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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the goals, objectives and commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 2
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- Recalling the goals and commitments of all other relevant major United Nations conferences and summits,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 3
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- Recalling also the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 4
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- Recalling further General Assembly resolutions 58/142 of 22 December 2003 on women and political participation, 58/206 of 23 December 2003 on women in development and 59/246 of 22 December 2004 on the role of microcredit and microfinance in the eradication of poverty,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 5
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- Recalling its agreed conclusions on eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women throughout their life cycle, in a globalizing world, and its agreed conclusions on the participation and access of women to the media, and information and communication technologies and their impact on and use as an instrument for the advancement and empowerment of women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 6
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- Noting the report of the Commission on the Private Sector and Development entitled Unleashing Entrepreneurship: Making Business Work for the Poor,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Poverty
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- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 7
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- Noting also the report of the World Commission on the Social Dimension of Globalization entitled A Fair Globalization: Creating Opportunities for All,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 8
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- Noting further that hundreds of millions of women and girls, worldwide, live in poverty and that the majority live in rural areas where their livelihoods are dependent on subsistence and small-holder agriculture and employment in the informal sector, including forest and common property resources,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 9
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- Emphasizing that the empowerment of women is a critical factor in the eradication of poverty and that the implementation of special measures aimed at empowering women can help to achieve this,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 10
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- Recognizing that improving women's economic status also improves the economic status of their families and their communities and thereby creates a multiplier effect for economic growth,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 11
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- Recognizing also that women should have equal opportunities to achieve economic independence, since discrimination against women and lack of equal access to education, training, financial services, employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and other economic resources, property and inheritance rights and other legal protections pose a major obstacle to sustainable economic growth, sustainable development and the sustainable economic advancement of women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 12
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- Emphasizing that full representation and full and equal participation of women in political, social and economic decision-making in societies enhances socio-economic development policies,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 13
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- Recognizing that diligent and transparent application of the rule of law at the national, regional and international levels, access to justice and democracy and the promotion of women's economic autonomy and non-discrimination policies are necessary elements in the promotion of sustainable economic growth and sustainable development,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 14
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- Reaffirming that the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms is essential for the empowerment of women and girls,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 15
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- Aware that while globalization and liberalization processes have created employment opportunities for women in many countries, in particular in developing and least developed countries, they have also made women more vulnerable to problems caused by increased economic volatility,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 16
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- Recognizing that women's social and economic marginalization and unequal rights can hamper their ability to fully and effectively participate in the economic life of their communities and societies and that they may need special support and legal empowerment in order to address the challenges and take full advantage of the opportunities of globalization and market liberalization,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 17
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- Highlighting that enhanced trade opportunities and market access for developing countries, including through trade liberalization, will improve the economic condition of those societies, including for women, which is of particular importance in rural communities,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 18
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- Recognizing that the difficult socio-economic conditions that exist in many developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, are linked to the feminization of poverty,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 19
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- Recognizing and expressing concern that the gender division of labour, especially the persistent unequal sharing of remunerated and unremunerated labour between women and men, and the lack of support services continue to limit women's ability to benefit from economic opportunities, gain economic autonomy, access social security systems and build economic stability, including their ability to withstand adverse economic environments and preserve livelihoods, assets and revenue in times of crisis,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 20
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- Acknowledging that people living in poverty, particularly women, need better access to financial services, including savings, insurance, remittance transfers, payment services, and credit, and that women have the proven ability to be diligent savers, prudent borrowers and investors and successful entrepreneurs,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 21
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- Recognizing that information and communications technology can be a vital tool for training and empowering women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 22
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- Recognizing also that access to basic affordable health-care services, preventative health information and the highest standard of health care is critical to women's economic advancement, that lack of economic empowerment and independence increases women's vulnerability to a range of negative health consequences, including the risk of contracting HIV/AIDS, and that the neglect of women's reproductive rights severely limits their opportunities in public and private life, including the opportunity for education and economic and political empowerment,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 23
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- Noting with concern that lack of economic empowerment increases women's vulnerability to all forms of violence,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Gender
- Violence
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- Women
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- 2005
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Economic advancement for women 2005, para. 24
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- Recognizing with appreciation all regional and national efforts in mainstreaming a gender perspective and the empowerment of women towards the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, including the increasing efforts of African countries in the implementation of the New Partnership for Africa's Development,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2005
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Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its strong commitment to the full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (“Cairo Programme of Action”), adopted in 1994, and the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, adopted in 1995, the outcomes of their review conferences and commitments regarding the reduction of maternal, newborn and child mortality and universal access to reproductive health, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, reaffirming its resolution 54/5 of 12 March 2010 and recalling other relevant United Nations resolutions, in particular Human Rights Council resolutions 11/8 of 17 June 2009, 15/17 of 30 September 2010 and 18/2 of 28 September 2011,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Infants
- Women
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- 2012
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Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 2
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- Reaffirming also the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, in particular Millennium Development Goal 5 on improving maternal health, including the targets to reduce by three quarters between 1990 and 2015 the maternal mortality ratio and to achieve by 2015 universal access to reproductive health, Millennium Development Goal 4 on reducing child mortality, Millennium Development Goal 3 on promoting gender equality and empowerment of women, and Millennium Development Goal 6 on combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, and noting with concern that Millennium Development Goal 5 is the least likely of all the Millennium Development Goals to be achieved,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
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- 2012
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Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 3
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- Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the obligations of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
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- 2012
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Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 4
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- Recalling also the outcomes of relevant high-level meetings and conferences, including the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals at its sixty-fifth session, of 22 September 2010, the Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS, of 10 June 2011 and the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, of 19 September 2011,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2012
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Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 5
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- Recognizing the need to continue to raise awareness at the national, regional and international levels in order to stimulate greater efforts to reduce unacceptably high rates of maternal mortality and morbidity,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Women
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- 2012
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Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 6
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- Recognizing also the role of the United Nations system, including its funds, programmes and agencies, in particular the leading roles of the World Health Organization, the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Bank and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, in eliminating preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and the work under the annual World Health Assembly agenda item on monitoring the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals, and welcoming the ongoing efforts of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and other United Nations entities to promote gender equality, empowerment of women, development, human rights and peace through, inter alia, the mainstreaming of a gender equality perspective in United Nations activities,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2012
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