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10.31.16

The Disabilities Rights Convention’s 7 Lessons for the FCGH

By Eric A. Friedman

The proposal for a global treaty on the right to health, a Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH), may reach another milestone in the next two days, with its most prominent appearance yet. For the first time, WHO will hold a forum for the six candidates for next May’s election to be its Director-General. Any […]

Categories: Global Health Human Rights WHO

Tags: Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities CRPD disabilities rights empowerment equality fcgh Framework Convention on Global Health human rights right to health WHO Director-General

Thematic Areas:

10.31.16

The Disabilities Rights Convention’s 7 Lessons for the FCGH

By Eric A. Friedman

The proposal for a global treaty on the right to health, a Framework Convention on Global Health (FCGH), may reach another milestone in the next two days, with its most prominent appearance yet. For the first time, WHO will hold a forum for the six candidates for next May’s election to be its Director-General. Any […]

Categories: Global Health Human Rights WHO

Tags: Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities CRPD Disability Rights empowerment equality fcgh Framework Convention on Global Health human rights right to health WHO Director-General

Thematic Areas:

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