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The right to development 1997, para. 9
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- Acknowledging that, in this regard, a number of positive results have been achieved, but deeply concerned that the overall trends with respect to sustainable development are worse today than they were in 1992,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- 1997
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The right to development 1998, para. 5a
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- Development experiences of countries reflect differences with regard to both progress and setbacks, and that the development spectrum has a wide range, not only between countries but also within countries;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
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- 1998
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Women in development 2001, para. 24
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- Encourages Governments to integrate fully a gender perspective in their preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, to be held at Johannesburg, South Africa, from 26 August to 4 September 2002;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
- Women
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- 2001
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The right to development 2006, para. 7e
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- [Also stresses that it is important that the high-level task force and the Working Group, in the discharge of their mandates, take into account the need:] To mainstream the right to development in the policies and operational activities of the United Nations and the specialized agencies, programmes and funds, as well as in policies and strategies of the international financial and multilateral trading system, taking into account in this regard that the core principles of the international economic, commercial and financial spheres, such as equity, non-discrimination, transparency, accountability, participation and international cooperation, including effective partnerships for development, are indispensable in achieving the right to development and preventing discriminatory treatment arising out of political or other non-economic considerations, in addressing the issues of concern to the developing countries;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 2006
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The right to development 2008, para. 10e
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- [Also stresses that it is important that the high-level task force and the Working Group, in the discharge of their mandates, take into account the need:] To mainstream the right to development in the policies and operational activities of the United Nations and the specialized agencies, programmes and funds, as well as in policies and strategies of the international financial and multilateral trading systems, taking into account in this regard that the core principles of the international economic, commercial and financial spheres, such as equity, non-discrimination, transparency, accountability, participation and international cooperation, including effective partnerships for development, are indispensable in achieving the right to development and preventing discriminatory treatment arising out of political or other non-economic considerations, in addressing the issues of concern to the developing countries;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 2008
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Human rights and extreme poverty 2010, para. 15
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- Stressing that respect for all human rights, which are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, is of crucial importance for all policies and programmes to fight extreme poverty,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
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- N.A.
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- 2010
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The right to development 2010, para. 3
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- Emphasizes the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution 60/251 of 15 March 2006 establishing the Human Rights Council, and in this regard calls upon the Council to implement the agreement to continue to act to ensure that its agenda promotes and advances sustainable development and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, and also in this regard to lead to raising the right to development, as set out in paragraphs 5 and 10 of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,3 to the same level as and on a par with all other human rights and fundamental freedoms;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
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- 2010
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 37
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- We recognize the progress made by middle-income countries in improving the well-being of their people, as well as the specific development challenges they face in their efforts to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and achieve their development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and to achieve sustainable development in a comprehensive manner integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions. We reiterate that these efforts should be adequately supported by the international community, in various forms, taking into account the needs and the capacity to mobilize domestic resources of these countries.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
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- N.A.
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- 2012
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 125
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- We recognize the critical role that energy plays in the development process, as access to sustainable modern energy services contributes to poverty eradication, saves lives, improves health and helps to provide for basic human needs. We stress that these services are essential to social inclusion and gender equality, and that energy is also a key input to production. We commit to facilitate support for access to these services by 1.4 billion people worldwide who are currently without them. We recognize that access to these services is critical for achieving sustainable development.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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- 2012
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 129
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- We note the launching of the "Sustainable Energy for All" initiative by the Secretary-General, which focuses on access to energy, energy efficiency and renewable energies. We are all determined to act to make sustainable energy for all a reality and, through this, help to eradicate poverty and lead to sustainable development and global prosperity. We recognize that the activities of countries in broader energy-related matters are of great importance and are prioritized according to their specific challenges, capacities and circumstances, including their energy mix.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
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- 2012
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 247
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- We also underscore that sustainable development goals should be action-oriented, concise and easy to communicate, limited in number, aspirational, global in nature and universally applicable to all countries, while taking into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and respecting national policies and priorities. We also recognize that the goals should address and be focused on priority areas for the achievement of sustainable development, being guided by the present outcome document. Governments should drive implementation with the active involvement of all relevant stakeholders, as appropriate.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- 2012
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 248
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- We resolve to establish an inclusive and transparent intergovernmental process on sustainable development goals that is open to all stakeholders, with a view to developing global sustainable development goals to be agreed by the General Assembly. An open working group shall be constituted no later than at the opening of the sixty-seventh session of the Assembly and shall comprise thirty representatives, nominated by Member States from the five United Nations regional groups, with the aim of achieving fair, equitable and balanced geographical representation. At the outset, this open working group will decide on its methods of work, including developing modalities to ensure the full involvement of relevant stakeholders and expertise from civil society, the scientific community and the United Nations system in its work, in order to provide a diversity of perspectives and experience. It will submit a report, to the Assembly at its sixty-eighth session, containing a proposal for sustainable development goals for consideration and appropriate action.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- 2012
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 277
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- We emphasize the need for enhanced capacity-building for sustainable development and, in this regard, we call for the strengthening of technical and scientific cooperation, including North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation. We reiterate the importance of human resource development, including training, the exchange of experiences and expertise, knowledge transfer and technical assistance for capacity-building, which involves strengthening institutional capacity, including planning, management and monitoring capacities.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 2012
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Third International Conference on Financing for Development: Addis Ababa Action Agenda 2015, para. 87
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- We recognize the significant potential of regional economic integration and interconnectivity to promote inclusive growth and sustainable development, and commit to strengthening regional cooperation and regional trade agreements. We will strengthen coherence and consistency among bilateral and regional trade and investment agreements, and to ensure that they are compatible with WTO rules. Regional integration can also be an important catalyst to reduce trade barriers, implement policy reforms and enable companies, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, to integrate into regional and global value chains. We underline the contribution trade facilitation measures can make to this end. We urge the international community, including international financial institutions and multilateral and regional development banks, to increase its support to projects and cooperation frameworks that foster regional and subregional integration, with special attention to Africa, and that enhance the participation and integration of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, particularly from developing countries, into global value chains and markets. We encourage multilateral development banks, including regional banks, in collaboration with other stakeholders, to address gaps in trade, transport and transit-related regional infrastructure, including completing missing links connecting landlocked developing countries, least developed countries and small island developing States within regional networks.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 97
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- We acknowledge the importance of the regional dimension of sustainable development. Regional frameworks can complement and facilitate effective translation of sustainable development policies into concrete action at the national level.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2012
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 250
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- We recognize that progress towards the achievement of the goals needs to be assessed and accompanied by targets and indicators, while taking into account different national circumstances, capacities and levels of development.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
- Year
- 2012
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The right to development 2014, para. 26
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- Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in the sectors of agriculture, services and non-agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 2014
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 2015, para. 36d
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- [When determining specific roles and responsibilities for stakeholders, and at the same time building on existing relevant international instruments, States should encourage the following actions on the part of all public and private stakeholders:] Media to take an active and inclusive role at the local, national, regional and global levels in contributing to the raising of public awareness and understanding and disseminate accurate and non-sensitive disaster risk, hazard and disaster information, including on small-scale disasters, in a simple, transparent, easy-to-understand and accessible manner, in close cooperation with national authorities; adopt specific disaster risk reduction communications policies; support, as appropriate, early warning systems and life-saving protective measures; and stimulate a culture of prevention and strong community involvement in sustained public education campaigns and public consultations at all levels of society, in accordance with national practices.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- All
- N.A.
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- 2015
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 48
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- Indicators are being developed to assist this work. Quality, accessible, timely and reliable disaggregated data will be needed to help with the measurement of progress and to ensure that no one is left behind. Such data is key to decision-making. Data and information from existing reporting mechanisms should be used where possible. We agree to intensify our efforts to strengthen statistical capacities in developing countries, particularly African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries, small island developing States and middle-income countries. We are committed to developing broader measures of progress to complement gross domestic product.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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The right to development 2016, para. 14e
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- Also stresses that it is important that the Chair-Rapporteur and the Working Group, in the discharge of their mandates, take into account the need: (e) To mainstream the right to development in the policies and operational activities of the specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system, as well as in the policies and strategies of the international financial and multilateral trading systems, bearing in mind in this regard that the core principles of the international economic, commercial and financial spheres, such as equity, non-discrimination, transparency, accountability, participation and international cooperation, including effective partnerships for development, are indispensable in achieving the right to development and preventing discriminatory treatment arising from political or other non-economic considerations in addressing the issues of concern to the developing countries;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
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- 2016
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 17.2
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- Developed countries to implement fully their official development assistance commitments, including the commitment by many developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 per cent of gross national income for official development assistance (ODA/GNI) to developing countries and 0.15 to 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries; ODA providers are encouraged to consider setting a target to provide at least 0.20 per cent of ODA/GNI to least developed countries
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 74a
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- [Follow-up and review processes at all levels will be guided by the following principles:] They will be voluntary and country-led, will take into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and will respect policy space and priorities. As national ownership is key to achieving sustainable development, the outcome from national level processes will be the foundation for reviews at the regional and global levels, given that the global review will be primarily based on national official data sources.
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- Negotiated soft law
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 67
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- Private business activity, investment and innovation are major drivers of productivity, inclusive economic growth and job creation. We acknowledge the diversity of the private sector, ranging from micro-enterprises to cooperatives to multinationals. We call upon all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solving sustainable development challenges. We will foster a dynamic and well-functioning business sector, while protecting labour rights and environmental and health standards in accordance with relevant international standards and agreements and other ongoing initiatives in this regard, such as the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the labour standards of the International Labour Organization, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and key multilateral environmental agreements, for parties to those agreements.
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS 2001, para. 81
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- Call on the international community, where possible, to provide assistance for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment in developing countries on a grant basis;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2001
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 56
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- In deciding upon these Goals and targets, we recognize that each country faces specific challenges to achieve sustainable development, and we underscore the special challenges facing the most vulnerable countries and, in particular, African countries, least developed countries, landlocked developing countries and small island developing States, as well as the specific challenges facing the middle-income countries. Countries in situations of conflict also need special attention.
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- Negotiated soft law
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
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- 2015
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Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control 2016, para. 3
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- Recalling further General Assembly and Security Council resolutions on the issue of women and peace and security,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
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- N.A.
- Women
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- 2016
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Human rights and extreme poverty 2016, para. 21
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- Stressing that respect for all human rights, which are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated, is of crucial importance for all policies and programmes to fight extreme poverty,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 61
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- The Agenda's Goals and targets deal with the means required to realize our collective ambitions. The means of implementation targets under each Sustainable Development Goal and Goal 17, which are referred to above, are key to realizing our Agenda and are of equal importance with the other Goals and targets. We shall accord them equal priority in our implementation efforts and in the global indicator framework for monitoring our progress.
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- Negotiated soft law
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 80
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- Follow-up and review at the regional and subregional levels can, as appropriate, provide useful opportunities for peer learning, including through voluntary reviews, sharing of best practices and discussion on shared targets. We welcome in this respect the cooperation of regional and subregional commissions and organizations. Inclusive regional processes will draw on national level reviews and contribute to follow-up and review at the global level, including at the high-level political forum on sustainable development.
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- Negotiated soft law
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
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- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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Sustainable Development Summit: Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2015, para. 74a
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- [Follow-up and review processes at all levels will be guided by the following principles:] They will be voluntary and country-led, will take into account different national realities, capacities and levels of development and will respect policy space and priorities. As national ownership is key to achieving sustainable development, the outcome from national level processes will be the foundation for reviews at the regional and global levels, given that the global review will be primarily based on national official data sources.
- Legal status
- Negotiated soft law
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
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