English Analysis on World and 18 other countries about Health, Safety and Security and Epidemic; published on 24 May 2021 by Safeguarding Health in Conflict
Ineffective Past, Uncertain Future: The UN Security Council’s Resolution on the Protection of Health Care: A Five-year Review of Ongoing Violence and Inaction to Stop It
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More Than 4000 Attacks Against Health Workers, Facilities, and Transports Since 2016 Underscore Need for Action to Protect Health Care in Conflict
Five years after the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed a landmark resolution committing countries to prevent attacks on health care and hold perpetrators accountable, violence against health workers and facilities rages on unabated.
A new report and interactive map published today by the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC), based on data collated by coalition member Insecurity Insight, highlights a global onslaught of violence against health workers, facilities, and transport from 2016 through 2020, including:
IASâLancet Commission on Health and Human Rights
IAS–Lancet Commission on Health and Human Rights
“This newly formed Commission seeks to interrogate the key questions facing both global health and human rights in a world of complex transnational threats and challenges, from climate change to COVID-19, equity in access to healthcare and the ways to address the many communities excluded from current health and development debates. We feel the time is now to develop a more inclusive vision that can embolden efforts to realize the right to health for all.”
~ Adeeba Kamarulzaman & Chris Beyrer – Commission Co-Chairs
Charged with being bold, fresh, innovative and challenging to advance thinking on health and human rights, the Commission will explore the following key questions: