Role of the un in the elaboration of international health standards
- Authors: Gnatik EA1
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Affiliations:
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
- Issue: No 4 (2014)
- Pages: 304-313
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rudn.ru/law/article/view/5622
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Abstract
The United Nations has a significant role in constructing and maintaining of the world order. In particular, the activities of the UN form the global trend towards unification of health policy. The main objective of this article is to analyze the contribution of the United Nations in the development of international standards in healthcare. These organs are the General Assembly, the Security Council the Economic and Social Council and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Security Council is the principal organ responsible for maintaining international peace and security, but in their work it faced with the widest scale problem of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The General Assembly and ECOSOC seek to achieve in their resolutions the Millennium Development Goals, which has been repeatedly emphasized in the workers and in official documents.
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E A Gnatik
Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia
Email: evgeniya.gnatik@gmail.com
The Department of International Law