A/HRC/33/23
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
1 July 2016
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-third session
Agenda items 2 and 3
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the
High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Implementation of the technical guidance on the application
of a human rights-based approach to policies and
programmes to reduce and eliminate preventable mortality
and morbidity of children under 5 years of age
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Summary
The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 27/14,
provides an overview of activities undertaken to implement the technical guidance since its
adoption. It analyses issues that require further attention from a human rights perspective,
including in relation to the newborn child, the quality of care in the delivery of health
services for children and the marketing of breast-milk substitutes. It makes a number of
recommendations for the Council to remain seized of the matter.
GE.16-11320 (E)
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