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Human rights champion Dr Flavia Bustreo, who is dedicated to improving the health and life chances of women and children, today received an Honorary Degree from the 糖心Vlog.

Dr Bustreo, who is the former Assistant Director General for Family, Women鈥檚 and Children鈥檚 Health at the World Health Organisation (WHO), is committed to improving everyone鈥檚 right to the highest attainable standard of health.

Her work, focusing on developing policies around child and maternal health, has seen her lead the UN Global Strategy for Women鈥檚 and Children鈥檚 Health and contribute to the UN Taskforce on Millennium Development Goals to reduce maternal and child mortality. She was also a key force in the debate leading to the Paris Agreement for Climate Change which includes the right to health.

Paying tribute to Dr Bustreo at today鈥檚 graduation ceremony, Professor Paul Hunt, from the University鈥檚 School of Law and Human Rights Centre, said: 鈥�If ever a person embodied our core values of internationalism and a desire to change the world for the better, it is Dr Flavia Bustreo.鈥�

Professor Hunt said Dr Bustreo鈥檚 advancement of the right to health resonated with the priorities of the University鈥檚 Human Rights Centre.

鈥淒r Bustreo not only lives the values that we hold dear, she excels in them, actively changing our world for the betterment of lives across the globe,鈥� he added.

After receiving her Honorary Degree she said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 a profound honour and makes me really humble, especially because many prominent females I have had the fortune to work with such as Gra莽a Machel and Michelle Bachelet have been bestowed with the same honour.鈥�

Praising the University鈥檚 Human Rights Centre, Dr Bustreo said it has been extremely influential and 鈥渉as a unique presence in the field of human rights and international affairs鈥�.

She urged the graduates to keep human rights at the core of their working lives. 鈥淚 understand sometimes it is difficult to fight for human rights and sometimes there is opposition, but believe in your core values and you will find allies in that journey; you will find allies that come from many different parts of the world, and particularly you will find many women that are committed to that message.

鈥淲ork in the field of social rights and right to health and you will be very rewarded in your life.鈥�