The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health sport and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors : — A/HRC/RES/26/18 | UN Mandate Registry
The Right of Everyone to the Enjoyment of the Highest Attainable Standard of Physical and Mental Health Sport and Healthy Lifestyles as Contributing Factors
Takes note with appreciation of the work of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health;
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Acknowledges with appreciation the report of the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health on the subject of unhealthy food and diet-related non-communicable diseases,3 while recognizing that other risk factors of non-communicable diseases should also be addressed, and invites States to give due consideration to the recommendations of the Special Rapporteur;
Calls uponStates to promote physical activity and sport among all segments of their population as contributing factors to the promotion and protection of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health;
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Also calls uponStates to use sport and major sporting events as an opportunity to promote human rights and strengthen universal respect for them, thus contributing to their full realization;
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Encouragesthe international community to support efforts, particularly in developing countries, through international cooperation, including North-South, as well as South-South, and trilateral cooperation, to promote sport as a tool to enhance well-being and healthy lifestyles for all, without discrimination, recognizing the links between health, sport, peace and development;
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Calls uponthe international community to continue to assist developing countries in promoting the full realization of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including through financial and technical support and training of personnel, while recognizing that the primary responsibility for promoting and protecting all human rights rests with States;
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Requeststhe Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health to prepare, in consultation with Member States, United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, international and regional organizations and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and relevant stakeholders a study on the theme “Sport and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health”, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-second session.
