Fortify accountability fulcrums like UPR to deliver on gender equality and right to health
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SHOBHA SHUKLA
Contd from last Saturday
UPR transforms advocacy from moral appeals to evidence-based accountability
Dr Kamowa of CeHDI shared that recommendations related to right to health have increased overtime when we compare four UPR cycles so far. More importantly, as UN member States can accept or reject these recommendations, acceptance rates of these recommendations have also shot up overtime. “Overall, 76% of recommendations that were made have been accepted and for those that are related to health, acceptance rate is even higher at 82%. There is a progress made on UPR recommendations made on maternal health and those that have been accepted,” she said.
Maternal mortality is largely preventable and is a co-indicator to right to health. (To be contd)
Contd from last Saturday
UPR transforms advocacy from moral appeals to evidence-based accountability
Dr Kamowa of CeHDI shared that recommendations related to right to health have increased overtime when we compare four UPR cycles so far. More importantly, as UN member States can accept or reject these recommendations, acceptance rates of these recommendations have also shot up overtime. “Overall, 76% of recommendations that were made have been accepted and for those that are related to health, acceptance rate is even higher at 82%. There is a progress made on UPR recommendations made on maternal health and those that have been accepted,” she said.
Maternal mortality is largely preventable and is a co-indicator to right to health. (To be contd)