7. It extends beyond sexual and reproductive health care to the underlying determinants of sexual and reproductive health, including access to safe and potable water, adequate sanitation, adequate food and nutrition, adequate housing, safe and healthy working conditions and environment, health-related education and information, and effective protection from all forms of violence, torture and discrimination and other human rights violations that have a negative impact on the right to sexual and reproductive health.
| Year | 2016 |
| Topic | Food policy |
| Document Type | General Recommendations |
| Country | N/A |
| Policy Area | Education and information Food and nutrition security Access to water |
| Human Rights Comiteee | CESCR |
| Human Rights | Right to health Right to adequate food and nutrition Right to adequate standard of living Right to information Reproductive rights |
Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General comment No. 22 - on the right to sexual and reproductive health, E/C.12/GC/22, (2016), Par. 7. Available at: http://docstore.ohchr.org/SelfServices/FilesHandler.ashx?enc=4slQ6QSmlBEDzFEovLCuW1a0Szab0oXTdImnsJZZVQfQejF41Tob4CvIjeTiAP6sGFQktiae1vlbbOAekmaOwDOWsUe7N8TLm%2bP3HJPzxjHySkUoHMavD%2fpyfcp3Ylzg
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