Open AccessENSURING THE RIGHT TO HEALTH OF STAFF OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Author(s) -
Tetiana Syroid,
Lina O Fomina,
O.A. Havrylenko
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
wiadomości lekarskie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2719-342X
pISSN - 0043-5147
DOI - 10.36740/wlek202009228
Subject(s) - human rights , right to health , quarantine , civil servants , political science , mental health , set (abstract data type) , business , medicine , law , politics , psychiatry , pathology , computer science , programming language
The aim: Of the study is to characterize the internal acts of the United Nations on the regulation of the right to health of its staff. Materials and methods: Achieving the purpose of the study is ensured due to the analysis of internal acts of the United Nations, doctrinal sources on the issue selected. The methodological basis is a number of special and general methods. Conclusions: The right to health guaranteed by the International Bill of Human Rights is comprehensive and closely linked to labour human rights. International civil servants of the UN system are not exempt. Thus, within the United Nations, a number of acts have been developed, the provisions of which set out recommendations aimed at reducing possible cases of infection of workers, maintaining their mental health while on quarantine, informing staff about their actions in case of illness, testing workers, etc. However, these acts need to be improved.