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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in the world of work (2019), para. 26
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- Stressing that laws addressing violence against women and girls are often of limited scope and may not cover many workplaces and contract statuses, such as those of temporary workers and domestic workers, including migrant domestic workers, as well as the informal sector and those working in conflict and post-conflict settings, and that gaps need to be addressed,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in the world of work (2019), para. 49
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- (g) Adopting or strengthening measures to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of all women and girls, including those engaged in unpaid work, working in the informal sector and in conflict and post-conflict settings, and domestic and migrant workers, to prevent discrimination and violence in the world of work;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: ensuring due diligence in protection (2011), para. 27
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- (k) To ensure that mechanisms, services and procedures set up to protect women and girls facing violence are designed in a manner that addresses the targeted, compounded and structural discrimination that combines to increase the vulnerability of women and girls, including those belonging to minority groups, indigenous women, refugee and internally displaced women, stateless women, migrant women, women living in rural or remote communities, women living in slums and informal settlements, women living in conditions of poverty, women in institutions or in detention, women with disabilities, elderly women, widows and women in all situations of armed conflict, women who face trafficking, sexual or labour exploitation, and women who are otherwise discriminated against, including on the basis of their HIV/AIDS status;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: preventing and responding to rape and other forms of sexual violence (2013), para. 33
- Original document
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- 12. Stresses the need for States and relevant United Nations agencies to ensure that measures to provide protection to victims and witnesses of rape and other forms of sexual violence extend to and address the specific needs of those most vulnerable to these forms of violence, including indigenous, disabled, refugee and internally displaced women and girls, women in custody, women and girls forcibly recruited by armed forces and armed non-State actors, and trafficked women and girls, including those forced into sexual exploitation and slavery;
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (1995), para. 26
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- Deeply concerned about the burden that has been placed on the Government and people of Kenya because of the influx of refugees fleeing the strife in some neighbouring countries and the infiltration of armed bandits and highly dangerous illegal weapons from the situation obtaining in Somalia,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2001), para. 35
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- 19. Deplores the deaths and injuries and other forms of violence sustained by staff members of the Office of the High Commissioner and urges States, parties to conflict and all other relevant actors to take all necessary measures to protect activities related to humanitarian assistance, to prevent attacks on and kidnapping of national and international humanitarian workers and to ensure their safety and security, calls upon States to investigate fully any crimes committed against humanitarian personnel and bring to justice persons responsible for such crimes, and calls upon organizations and aid workers to abide by the national laws and regulations of the countries in which they operate;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2002), para. 34
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- 16. Deplores the deaths and injuries and other forms of violence sustained by staff members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and urges States, parties to conflict and all other relevant actors to take all necessary measures to protect activities related to humanitarian assistance, to prevent attacks on and kidnapping of national and international humanitarian workers and to ensure their safety and security, calls upon States to investigate fully any crimes committed against humanitarian personnel and bring to justice persons responsible for such crimes, and calls upon organizations and aid workers to abide by the national laws and regulations of the countries in which they operate;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2003), para. 38
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- 17. Deplores the deaths, injuries and other forms of violence sustained by staff members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, urges States, parties to conflict and all other relevant actors to take all necessary measures to protect activities related to humanitarian assistance, to prevent attacks on and kidnapping of national and international humanitarian workers and to ensure their safety and security, calls upon States to investigate fully any crime committed against humanitarian personnel and to bring to justice persons responsible for such crimes, and calls upon organizations and aid workers to abide by the national laws and regulations of the countries in which they operate;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2003), para. 39
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- 18. Condemns any exploitation of refugees, especially their sexual exploitation, and calls for those responsible for such deplorable acts to be brought to justice;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2003), para. 40
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- 19. Welcomes the decision by the Office of the High Commissioner to put into place a code of conduct for humanitarian personnel aimed at preventing the exploitation of refugees, especially in the area of sexual exploitation;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2004), para. 40
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- 18. Deplores the deaths, injuries and other forms of violence sustained by staff members of the Office of the High Commissioner, urges States, parties to conflict and all other relevant actors to take all necessary measures to protect activities related to humanitarian assistance, prevent attacks on and kidnapping of national and international humanitarian workers and ensure their safety and security, calls upon States to investigate fully any crime committed against humanitarian personnel and to bring to justice persons responsible for such crimes, and calls upon organizations and aid workers to abide by the national laws and regulations of the countries in which they operate;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2004), para. 41
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- 19. Condemns any exploitation of refugees, especially their sexual abuse and exploitation, calls for those responsible for such deplorable acts to be brought to justice, welcomes in this regard the conclusion on protection from sexual abuse and exploitation adopted by the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees at its fifty-fourth session, 17 and notes with deep concern that inadequate protection and/or inappropriate assistance, particularly concerning the quantity and quality of food and other material assistance, increases the vulnerability of refugees and asylum-seekers to sexual abuse and exploitation;
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2004), para. 42
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- 20. Welcomes the decision of the Office of the High Commissioner to put in place a code of conduct for humanitarian personnel aimed at preventing the exploitation of refugees, especially in the area of sexual exploitation;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2008), para. 04
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- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and other persons of concern, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2009), para. 04
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and other persons of concern, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2011), para. 04
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and other persons of concern, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2013), para. 05
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- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and displaced persons, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing and responding to sexual and gender-based violence,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2014), para. 05
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and displaced persons, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse, violence and exploitation, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing, responding to and addressing sexual and gender-based violence,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2015), para. 05
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and displaced persons, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse, violence and exploitation, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing, responding to and addressing sexual and gender-based violence,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2016), para. 05
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and displaced persons, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse, violence and exploitation and the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict in violation of applicable international law, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing, responding to and addressing sexual and gender-based violence as well as violations and abuses committed against refugee, returnee and displaced children,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2017), para. 05
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children among refugees and displaced persons, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse, violence and exploitation and the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict in violation of applicable international law, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing, responding to and addressing sexual and gender-based violence as well as violations and abuses committed against refugee, returnee and displaced children,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2018), para. 05
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- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children, as well as older persons and persons with disabilities, among refugees and displaced persons, including exposure to discrimination and sexual and physical abuse, violence and exploitation and the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict in violation of applicable international law, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing, responding to and addressing sexual and gender-based violence as well as violations and abuses committed against refugee, returnee and displaced children,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2020), para. 06
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- Recognizing the particular vulnerability of women and children, as well as older persons and persons with disabilities, among refugees and displaced persons, including exposure to discrimination, sexual exploitation and abuse, physical abuse, violence and exploitation and the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict in violation of applicable international law, and in this regard acknowledging the importance of preventing, responding to and addressing sexual and gender-based violence as well as violations and abuses committed against refugee, returnee and displaced children,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2010), para. 12
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- Paragraph text
- Emphasizing the need to tackle the root causes and effects of the prolonged socio- economic and political crisis, including the increasing number of internally displaced persons and refugees in neighbouring countries, human trafficking and piracy,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2016), para. 21
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 5. Further expresses concern that internally displaced persons, and the most marginalized and vulnerable persons, which may include women, children and persons belonging to minorities, being the most at risk, bear the brunt of violence, abuses and violations;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2016), para. 47
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- (q) To ensure the well-being and protection of all internally displaced persons, including from sexual and gender-based violence, and also from exploitation and abuse committed by State or international military or civilian personnel; to seek durable solutions for all internally displaced persons, including the most vulnerable; to ensure a fully consultative process and best practice for relocations, and safe, sanitary new sites that have basic services; to ensure unfettered access for humanitarian organizations; to recognize the acute vulnerability of internally displaced persons; to facilitate full, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to people in need, wherever they are in Somalia; and to safeguard the neutrality, impartiality and independence of humanitarian actors from political, economic and military interference, while paying particular attention to the rights, freedoms and needs of persons belonging to ethnic minorities requiring humanitarian assistance;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2017), para. 22
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- 5. Expresses concern that internally displaced persons, including the most marginalized and vulnerable, which may include women, children and persons belonging to minority groups, are the most at risk and can bear the brunt of violence, abuses and violations;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2018), para. 25
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 6. Expresses concern that internally displaced persons, including the most marginalized and vulnerable, which may include women, children and persons belonging to minority groups, are the most at risk of violence, abuse and violations;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2018), para. 45
- Original document
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- (q) To promote the well-being and protection of all internally displaced persons, including from sexual and gender-based violence, and also from exploitation and abuse committed by State or international military or civilian personnel, to facilitate the voluntary reintegration or return of all internally displaced persons, including the most vulnerable, in safety and with dignity, to ensure a fully consultative process and best practice for relocations, to provide sites that provide safe access to essential food and potable water, basic shelter and housing, appropriate clothing and essential medical services and sanitation;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
Paragraph
Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2019), para. 26
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 4. Expresses concern that internally displaced persons, including those who may be vulnerable, who may include women, children, young persons, persons with disabilities and persons belonging to minority groups, are the most at risk of violence, abuse and violations;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
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