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See paras. 61, 75, 77 and 89.
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Relevant health-related programming should be informed by the Inter-Agency Standing
Committee Guidance on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings (the
fourth working draft is due to be finalized in late 2006). Also see the key interventions in the
section of the Sphere Project Handbook on mental and social aspects of health, and Mental
Health and Psychological Protection and Support for Adults and Children Affected by the
Middle East Crisis: Inter-Agency Technical Advice for the Current Emergency, 9 August 2006.
Programmes should be community-based, respectful of different cultures, and integrated, i.e.
they should not focus on a single diagnosis, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. The human
rights elements of such programming are explored in the report of the Special Rapporteur on the
right to the highest attainable standard of health (E/CN.4/2005/5).
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While legitimate intelligence and security concerns might provide some limits, these cannot
justify a refusal to cooperate with such an essential inquiry.
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