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World Health Organization, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Mental health, human rights, and legislation: guidance and practice

Guide

09 Oct 2023

Laws on mental health often fail to address discrimination and human rights violations including in mental health care settings. In order to support countries in this area, the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have jointly developed the publication entitled “Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”.&nbsp;

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsGender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization

Health Inequality Data Repository

Database

02 May 2023

Disaggregated data – which show how health or other aspects of life are experienced by people of different ages, economic status, education levels, place of residence, sex, and other characteristics – are a vital part of advancing equity. Disaggregated data can serve as an evidence base for equity-oriented policies, programmes and practices that aim to close existing gaps and achieve go...

DatabaseGender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization

Intention to action series: Regional reflections. Analysis from informal regional consultations with people living with noncommunicable diseases and mental health conditions

Report

27 Apr 2023

This report includes analysis from informal regional consultations in the African Region, the Caribbean and North America, Latin America, South-East Asia Region, European Region, Eastern Mediterranean Region, alongside three forums in the Western Pacific Region. It analyses the overarching similarities, regional nuances and priorities raised across the six WHO regions for the meaningful engagement...

ReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization

Intention to action series: People Power. Perspectives from individuals with lived experience of noncommunicable diseases, mental health conditions and neurological conditions

Case study

19 Apr 2023

This report includes six case studies from 12 individuals with lived experience of diverse health conditions. These case studies explore the topics of power dynamics and power reorientation towards individuals with lived experience; informed decision-making and health literacy; community engagement across broader health networks and health systems; lived experience as evidence and expertise; exclu...

Case studyReportMeaningful Engagement of People with Lived ExperiencesMultistakeholder CollaborationGender, equity and human rights

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World Obesity Federation

Changing the global obesity narrative to recognise and reduce weight stigma

Article

25 Feb 2023

Weight stigma, defined as pervasive misconceptions and stereotypes associated with higher body weight, is both a social determinant of health and a human rights issue. It is imperative to consider how weight stigma may be impeding health promotion efforts on a global scale. The World Obesity Federation (WOF) convened a global working group of practitioners, researchers, policymakers, youth advocat...

ArticlePublicationGender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization

Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities

Report

17 Feb 2023

An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today. Persons with disabilities have the right to the highest attainable standard of health as those without disabilities. However, the&nbsp; WHO Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities&nbsp; demonstrates that while some progress has been made in recent years, the...

ReportMultistakeholder CollaborationDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rights

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World Health Organization

Person-centred communication for female genital mutilation prevention: a facilitator’s guide for training health-care providers

Guide

03 Feb 2022

Evidence shows that FGM can cause several physical, mental and sexual health complications&nbsp;in girls and women, and in newborns. Health-care providers play an important role in&nbsp;supporting girls and women living with FGM, and improving their health and well-being. They&nbsp;are in a unique position to influence and change the attitudes of their patients about FGM.WHO is committed to scalin...

GuideMental Health and Neurological ConditionsGender, equity and human rightsMaternal, newborn, child and adolescent healthPrevention of violence and injuries

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UNDP

Investing in care: a pathway to gender-responsive COVID-19 recovery

Report

22 Oct 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic unveiled the global crisis in care and countries’ heavy dependence on women’s unpaid care work. Drawing on data from Europe and Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, this brief presents the case for urgent investment in a care economy. It offers comprehensive policy recommendations that involve a wide range of stakeholders to strengthen investment in the care economy and advance...

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United for Global Mental Health

Decriminalising Suicide: Saving Lives, Reducing Stigma

Report

19 May 2021

The report by United for Global Mental Health –&nbsp;Decriminalising Suicide: Saving Lives, Reducing Stigma - is produced with the support of Thomson Reuters Foundation’s TrustLaw programme and an international law firm who led and conducted the research, it is designed as a tool for campaigners and advocates seeking to decriminalise suicide around the world.&nbsp;

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The George Institute for Global Health

Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Implementation Map in Asia Pacifi

Report

17 Mar 2021

The CEDAW Implementation Map in the Asia Pacific Region analyses states actions on women’s health and human rights, covering all aspects of health inequity, including women’s leadership and participation, data collection, health systems strengthening, governance and coordination, and establishing human rights infrastructure. &nbsp; It was published by The George Institute for Global Heal...

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United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Comissioner

COVID-19 and Indigenous Peoples' Rights

Article

03 Aug 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting indigenous peoples, exacerbating underlying structural inequalities and pervasive discrimination. These serious impacts need to be specifically addressed in the response to and aftermath of this crisis.1

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World Health Organization

Policy Brief: A Disability-Inclusive Response to COVID-19

Briefs & Fact Sheets

06 May 2020

The global crisis of COVID-19 is deepening pre-existing inequalities, exposing the extent of exclusion and highlighting that work on disability inclusion is imperative. People with disabilities—one billion people— are one of the most excluded groups in our society and are among the hardest hit in this crisis in terms of fatalities. &nbsp;

Briefs & Fact SheetsCommunicable diseasesDisability and rehabilitationGender, equity and human rightsSocial determinants of health

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