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The Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health

A/HRC/RES/42/16View PDF

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2019.

What other versions does this mandate have?

6 versions · 2004–2025
This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/60/10
  • 2025A/HRC/RES/60/10The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental healthLatestCompare with previous version
  • 2022A/HRC/RES/51/21The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental healthCompare with previous version
  • 2019A/HRC/RES/42/16The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental healthCompare with previous version
  • 2016A/HRC/RES/33/9The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental healthCompare with previous version
  • 2013A/HRC/RES/24/6The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental healthCompare with previous version

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics
Right to HealthSpecial Rapporteurs

What does this mandate say?

9 operative paragraphs
1
Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health;
2
Takes note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fifth, thirty-eighth and forty-first sessions;
3
Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, as established by the Human Rights Council in paragraph 1 of its resolution 6/29, for a further period of three years;
4
Encourages the Special Rapporteur, in fulfilling the mandate, to continue to take into account and support the implementation of the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and targets;
5
Requests all Governments to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, and to give due consideration to the recommendations made by the mandate holder;
6
Encourages all Governments to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable the mandate holder to fulfil the mandate effectively;
7
Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue to provide all the resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur;
8
Requests the Special Rapporteur to submit an annual report to the Human Rights Council and to the General Assembly covering all activities relating to the mandate, with a view to maximizing the benefits of the reporting process;
9
Decides to continue its consideration of this matter under the same agenda item, in accordance with its programme of work.

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