PHR | Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition

Defending Health Care is at the Heart of the Human Rights Agenda

Monday, September 18, 2017

The abduction, arrest, and killing of thousands of health care workers, as well as the destruction of and damage to hospitals and clinics, have profound impacts on the health and well-being of populations for years and even decades to come.

UNGA 72 Event: Protecting Health Care in Armed Conflict

Thursday, September 14, 2017

To advance international efforts to protect health care in conflict areas, UN Missions of Canada, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom in collaboration with the Lancet-American University of Beirut Commission on Syria and Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, are organizing a side event during UNGA 72.