Promoting Health Rights in Syria: How the OHCHR is Tackling Violations and Building Partnerships for Change

The document serves as an overview of crucial economic and social rights, with the aim of providing guidance to partners on utilizing relevant human rights norms and accessing information about various UN agencies’ activities in addressing violations of these rights.

The note highlights the right to health as outlined in international human rights law (IHRL) and its application in the context of the ongoing armed conflict and crisis in Syria. It discusses how the OHCHR Syria Office advocates for state policies to promote this right and how the UN contributes to achieving these objectives.

Moreover, the OHCHR supports various groups and teams, including the Whole of Syria Strategic Steering Group, the Humanitarian Country Team, and the Humanitarian Liaison Group, in their efforts to address the right to health. Additionally, it provides policy advice on the human rights approach to health to key entities such as the Resident Coordinator/Humanitarian Coordinator, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator, Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator, and WHO as the Cluster Lead Agency for the Health Sector/Cluster.