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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 29
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- Also calls upon all States to adopt a gender-sensitive approach in the fight against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, paying special attention to gender-based violence;
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 40
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- Takes note with appreciation of the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on the legal, ethical, scientific and practical arguments against the use of torture, other ill-treatment and coercive methods during interviews of suspects, victims, witnesses and other persons in various investigative contexts and his report on whether and in which circumstances the extra-custodial use of force by State agents amounts to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and how the prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment applies to the development, acquisition, trade and use of weapons in law enforcement, encourages him to continue to include, in his recommendations, proposals on the prevention and investigation of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including its gender-based manifestations, requests him to continue to consider including in his reports information on the follow-up by States to his recommendations, visits and communications, including progress made and problems encountered, and on other official contacts, and further encourages future collaboration between practitioners, experts and other relevant stakeholders towards these goals;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2017
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The right to food (2017), para. 38
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- 8. Encourages the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the right to food to continue to mainstream a gender perspective in the fulfilment of her mandate, and encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and all other United Nations bodies and mechanisms addressing the right to food and food insecurity to continue to integrate a gender perspective into their relevant policies, programmes and activities;
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2002), para. 06
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- Convinced that racism, as one of the exclusionist phenomena plaguing many societies, requires resolute action and cooperation for its eradication,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2018), para. 34
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- (d) To work towards establishing or strengthening inclusive and gender- responsive social protection systems, including floors, to ensure full access to nationally appropriate social protection for all without discrimination of any kind, and to take measures to progressively achieve higher levels of protection, including by facilitating the transition from informal to formal work;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace (2013), para. 09
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- Recognizing that all efforts made by the United Nations system in general and the international community at large for peacekeeping, peacebuilding, the prevention of conflicts, disarmament, sustainable development, the promotion of human dignity and human rights, democracy, the rule of law, good governance and gender equality at the national and international levels contribute greatly to the culture of peace,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Trafficking in women and girls (2013), para. 64
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- 33. Stresses the need for the systematic collection of sex- and age-disaggregated data and comprehensive studies at both the national and the international levels and the development of common methodologies and internationally defined indicators to make it possible to develop relevant and comparable figures, and encourages Governments to enhance information-sharing and data-collection capacity as a way of promoting cooperation to combat the trafficking problem;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
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International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001–2010 (2005), para. 09
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- Recognizing that all efforts made by the United Nations system in general and the international community at large for peacekeeping, peacebuilding, the prevention of conflicts, disarmament, sustainable development, the promotion of human dignity and human rights, democracy, the rule of law, good governance and gender equality at the national and international levels contribute greatly to the culture of peace,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation (2019), para. 19
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- Underscoring the importance of eliminating female genital mutilation as a contribution to the implementation of the range of Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular target 5.3,
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2018), para. 03
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- Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other applicable international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and recalling relevant conventions adopted by the International Labour Organization on the issue of discrimination against women,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter- Parliamentary Union (2002), para. 05
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- Recalling with satisfaction the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 2 in which Member States resolved to strengthen further cooperation between the United Nations and national parliaments through their world organization, the Inter- Parliamentary Union, in various fields, including peace and security, economic and social development, international law and human rights and democracy and gender issues,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2018), para. 41
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- (e) To address the widespread stigma and shame surrounding menstruation and menstrual hygiene by ensuring access to factual information thereon, addressing the negative social norms around the issue and ensuring universal access to hygienic products and gender-sensitive facilities, including disposal options for menstrual products;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (2013), para. 31
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- 14. Urges States to allocate sufficient resources to the implementation of policies and programmes and legislative frameworks aimed at eliminating female genital mutilations;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Developing human resources for development (1998), para. 12
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- 2. Emphasizes that, in the development of human resources, an overall, well-conceived and integrated approach that mainstreams a gender perspective and takes into account the needs of all people should be adopted, incorporating such vital areas as population, health, nutrition, water, sanitation, housing, communications, education and training, and science and technology, as well as taking into account the need to create more opportunities for employment in an environment that guarantees political freedom, popular participation, respect for human rights, justice and equity, all of which are essential for enhancing human capacity to meet the challenge of development;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (2005), para. 29
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- 22. Underlines the responsibility of the private sector, at both the national and the international levels, including small and large companies and transnational corporations, regarding not only the economic and financial, but also the development, social, gender and environmental implications of their activities, their obligations towards their workers and their contributions to achieving sustainable development, including social development, and emphasizes the need to take concrete actions within the United Nations system and through the participation of all relevant stakeholders on corporate responsibility and accountability;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Human rights and cultural diversity (2018), para. 37
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- 15. Also emphasizes that tolerance and respect for diversity facilitate the universal promotion and protection of human rights, including gender equality and the enjoyment of all human rights by all, and underlines the fact that tolerance and respect for cultural diversity and the universal promotion and protection of human rights are mutually supportive;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Follow-up to and implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the outcome of the 2008 Review Conference (Doha Declaration on Financing for Development) (2010), para. 25
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- 9. Stresses the essential role that official development assistance plays in complementing, leveraging and sustaining financing for development in developing countries and in facilitating the achievement of development objectives, including the internationally agreed development goals, in particular the Millennium Development Goals, reiterates that official development assistance can play a catalytic role in assisting developing countries in removing constraints on sustained, inclusive and equitable growth by, inter alia, enhancing social, institutional and physical infrastructure, promoting foreign direct investment, trade and technological innovations, improving health and education, fostering gender equality, preserving the environment and eradicating poverty, and welcomes steps to improve the effectiveness and quality of aid based on the fundamental principles of national ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for results and mutual accountability;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Women in development (2014), para. 33
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- 14. Encourages Member States, the United Nations system and donor countries to strengthen gender-responsive planning and budgeting processes and to develop and strengthen methodologies and tools for this purpose, as well as for the monitoring and evaluation of investments for gender-equality results, as appropriate, and encourages donors to mainstream a gender perspective in their practices, including joint coordination and accountability mechanisms;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Education for Justice and the rule of law in the context of sustainable development (2020), para. 16
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- 8. Also invites Member States to intensify, in line with their domestic legal frameworks, national and international efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination, including racism, religious intolerance, xenophobia and gender - related discrimination, by, inter alia, raising awareness, developing educational materials and programmes and considering, where appropriate, drafting and enforcing legislation against discrimination and, to these ends, to strive to achieve all relevant Sustainable Development Goals, including Goals 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001), para. 47
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- 18. Welcomes the establishment of the racism project team in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with a view to coordinating all activities of the Third Decade;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (2013), para. 14
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- Deeply concerned that, despite the increase in national, regional and international efforts and the focus on the abandonment of female genital mutilations, the practice continues to exist in all regions of the world,
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
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The right to food (2006), para. 19
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- 6. Encourages the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to food to continue mainstreaming a gender perspective in the fulfilment of his mandate, and encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and all other United Nations bodies and mechanisms addressing the right to food and food insecurity to integrate a gender perspective into their relevant policies, programmes and activities;
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2019), para. 17
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- Underlining the primacy of the political will, international cooperation and adequate funding at the national, regional and international levels needed to address all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and re lated intolerance for the successful implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1997), para. 59
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- 40. Invites once again all other functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, within their mandates, to take due account of the Platform for Action and to ensure the integration of gender aspects in their respective work;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system (2014), para. 37
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- 12. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to include in the documentation prepared for elections of members of human rights treaty bodies at meetings of States parties an information note on the current situation with respect to the composition of the treaty body, reflecting the balance in terms of geographical distribution and gender representation, professional background and different legal systems, as well as the tenure of current members;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2018), para. 42
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- 17. Strongly urges the Government of South Sudan to appoint a special representative on sexual and gender-based violence, as previously called for by the Human Rights Council;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2017), para. 54
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- 17. Reiterates its request to the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, in response to the twenty-sixth special session of the Human Rights Council, and as soon as feasibly possible, working with the wider United Nations system, to suggest priority recommendations for the Government of South Sudan to consider how to end sexual and gender-based violence, urges relevant United Nations actors to assist in such implementation as appropriate, and urges the Government to appoint a special representative on sexual and gender-based violence;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies (2009), para. 12
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- Convinced that the goal of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of human rights treaty bodies is perfectly compatible and can be fully realized and achieved in harmony with the need to ensure gender balance and the representation of the principal legal systems in those bodies and the high moral character, acknowledged impartiality and recognized competence in the field of human rights of their members,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2005), para. 09
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- 3. Urges Governments to take effective measures to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including their gender-based manifestations;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
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The girl child (2004), para. 25
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- 8. Urges all States to promote gender equality and equal access to basic social services, such as education, nutrition, health care, including sexual and reproductive health care, vaccinations, and protection from diseases representing the major causes of mortality, and to mainstream a gender perspective in all development policies and programmes;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- All
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