The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19992787 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Audrey R Chapman (0000-0001-9269-3147), Konstantinos Tararas |
| Year | 2018 |
| Publication date | 2018-04-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Human Rights in Global Health (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oso/9780190672676.003.0011 |
| OpenAlex | W2801749775 |
| ISBN | 9780190672676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This chapter focuses on the human rights work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its interconnection with initiatives relating to global health. Embedded in its Constitution, the promotion of human rights has been a component of UNESCO’s activities across its fields of competence since the first years of its existence. Although global health is not central to its mandate, many of UNESCO’s programs are either inextricably connected to global health or have contributed to UN initiatives promoting public health and the right to health. This is showcased through an overview of UNESCO’s efforts on: (1) standard-setting and monitoring; (2) rights in education; and (3) rights in science. Enabling factors for a stronger human rights articulation of UNESCO’s global health initiatives are the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a rights-based common standard of achievement and the resulting inter-agency cooperation and coordination
Agency (philosophy) · Civil society · Competence (human resources) · Economic growth · Global health · Health care · Health promotion · Human rights · International health · Management · Mandate · Political science · Public health · Right to health · Social science · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · Law · Medicine · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |