Search Results:  Human Rights and Democracy Fund  (5)

  • Every woman’s right to a companion of choice during childbirth

    WHO strongly recommends supporting women to have a chosen companion during labour and childbirth, including during COVID-19. 

    When a woman has access to trusted emotional, psychological and practical support during labour and childbirth, evidence shows that both her experience of childbirth and her health outcome

    Roles: Everyone: All Users

    Regions: Lebanon

    Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Global Women's Issues, Human Rights and Democracy

  • World Mental Health Day: an opportunity to kick-start a massive scale-up in investment in mental health

    Joint release by the World Health Organization, United for Global Mental Health and the World Federation for Mental Health

    Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol and one person dies every 40 seconds by suicide. And now, billions of people around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which is having a furth

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    Regions: Argentina, Peru , United Kingdom , United States

    Topics: Combating Drugs and Crime, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance

  • WHO, WIPO, WTO launch updated study on access to medical technologies and innovation

    The second edition provides an improved basis for policy debate and informed decision-making at a critical time for global health.

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    Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • New COVID-19 Law Lab to provide vital legal information and support for the global COVID-19 response

    Launching today, the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic. The goal is to ensure that laws protect the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities and that they adhere to international human rights standards.

    The new Lab (at www.COVIDLawLab.org) is a joint project of United Nations D

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    Regions: United Kingdom

    Topics: Climate and Environment, Combating Drugs and Crime, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Economic Prosperity and Trade Policy, Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy, Science, Technology, and Innovation

  • IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children’s Book Day to support children and young people in isolation

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    Topics: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Global Health, Human Rights and Democracy

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