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Outcome
26. Cross-Cutting Themes: Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, and Human Rights
Determinants of Health and CCTS
26. Cross-Cutting Themes: Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, and Human Rights
Budget
Approved Budget - New
7.2
US$ MILLION
Proposed Budget - New
7.8
US$$ MILLION
Related Outputs and Indicators
  • 26.1.a. Number of outcomes in which PASB has incorporated actions and/or adopted approaches that advance equity, gender and ethnic equality, and human rights
  • 26.1.b. Mechanisms in place to facilitate and/or monitor advances made toward health equity, gender and ethnic equality, and human rights in PASB
  • 26.2.a. Number of countries and territories implementing policies, plans, and strategies to advance health equity
  • 26.3.a. Number of countries and territories implementing policies, plans, and programs to advance gender equality in health
  • 26.4.a. Number of countries and territories implementing policies, plans, and programs to advance ethnic equality in health
  • 26.5.a. Number of countries and territories using human rights norms and standards in the formulation and implementation of health-related policies, plans, programs, and legislation
  • 26.6.a. Number of countries and territories implementing formal accountability mechanisms for health equity, gender and ethnic equality in health, and human rights
How the secretariat will deliver

Key Technical Cooperation Interventions

  • Step up leadership
    • Strengthen health sector leadership to incorporate health equity into priority setting at the highest level of health sector decision making. Provide technical support to implement evidence-based monitoring and evaluation that is equity-focused, gender-sensitive, and culturally sensitive, and based on respect for human rights.
    • Advocate at policy and programmatic level for a) normative and policy frameworks that promote health equity and equality, with human rights placed at the forefront; b) institutionalization of inclusive and transparent governance structures with strong and effective social participation of all relevant groups at all levels; c) creation of enabling environments for broad intersectoral collaboration; d) adequate and sustainable human and financial resource allocation for health equity; and e) enhanced collection of data disaggregated by sex, age, income, race/ethnicity, and other variables that allow for analysis of subgroups, especially vulnerable groups.
    • Strengthen the institutional capacity of the Organization to drive improvements in the lives and well-being of those left behind with the aim of closing gaps created by gender and ethnic inequalities, human rights violations, and health inequities.
    • Expand partnership collaborations, particularly with civil society and with other UN agencies, to build solutions to advance equitable, gender-sensitive, and culturally sensitive approaches to health within a human rights framework.
  • Support countries
    • Work with countries and territories to integrate equity, gender, ethnicity, and human rights considerations in their health programs, applying lessons learned since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Produce technical products on norms and standards, data, and research
    • Conduct assessments of the legal, policy, and program barriers that reinforce gender and cultural barriers to health.