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International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development (2019), para. 059
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- 19. Also reiterates the need to build the capacities of governments to manage and respond to disaster and climate risks, including by providing support for and strengthening national and, as appropriate, local preparedness and response capacities, and to build resilience, taking into account the differing needs of women, girls, boys and men of all ages, including persons with disabilities;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights in humanitarian settings (2018), para. 50
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- 20. Also requests the High Commissioner, in collaboration with the Inter-agency Working Group on Reproductive Health in Crises, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and other United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programmes, international human rights mechanisms, entities providing humanitarian assistance and civil society organizations, to organize a two-day meeting in 2019 to discuss good practices, gaps and challenges in the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce preventable maternal mortality and morbidity in humanitarian settings, and to submit a summary report thereon to the Human Rights Council at its forty-second session;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel (2011), para. 17
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- Strongly condemning acts of murder and other forms of violence, rape and sexual assault and all forms of violence committed in particular against women and children, and intimidation, armed robbery, abduction, hostage-taking, kidnapping, harassment and illegal arrest and detention to which those participating in humanitarian operations are increasingly exposed, as well as attacks on humanitarian convoys and acts of destruction and looting of property,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2018), para. 16
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- 3. Welcomes the progress made towards the principles of a future democratic federal union during the Twenty-first Century Panglong Conference in May 2017 and the signing by the New Mon State Party and the Lahu Democratic Union of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement on 13 February 2018, bringing the number of signatories to the Agreement to 10, while expressing concern at the violations of the Agreement against signatory groups and the use of the Unlawful Associations Act to arrest members of ethnic and religious minorities on an arbitrary basis, and calls for further steps, including an immediate end to the violence and of all violations and abuses of international human rights law and violations of international humanitarian law, as applicable, in northern Myanmar, the granting of immediate, safe and unhindered humanitarian access, including to areas controlled by ethnic armed groups, in particular in Kachin and Shan States, and enhanced efforts to reach out to those ethnic armed groups that have not yet signed the Agreement, and the pursuit of an inclusive and comprehensive national political dialogue that ensures the full and effective participation of women and young people, as well as civil society, with the objective of achieving lasting peace;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Youth
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2015), para. 38
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- Gravely concerned over the negative developments that have continued to occur in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, including the escalation of violence and any excessive use of force, resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries, mostly among Palestinian civilians, including children and women, the construction and expansion of settlements and the wall, the arbitrary arrest and detention of more Palestinian civilians, the acts of violence, vandalism and brutality committed against Palestinian civilians by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, the widespread destruction of public and private Palestinian property, including religious sites, and infrastructure and including the demolition of homes, including if carried out as a means of collective punishment, the internal forced displacement of civilians, especially among the Bedouin community, and the consequent deterioration of the socioeconomic and humanitarian conditions of the Palestinian people,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution (2014), para. 30
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- 7. Encourages Member States and regional and subregional organizations to promote equal, full and effective participation of women in all forums and at all levels of the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution, particularly the decision-making level;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2016), para. 65
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- 18. Encourages the Agency, in close cooperation with other relevant United Nations entities, to continue to make progress in addressing the needs, rights and protection of children, women and persons with disabilities in its operations, including through the provision of necessary psychosocial and humanitarian support, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 16 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 17 and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; 18
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence (2017), para. 04
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- Recalling further all other relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Security Council, specifically those on women and peace and security and on children and armed conflict, and the Economic and Social Council, as well as those of the Human Rights Council and the Commission on the Status of Women, and relevant resolutions and processes of specialized agencies of the United Nations system on the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls,
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 07
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- Reiterating that the only sustainable solution to the current conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic is through an inclusive, Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political process under the auspices of the United Nations, including with the equal voice and full and meaningful participation of women in all efforts and decision-making, and in accordance with the Geneva communiqué of 30 June 2012 and Security Council resolutions 2118 (2013) of 27 September 2013 and 2254 (2015) of 18 December 2015, with a view to establishing credible, inclusive and non-sectarian governance, as outlined by the Council in its resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and associated resolutions, and supporting the Special Envoy of the Secretary- General for Syria in his efforts towards this end,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1998), para. 16
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- 7. Expresses concern for women and children, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, who were victims of rape used as a weapon of war, and calls for the perpetrators of rape to be brought to justice while ensuring that victims and witnesses receive adequate assistance and protection;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (2017), para. 08
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- Recognizing the importance of full involvement and equal opportunities for participation for both women and men in countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal (2002), para. 07
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- Noting with satisfaction the flying of the United Nations flag at all competition sites of the Olympic Games, and the joint endeavours of the International Olympic Committee and the United Nations system in fields such as development, humanitarian assistance, health promotion, education, women, the eradication of poverty, the fight against the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), drug abuse and juvenile delinquency,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity (2020), para. 30
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- Deeply concerned by the specific risks faced by women journalists in relation to their work, in non-conflict as well as in armed conflict situations, where they continue to be targeted at alarming rates, underlining in this context the importance of taking a gender-sensitive approach when considering measures to address the safety of journalists and media workers, including in the online sphere, in particular to effectively tackle gender-based discrimination, violence, abuse and harassment, including sexual harassment, threats and intimidation, as well as inequality and gender-based stereotypes, to enable women to enter and remain in journalism on terms of equality and non-discrimination while ensuring their greatest possible safety, and to ensure that the experiences and concerns of women journalists are effectively addressed and gender stereotypes in the media are adequately tackled,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The girl child (2014), para. 67
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- 33. Also deplores all acts of sexual exploitation, abuse of and trafficking in women and children by military, police and civilian personnel involved in United Nations operations, welcomes the efforts undertaken by United Nations agencies and peacekeeping operations to implement a zero-tolerance policy in this regard, and requests the Secretary-General and personnel-contributing countries to continue to take all appropriate action necessary to combat these abuses by such personnel, including through the full implementation without delay of those measures adopted in the relevant General Assembly resolutions based on recommendations of the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations; 28
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006), para. 15
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- (a) The ongoing violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, particularly in North Kivu and South Kivu, northern Katanga and other areas in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including armed violence and reprisals against the civilian population and the recourse to sexual violence against women and children, including in situations where such practices are being used as a weapon of war;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan (2016), para. 37
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- 23. Expresses deep concern at the human rights situation and the security situation in conflict-affected areas, particularly in the Darfur region and in the States of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile, and the profoundly negative impact of this on civilians, in particular women and children, and encourages the Government of the Sudan to continue its cooperation in order to facilitate the visits of the Independent Expert to conflict zones, in fulfilment of his mandate;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Women in development (2016), para. 46
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- 12. Stresses the importance of the full and equal participation of women in decision-making and of gender mainstreaming in developing and implementing disaster risk reduction, preparedness, response and recovery strategies;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2010), para. 37
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- 19. Requests the Secretary-General to review and redouble his efforts to make progress towards achieving the goal of 50/50 gender balance at all levels in the Secretariat and throughout the United Nations system, with full respect for the principle of equitable geographical distribution, in conformity with Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, considering, in particular, women from developing and least developed countries, from countries with economies in transition and from unrepresented or largely underrepresented Member States, and to ensure managerial and departmental accountability with respect to gender balance targets, and strongly encourages Member States to identify and regularly submit more women candidates for appointment to positions in the United Nations system, especially at more senior and policymaking levels, including in peacekeeping operations;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Terrorism and human rights (2018), para. 14
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- Deeply deploring the suffering caused by terrorism to the victims and their families and, while stressing the need to promote and protect the rights of victims of terrorism, in particular women and children, reaffirming its profound solidarity with them and stressing the importance of providing them with proper support and assistance while respecting, inter alia, considerations regarding remembrance, dignity, respect, accountability, truth and justice, in accordance with international law,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2020), para. 75
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- 45. Strongly condemns the reported killing of detainees in Syrian military intelligence facilities, and calls upon the Syrian regime to release all unlawfully held detainees, including women, children and the elderly, and to facilitate information about those who died while in detention by the Syrian regime, as and return their remains, with full transparency regarding what happened to these individuals;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (2013), para. 03
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- Reaffirming its determination to put an end to the suffering and casualties caused by anti-personnel mines, which kill or injure thousands of people — women, girls, boys and men — every year, and which place people living in affected areas at risk and hinder the development of their communities,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights (2016), para. 21
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- 5. Calls upon all parties in Yemen to implement fully Security Council resolution 2216 (2015), which will contribute to an improvement in the human rights situation and which contains specific concerns and places particular demands on Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthi militias to release political prisoners and journalists and to engage in the political process in an inclusive, peaceful and democratic way, ensuring that women are part of the political and peacemaking process, calls upon Mr. Saleh and the Houthi militias to meaningfully engage with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and encourages all parties to reach a comprehensive agreement that will end the conflict;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2018), para. 20
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- Deeply alarmed that water, sanitation and hygiene-related diseases hit children the hardest and that, in humanitarian crises, including in times of conflict or natural disaster, children suffer the most from interruptions in water and sanitation services, and underscoring that progress on reducing child mortality, morbidity and stunting is linked to children’s and women’s access to safe drinking water and sanitation,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Afghanistan (1999), para. 14
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- (b) The continuing and substantiated reports of human rights violations against women and girls, including all forms of discrimination against them, notably in areas under the control of the Taliban;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1995), para. 39
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- 19. Encourages the High Commissioner to continue to undertake initiatives for refugee women in the areas of leadership and skills training, legal awareness and education and, in particular, in the area of reproductive health, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of the refugees, in conformity with universally recognized human rights;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Improvement of the status of women in the United Nations system (2001), para. 29
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- 7. Strongly encourages the Secretary-General to appoint more women as special representatives and envoys to pursue good offices on his behalf, especially in matters related to peacekeeping, peace-building, preventive diplomacy and economic and social development, as well as in operational activities, including appointment as resident coordinators, and to appoint more women to other high- level positions;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights (2019), para. 23
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- 11. Requests all parties to the conflict in Yemen to implement fully Security Council resolution 2216 (2015), which will contribute to an improvement in the situation of human rights, and encourages all parties to the conflict to reach a comprehensive agreement to end the conflict while ensuring that women are part of the political and peacemaking processes;
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2010), para. 10
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- Gravely concerned about the extremely difficult living conditions being faced by the Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, particularly in the refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, as a result of the continuing prolonged Israeli closures and severe economic and movement restrictions that in effect amount to a blockade and the military operations in the Gaza Strip between December 2008 and January 2009, which caused extensive loss of life and injury, particularly among Palestinian civilians, including children and women; widespread damage and destruction to Palestinian homes, properties, vital infrastructure and public institutions, including hospitals, schools and United Nations facilities; and internal displacement of civilians,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2017), para. 72
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- 46. Reaffirms that there can only be a political solution to the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic, and urges the parties to the conflict to abstain from actions that may contribute to the continuing deterioration of the human rights, security and humanitarian situation, in order to reach a genuine political transition, based on the final communiqué of the Action Group for Syria of 30 June 2012, 28 consistent with Security Council resolutions 2254 (2015) and , that meets the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people for a civil, democratic and pluralistic State, w ith the full and effective participation of women, where there is no room for sectarianism or discrimination on ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender or any other grounds, and where all citizens receive equal protection, regardless of gender, religion or ethnicity, and further demands that all parties work urgently towards the comprehensive implementation of the final communiqué, including through the establishment of an inclusive transitional governing body with full executive powers, which shall be formed on the basis of mutual consent while ensuring the continuity of governmental institutions.
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Women, disarmament, non-proliferation and arms control (2016), para. 06
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- Welcoming also the call for the full and meaningful participation of women in efforts to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit transfer of small arms, pursuant to Security Council resolutions 2106 (2013) of 24 June 2013, 2117 (2013) of 26 September 2013, 2122 (2013) of 18 October 2013 and of 22 May 2015,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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