The right to take part in society
Updated: 30 September 2022
Manuela Leporesi
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Everyone has the right:
• To hold and give their opinions and ideas in the home, at work, within services, on a committee or on social media
• To get together with others without fear such as to hold a public meeting, or to meet in private, such as with friends and neighbours
• To take part in planning and decision-making in the community on issues that affect their health or the health of their family
• People can also participate through a freely chosen representative, for example a local councillor or a union official
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All →Report of the tenth meeting of the WHO Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts for Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Nutrition, 12–14 Nov 2024
Strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks for maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response
Mental health of children and young people: service guidance
How school systems can improve health and well-being: topic brief: sexual and reproductive health
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All →Frequently asked questions on sexual and gender diversity, health and human rights: an introduction to key concepts
Launch of the Child Health and Wellbeing Dashboard
Tackling inequalities in public service coverage to "build forward better" for the rural poor
Frontier dialogue consultations on addressing structural racial and ethnicity-based discrimination
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