The document discusses differing views on human rights and solidarity through nationalism versus cosmopolitanism. It also examines the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) which commits parties to ensuring rights like adequate living standards, health, education, and culture. The ICESCR aims to protect rights without discrimination and requires regular state reporting on implementation efforts.

1. GLOBAL HEALTH PRACTICAL
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
BLOCK 3.3
GROUP 5

2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1) Difference of a nationalist versus cosmopolitan view
of human rights and solidarity.
2) The importance of the international covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

3. NATIONALISM
• Nationalism comes from the word "Nation". a Nation is a group of people of (usually,
but not always) the same race, history, culture, language and geographical territory.
• Nationalism is the belief that every nation has the right to rule independently the land that
they lived on for the whole history.

4. COSMOPOLITAN
• common to or representative of all or many parts of the world; not national or local
• not bound by local or national habits or prejudices; at home in all countries or places
• characterized by worldly sophistication; fashionable, urbane, etc.
• having a worldwide distribution, as some plants or animal

5. HUMAN RIGHTS
• Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever
our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin,
colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally
entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights
are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible.

6. SOLIDARITY
• Unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among
individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a
group:

7. NATIONALIST VIEW
• All rights and values are defined and limited by cultural perceptions. There
is no universal culture, therefore there are no universal human rights.
• National Solidarity which is a mission assigned to the Ministry of Social
Affairs, appears as a new concept at the institutional. Its objective is to
contribute to the fulfilment of all in the community.

8. COSMOPOLITAN VIEW
• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document
in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal
and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world,
• International cooperation is the core of international solidarity, but that
international solidarity is not limited to international assistance and
cooperation, aid, charity or humanitarian assistance.

9. INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL
AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (ICESCR)
The ICESCR was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
on 16 December 1966 and entered into force on 3 January 1976.
It commits its parties to work toward the granting of economic,
social, and cultural rights (ESCR) to the Non-Self-Governing and
Trust Territories and individuals.

10. INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC,
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (ICESCR)
The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a body of human
rights experts tasked with monitoring the implementation of the Covenant. It
consists of 18 independent human rights experts, elected for four-year terms.
All states parties are required to submit regular reports to the Committee
outlining the legislative, judicial, policy and other measures they have taken
to implement the rights affirmed in the Covenant.

11. ICESCR
• Aims to ensure the protection of economic, social and
cultural rights including:
1) Self-determination of all peoples
2) The equal right of men and women
3) Adequate standard of living
4) Health
5) Education
6) Cultural freedoms

12. ECONOMIC
• All peoples may, freely dispose of their natural wealth and
resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of
international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of
mutual benefit, and international law.
• Each State Party to the present Covenant undertakes to take steps,
especially economic and technical, to the maximum of its available
resources.

13. APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL COVENANT ON ECONOMIC
The European Community
• Act as a legal basis for the community to respect human rights in internal and external
activities.
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Facilitate and promote international trading
United Nation Sanction
• Force the government to change its conduct of punish the government that go against
international

14. THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION OF ALL
PEOPLE
The right to non-discrimination based on race, color, sex, language, religion,
political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
status.
In those States in which ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities exist, persons
belonging to such minorities shall not be denied the right, in community with
the other members of their group, to enjoy their own culture, to profess and
practice their own religion, or to use their own language

15. SOCIAL RIGHTS 1/2
 Children rights:
 protection as a minor
 registered immediately after birth and shall have a name.
 Acquire a nationality.
 Citizenship Rights:
 Vote and to be elected and free expression.
 Have access, on general terms of equality, to public service in his country.

16. SOCIAL RIGHTS 2/2
Right to work
Right to communicate
Freedom to choose residence.
Free to leave any country, including his own.
No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of the right to enter his own country.

17. THE EQUAL RIGHT OF MEN AND WOMEN TO
ENJOY THE RIGHTS IN THE ICESCR
The right to work
The right to form and join trade unions
The right to social security
The right to have protection
Assistance to the family

18. CULTURAL RIGHTS
Everyone shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
Adopt a religion or belief of his choice.
Respect for the liberty of parents and, legal guardians to ensure the religious
and moral education of their children in conformity with their own
convictions.
Freedom to religious, cultural and traditional practices

19. REFERENCES
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/international-covenant-
economic-social-and-cultural-rights-human-rights-your-
fingertips-human-rights
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/ProfessionalInterest/Pages/CESCR.as
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https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%20999/
volume-999-I-14668-English.pdf