Annotation:
This General Recommendation focuses on elaborating the right to health under Article 12 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The recommendation outlines the obligations of states in respecting, protecting and fulfilling the right to health for women. The United Nations Committee also recognizes the central importance of addressing HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases in fulfilling the right to health for women and places an emphasis on the responsibility of governments in providing full educational information. The Committee concludes with recommendations for governments in ensuring women's right to health. [Descriptors: Reproductive Rights - HIV/AIDS, International]