Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Topic: Women's Healthcare, Rights, and Protection

The United Nations Commission for Human Rights was created in December 1993 to protect and ensure that international law includes all human rights. The Office of the UN High Commission for Human Rights continues to seek protections for human rights throughout all aspects of the UN while also chairing the Human Rights Council. The UN's Declaration of Human Rights has enumerated specific guaranteed rights but continues to develop through the OHCHR. The commission is made up of 47 member states that represent the different regions of the world and are elected by the UN's general assembly. 

 

Through its mandate, the OHCHR strives to guarantee that all civil and political rights are ensured throughout the covenant without discrimination. This section of the commission would individually focus on the continuing protection of the essential human right of maternal health and the protection of women in the prostitution trade. The commission would have the ability to discuss protections for the prevention of maternal morbidity as well as the discussion of other maternal health-related rights already included in the Declaration of Human Rights. The commission would also be able to discuss moves towards the decriminalization of prostitution on a global scale and would debate the legal procedures for doing so. In its power, the commission can also amend said declaration and look into other related rights that need further research and protection. This committee seeks to work together through the body of the UN and the OHCHR to take active steps toward protecting women across the globe. Whether through educational, financial, or legal measures, the commission will work to ensure that women are protected in their health and regardless of their occupation.

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