3. In its 2011 resolution on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, the General Assembly, in reaffirming the right of everyone to the highest attainable standard of mental and physical health, acknowledged that the global burden and threat of non-communicable diseases constituted “one of the major challenges for development in the twenty-first century”. The General Assembly recognized that many non-communicable diseases are linked to common risk factors, including tobacco use, harmful use of alcohol, an unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity. Non-communicable diseases have a disproportionate impact on women’s health and are the leading cause of death in women globally, killing around 18 million women a year.
Year | 2016 |
Topic | Food policy Tobacco control |
Document Type | Special Reports |
Country | N/A |
Policy Area | Physical activity Food and nutrition security Tobacco use |
Human Rights | Right to health Right to adequate food and nutrition |
Groups Affected | Women and/or girls |
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, Interim Report on the Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, A/HRC/32/33, (2016). Par. 3. Available at: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/G16/067/39/PDF/G1606739.pdf?OpenElement