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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2015), para. 33
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- 12. Strongly condemns the intervention in the Syrian Arab Republic of all foreign terrorist fighters and those foreign organizations fighting on behalf of the Syrian regime, particularly militia groups such as Hizbullah, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and Liwa’ Abu al-Fadl al-Abbas, and expresses deep concern that their involvement further exacerbates the deteriorating situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, including the human rights and humanitarian situation, which has a serious negative impact on the region;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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New international humanitarian order (2005), para. 13
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- 4. Urges Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and others concerned to extend cooperation and provide support to the efforts of the Secretary-General, inter alia, through the relevant United Nations agencies and organizational mechanisms set up to address the assistance and protection needs of victims of complex emergencies as well as the safety and security of United Nations and other humanitarian workers;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Persons on the move
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2013), para. 18
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- 5. Welcomes decisions EX.CL/Dec.686 (XX) and EX.CL/Dec.709 (XXI) on the humanitarian situation in Africa, insofar as they relate to persons of concern to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, adopted by the Executive Council of the African Union at its twentieth ordinary session, held in Addis Ababa from 23 to 27 January 2012, and at its twenty-first ordinary session, held in Addis Ababa from 9 to 13 July 2012, respectively;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2010), para. 27
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- 23. Recognizes the importance of achieving durable solutions to refugee problems and, in particular, the need to address in this process the root causes of refugee movements in order to avert new flows of refugees;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2014), para. 60
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- 26. Urges all States, the specialized agencies and non-governmental organizations to support the Agency’s valuable and necessary work in assisting the Palestine refugees in all fields of operation by providing or increasing their contributions to the Agency in order to address the serious financial constraints and underfunding affecting the Agency’s regular budget, noting that financial needs have been exacerbated by conflicts and instability in the recent period and the deteriorating humanitarian situation on the ground;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development (2018), para. 054
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- 16. Welcomes the effective cooperation among the affected States, relevant bodies of the United Nations system, donor countries, regional and international financial institutions and other relevant stakeholders, such as the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, municipalities, civil society and the private sector, in the coordination and delivery of emergency relief, and stresses the need to continue such cooperation and delivery throughout relief operations and medium - and long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, in a manner that reduces vulnerability to future natural hazards;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Persons on the move
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainabledevelopment in Africa (2013), para. 43
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- 24. Calls upon the United Nations system, and invites Member States, to assist African countries emerging from conflict, upon their request as appropriate, in their efforts to build national capacities, including through national security sector reform strategies, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, the provision for the safe return of internally displaced persons and refugees, the launch of income-generation activities, particularly for youth and women, and the delivery of basic public services;
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2013), para. 07
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- Expressing deep concern at the ongoing reports of grave violations of human rights by the Eritrean authorities against their own population and fellow citizens, including violation of civil and political rights, as well as economic, social and cultural rights, and the alarming number of civilians fleeing Eritrea as a result of those violations,
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2019), para. 06
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- Recognizing that forced displacement has, inter alia, humanitarian and development implications,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The occupied Syrian Golan (2008), para. 14
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- 3. Determines that all legislative and administrative measures and actions taken or to be taken by Israel, the occupying Power, that purport to alter the character and legal status of the occupied Syrian Golan are null and void, constitute a flagrant violation of international law and of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 3 and have no legal effect;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (2003), para. 17
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- 7. Further requests the Special Committee to continue to investigate the treatment of prisoners and detainees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2012), para. 36
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- 12. Calls upon the Syrian authorities to immediately and fully implement the agreed humanitarian response plan, including by granting immediate, safe, full and unimpeded access of humanitarian personnel to all populations in need of assistance, in particular to civilian populations in need of evacuation, as well as safe, full and unimpeded access for affected civilians to humanitarian assistance and services, and also calls upon all parties in the Syrian Arab Republic, in particular the Syrian authorities, to cooperate fully with the United Nations and relevant humanitarian organizations to facilitate the provision of humanitarian assistance;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons (2013), para. 23
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- 10. Calls upon States, in cooperation with international agencies and other stakeholders, to ensure and support the full and meaningful participation of internally displaced persons, including women, at all levels of decision-making processes and activities that have a direct impact on their lives, in all aspects relating to internal displacement, regarding the promotion and protection of human rights, the prevention of human rights violations and the design and implementation of durable solutions, including voluntary return, peace processes, peacebuilding, transitional justice, post-conflict reconstruction and development;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons (2020), para. 56
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- 17. Notes with appreciation the increased attention paid to the issue of internally displaced persons in humanitarian response plans, and encourages further efforts in this regard;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2017), para. 36
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- 17. Condemns all acts that pose a threat to the personal security and well- being of refugees and asylum seekers, such as refoulement, unlawful expulsion and physical attacks, calls upon States of refuge, in cooperation with international organizations, where appropriate, to take all measures necessary to ensure respect for the principles of refugee protection, including the humane treat ment of asylum seekers, notes with interest that the High Commissioner has continued to take steps to encourage the development of measures to better ensure the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum, and encourages the High Commissioner to continue those efforts, in consultation with States and other relevant actors;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (2005), para. 30
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- 16. Encourages Member States with internally displaced persons to develop or strengthen, as appropriate, national laws, policies and minimum standards on internal displacement, inter alia, taking into account the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement, 4 and to continue to work with humanitarian agencies in endeavours to provide a more predictable response to the needs of internally displaced persons, and in this regard calls for international support, upon request, to the capacity-building efforts of Governments;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2014), para. 15
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- Commending the extraordinary efforts by the Agency to provide shelter to more than 290,000 Palestinian civilians, the majority of them Palestine refugees, as well as emergency relief, medical, food, protection and other humanitarian assistance during the military operations of July and August 2014,
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- Humanitarian
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- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2020), para. 23
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- 13. Welcomes the efforts by the Office of the High Commissioner to ensure a more inclusive, transparent, predictable and well-coordinated response to refugees as well as internally displaced persons and other persons of concern, consistent with its mandate, and in this regard takes note of the implementation of the refugee coordination model;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons (2020), para. 29
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- Underlining the necessity of safe and unhindered humanitarian access for the relevant United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations to internally displaced persons, including those residing in conflict areas, in accordance with international law,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (2013), para. 09
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- Gravely concerned about the continuing detrimental impact of ongoing unlawful Israeli practices and measures in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, including the excessive use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in the death and injury of civilians, the widespread destruction of property and vital infrastructure, ongoing settlement activities and construction of the wall, the internal forced displacement of civilians, the imposition of collective punishment measures, particularly against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, where continuing severe restrictions on movement amount to a blockade, and the detention and imprisonment of thousands of Palestinians,
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
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- Persons on the move
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination (2014), para. 08
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- Alarmed and concerned at the danger that the activities of mercenaries constitute to peace and security in developing countries in various parts of the world, in particular in areas of conflict,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2018), para. 14
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- Condemning in the strongest terms all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities, which have resulted in the death of at least 95 humanitarian personnel since December 2013, expressing grave concern for the civilians who sought safety in protection- of-civilians sites who have been attacked, killed, traumatized or displaced, and the serious damage caused to the sites, including to medical clinics and schools, which were burned down and destroyed, and at sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls exiting protection-of-civilians sites throughout the country,
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- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
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- Mar 5, 2020
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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons (2016), para. 56
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- 33. Recognizes the need to collect reliable disaggregated data, including data disaggregated by sex, age and location, on internally displaced persons and the impact of long-term displacement on host communities in order to improve policy, programming and response to internal displacement and, in this respect, the relevance of the inter-agency Joint Internally Displaced Person Profiling Service and the global database on internally displaced persons maintained by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (1996), para. 66
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- Also aware of the continuing needs of Palestine refugees throughout the occupied Palestinian territory and in the other fields of operation, namely in Lebanon, Jordan and the Syrian Arab Republic,
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2011), para. 07
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- 3. Also welcomes the adoption by the Executive Committee of the conclusion on protracted refugee situations 2F 3 and the conclusion on refugees with disabilities and other persons with disabilities protected and assisted by the Office of the High Commissioner; 3F 4
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2011), para. 20
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- 16. Strongly condemns attacks on refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced persons as well as acts that pose a threat to their personal security and well-being, and calls upon all States concerned and, where applicable, parties involved in an armed conflict to take all measures necessary to ensure respect for human rights and international humanitarian law;
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International Conference on Central American Refugees (1994), para. 08
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- Noting with satisfaction the efforts being made by the Central American countries, Belize and Mexico to find lasting solutions to the problems of the refugees, returnees and displaced persons in implementing the aims and objectives of the Concerted Plan of Action as an integral part of efforts to achieve a firm and lasting peace and democratization of the region,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (2019), para. 21
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- Noting also that the settlement enterprise and the impunity associated with its persistence, expansion and related violence continue to be a root cause of many violations of the Palestinians’ human rights, and constitute the main factors perpetuating Israel’s belligerent occupation of the Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, since 1967,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Assistance to Palestine refugees (2013), para. 07
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- Acknowledging the essential role that the Agency has played for over 60 years since its establishment in ameliorating the plight of the Palestine refugees through the provision of education, health, relief and social services and ongoing work in the areas of camp infrastructure, microfinance, protection and emergency assistance,
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- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (2013), para. 13
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- 3. Also requests the Committee to continue to keep under review the situation relating to the question of Palestine and to report and make suggestions to the General Assembly, the Security Council or the Secretary-General, as appropriate;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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