International News
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Intervention of the Council for Health and Development in the 54th Session of UN Human Rights Council
The Council for Health and Development, through the Commission of the Churches on International Affairs of the World Council of Churches, delivered an oral intervention through video in the interactive dialogue on economic, social and cultural rights, and COVID-19 recovery in the 54th Session of UN Human Rights Council on September 18, 2023. Full video…
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Rights defenders urge the United Nations (UN) anew to investigate human rights violations amid worsening economic crisis
Geneva, Switzerland — Philippine human rights defenders personally brought concerns gravely affecting the Filipino people to the attention of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and its Special Procedures mandate holders. The organizations Center for Environmental Concerns, Coalition for People’s Right to Health, Council for Health and Development, IBON Foundation, Kilusang Mayo Uno, and…
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Despite digital innovations and technological breakthroughs, health advocates raise concerns on the realization of the right to health with the UN
Despite digital innovations and technological breakthroughs, health advocates raise concerns on the realization of the right to health with the UN Geneva, Switzerland — Speaking before the Vice President of the United Nations Human Rights Council Muhammadou M.O. Kah in the 53rd session and Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to…
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PHM webinar on “Stigmatization of health workers in contexts of armed conflict” on April 19
The People’s Health Movement is organizing a webinar on April 19th on the stigmatization of health workers in contexts of armed conflict. Worldwide health workers are facing different kinds of repression; significant part of them are stigmatized or red-tagged when working in conflict zones. They are portrayed as the enemy. And if they persist and…
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PHM organized an online session on Universal Health Coverage during the Be-cause health conference Breaking taboos in Global Health
The People’s Health Movement organized a webinar on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) during the Be-cause health conference Breaking taboos in Global Health on March 23-24, 2023. The webinar discusses the privatization of public health through “strategic purchasing” and how it undermines the development of a strong and vibrant public health system. Countries of both the global south…
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