda también las necesidades de los especialistas en derechos humanos, definiendo puntos de entrada en el nivel de las políticas así como para la programación y la... Published in 2008, by |
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Reproductive Health in refugee situations, an Inter-agency Field Manual A manual specifically on reproductive health, produced by a group of agencies. The purposes of the manual are: 1) to serve as a tool to facilitate discussion and decision-making in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of RH interventions; 2) to guide field staff in introducing and/or strengthening RH interventions in refugee situations,... Published in 1999, by |
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Revendiquer les objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement : une approche fondée sur les droits de l’homme La présente publication présente une approche des OMD fondée sur les droits de l’homme qui vise avant tout à offrir une grille d’analyse claire au secteur du développement. Des illustrations concrètes apparaissent tout au long de l’ouvrage, également jalonné de propositions d’indicateurs supplémentaires pour des OMD bien précis qui se... Published in 2008, by |
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SCN News No 07 - Refugees' Nutrition Crisis The main focus of this SCN News is on refugees' nutrition crisis, as serious problems are experienced in meeting the nutritional needs of refugees. Furthermore, micronutrient intake and its relation to income and prices as well as the link between breastfeeding, birth spacing and nutrition are discussed. Published in 1991, by |
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SCN News No 10 - Nutrition and Food Aid; Nutrition and Human Rights Although the idea that adequate nutrition should be regarded as a fundamental human right appears in many different contexts in international law - these are not binding in practice. Another focus of this SCN News is on Nutrition Transition: Large shifts in dietary composition are taking place in some lower income countries with important implications for... Published in 1993, by |
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SCN News No 18 - Adequate Food: a Human Right This SCN News presents an overview of the symposium "The Substance and Politics of a Human Rights Approach to Food and Nutrition Policies and Programmes" which was held at the SCN's 26th Session in Geneva, Switzerland in April 1999. Published in 1999, by |
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SCN News No 30 - Closing the Gap on the Right to Adequate Food: The Voluntary Guidelines The focus of this edition of SCN News is on the challenges provided by the new Voluntary Guidelines on realizing the right to adequate food, adopted by the FAO Council last November. The papers include the SCN’s experience of developing case studies on how to strengthen food and nutrition components of national poverty reduction plans. They describe the... Published in 2005, by |
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The Right to Health - OHCHR Fact Sheet No. 31 The fact sheet starts by explaining what the right to health is and illustrating its implications for specific individuals and groups, and then elaborates upon States' obligations with respect to the right. It ends with an overview of national, regional and international accountability and monitoring mechanisms. Published in 2008, by |
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Toolkit for addressing nutrition in emergency situations The toolkit is intended as an easy-to-use field guide that outlines the key basic interventions for nutritional support to individuals and groups during an emergency situation. In most emergencies, we focus on two key aspects: risk assessment and risk management. This toolkit focuses on risk management. What it takes to ensure that emergency needs are met... Published in 2008, by |
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Women and the right to food Right to Food Studies is a series of articles and reports on right to food related issues of contemporary interest in the areas of policy, legislation, agriculture, rural development, biodiversity, environment and natural resource management. In the light of Millennium Development Goals No.1 – to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger – and No.3 – to... Published in 2008, by |