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Protecting children from bullying (2015), para. 20
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- (d) To raise public awareness, involving family members, legal guardians, caregivers, youth, schools, communities, community leaders and the media as well as civil society organizations, with the participation of children, regarding the protection of children from bullying;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2019), para. 083
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- 17. Recommends that Member States adopt multisectoral crime prevention policies and programmes for youth, taking into consideration their varying needs, and safeguard their well-being, recognizing that youth may face specific challenges and risk factors that make them particularly vulnerable to crime, all forms of viol ence, terrorism and victimization;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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Violence against women migrant workers (1995), para. 26
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- 15. Invites the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace and the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders to consider including in their respective programmes of action the subject of the traffic in women and girls, as well as youth;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Sep 22, 2021
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The girl child (2018), para. 56
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- 31. Calls upon Member States to devise, enforce and strengthen effective child- and youth-sensitive measures to combat, eliminate and prosecute all forms of trafficking in women and girls, including for sexual and economic exploitation, as part of a comprehensive anti-trafficking strategy within wider efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, including by taking effective measures against the criminalization of girls who are victims of exploitation and ensuring that girls who have been exploited receive access to the necessary psychosocial support, and in this regard urges Member States, the United Nations and other international, regional and subregional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the media, to fully and effectively implement the relevant provisions of the United Nations Global Plan of __________________ Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons 24 and the activities outlined therein, with full respect for the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; 25
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The rights of the child (2001), para. 025
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- 12. Urges all States to assign priority to activities and programmes aimed at preventing the abuse of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and inhalants as well as preventing other addictions, in particular addiction to alcohol and tobacco, among children and young people, especially those in vulnerable situations, and urges all States to counter the use of children and young people in the illicit production of and trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Belarus (2007), para. 14
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- (g) About persistent reports of harassment and closure of non-governmental organizations, national minority organizations, independent media outlets, religious groups, opposition political parties, independent trade unions and independent youth and student organizations, and the harassment and prosecution of individuals, including students engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and democracy;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2019), para. 101
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- 35. Also invites Member States to integrate child- and youth-related issues into their criminal justice reform efforts, recognizing the importance of protecting children from all forms of violence, exploitation and abuse, consistent with the obligations of parties under relevant international instruments, and to develop comprehensive child - sensitive justice policies focused on the best interests of the child, consistent with the principle that the deprivation of liberty of children should be used only as a measure of last resort and for the shortest appropriate period of time;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy – promoting youth participation in social and economic development (2008), para. 114
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- Providing for the reintegration of youth ex-combatants and protection of non-combatants
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2015), para. 103
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- (c) To prevent the recruitment, use and victimization of children by youth gangs;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Outcome document of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding (2011), para. 42
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- (i) Adopt appropriate laws and develop strategies for the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence against youth, in all settings, and to ensure the implementation of policies and adequately resourced programmes on ending violence against youth, including initiatives to support youth action to end violence through youth-led organizations and networks;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2000), para. 024
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- 3. Urges all Member States to implement the Action Plan in their respective national, regional and international actions and to strengthen their national efforts to fight the use of illicit drugs among their population, in particular among children and youth;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child (2008), para. 135
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- (f) Establish a mutually supportive collaboration with civil society, including relevant non-governmental organizations and the private sector, and work to promote the increased involvement of children and young people in initiatives to prevent and respond to violence against children;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2015), para. 102
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- (b) To prevent the violence sometimes exerted by groups of children, including violence by youth gangs;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Glorification of Nazism: inadmissibility of certain practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2013), para. 16
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- 9. Stresses that the practices described above do injustice to the memory of the countless victims of crimes against humanity committed in the Second World War, in particular those committed by the SS organization and by those who fought against the anti-Hitler coalition and collaborated with the Nazi movement, and negatively influence children and young people, and that failure by States to effectively address such practices is incompatible with the obligations of States Members of the United Nations under its Charter and is incompatible with the purposes and principles of the Organization;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (2014), para. 192
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- 84. We recognize that the sustainable development of small island developing States can be negatively affected by crime and violence, including conflict, gang and youth violence, piracy, trafficking in persons, cybercrime, drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. In particular, the lack of sustainable livelihoods and opportunities for further education and the breaking down of community support structures can lead to increasing numbers of young men and women becoming involved in violence and crime.
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (2018), para. 10
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- Recognizing further the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in the areas of democracy and human rights, gender equality, the empowerment of women, combating violence against women, including against women in politics, youth empowerment, peace and security, disarmament, non-proliferation, sustainable development and interfaith and inter-ethnic dialogue, as well as countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Integrating sport into youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies (2020), para. 28
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- 8. Calls upon Member States to strengthen community-based support measures for youth to address risk factors of crime and violence, and encourages Member States to provide sport and recreational facilities and programmes in this regard;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth (2014), para. 26
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- 16. Invites Member States to strengthen or establish, in collaboration with young people and youth-led organizations, programmes and policies to address all forms of violence, including gender-based violence, trafficking in persons, bullying and cyberbullying, as well as the involvement and manipulation of youth in criminal activities such as drug-related crimes, and recognizes the need to develop safe and youth-friendly counselling and substance abuse prevention programmes;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The girl child (2014), para. 10
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- Recalling the Secretary-General’s 2008–2015 campaign “UNiTE to End Violence against Women” and the call upon Governments, civil society, women’s organizations, young people, the private sector, the media and the entire United Nations system to join forces in addressing the global pandemic of violence against women and girls,
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2019), para. 41
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- 26. Stresses that the practices described above do injustice to the memory of the countless victims of crimes against humanity committed in the Second World War, in particular those committed by the SS organization and by those who fought against the anti-Hitler coalition and collaborated with the Nazi movement, and may negatively influence children and young people, and that failure by States to effectively address such practices is incompatible with the obligations of States Members of the United Nations under its Charter, including those related to the purposes and principles of the Organization;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy – promoting youth participation in social and economic development (2008), para. 071
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- 18. Governments, in cooperation with relevant actors in the information society, should strengthen action to protect children and youth from abuse and the harmful impact of ICT, in particular through cybercrimes, including child pornography.
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace (2014), para. 27
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- 9. Encourages the involvement of media, especially the mass media, in promoting a culture of peace and non-violence, with particular regard to children and young people;
- Topic(s)
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2004), para. 25
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- (c) To enhance early intervention programmes that dissuade children and young people from the use of illicit drugs, including polydrug use and the recreational use of substances such as cannabis and synthetic drugs, especially amphetamine-type stimulants, and to encourage the active participation of the younger generation in campaigns against drug abuse;
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2003), para. 08
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- Noting with grave concern the rapid and widespread increase, and the involvement of minors, in the illicit production of, trafficking in and consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including amphetamine-type stimulants and other sorts of synthetic drugs, as well as in the number of children and young people starting to use drugs at an earlier age and having access to substances not previously used,
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Integrating sport into youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies (2020), para. 26
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- 6. Welcomes the work of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, particularly its efforts to promote sport in the context of youth crime and drug abuse prevention as a vehicle for life- skills training, and its efforts to address the risk posed to youth by corruption and crime in sport, including through the development of tools and the provision of technical assistance in the context of the Global Programme for the Implementation of the Doha Declaration: Towards the Promotion of a Culture of Lawfulness, and the Global Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Crime;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Scope, modalities, format and organization of the high-level meeting on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women (2019), para. 10
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- (a) The opening segment, to be held from 9 to 10 a.m., will feature statements by the President of the General Assembly at its seventy-fifth session, the Secretary- General, a representative of China as the host country of the Fourth World Conference on Women, the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund, the Chair of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Chair of the Working Group of the Human Rights Council on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice, the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences, as well as an eminent high- level champion of gender equality, a representative from civil society and a young woman leader, to be selected, in consultation with Member States, by the President of the Assembly;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace (2018), para. 25
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- Noting the important and positive contribution of youth in efforts to counter terrorism and prevent violent extremism as and when conducive to terrorism, as well as for the promotion of peace and security,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2016), para. 29
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- Recalling its resolution 69/194 of 18 December 2014, by which it adopted the United Nations Model Strategies and Practical Measures on the Elimination of Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, convinced of the importance of preventing youth crime, supporting the rehabilitation of young offenders and their reintegration into society, protecting child victims and witnesses, including efforts to prevent their revictimization, and addressing the needs of children of prisoners, stressing that such responses should take into account the human rights and best interests of children and young people, consistent with the obligations of the States parties under relevant international instruments, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child 13 and the Optional Protocols thereto, 14 and noting other relevant United Nations standards and norms in juvenile justice,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2017), para. 52
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- (e) Achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all young women and girls by ending all forms of discrimination and violence against them in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation, and eliminating all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation, including by attaining all Goals and targets related to Goal 5;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2011), para. 63
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- 26. We are convinced of the importance of preventing youth crime, supporting the rehabilitation of young offenders and their reintegration into society, protecting child victims and witnesses, including efforts to prevent their revictimization, and addressing the needs of children of prisoners. We stress that such responses should take into account the human rights and best interests of children and youth, as called for in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto, 13 where applicable, and in other relevant United Nations standards and norms in juvenile justice, 14 where appropriate.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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