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Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children (2010), para. 221
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- 151. Those responsible for the welfare of an unaccompanied or separated child should facilitate regular communication between the child and his/her family, except where this is against the child’s wishes or is demonstrably not in his/her best interests.
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- Children
- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Rights of the child (2011), para. 083
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- (i) To take all necessary measures to ensure that the child will be registered immediately after birth and will have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents, and to implement these rights in accordance with their national law and their obligations under the relevant international instruments in this field;
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Rights of the child: the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (2013), para. 074
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- 33. Further calls on States to promote the full integration of palliative care services into treatment and support programmes for children with chronic illnesses, untreatable conditions and/or treatment failures; treatment guidelines for cancer, AIDS- related complications, neurological and other relevant conditions should include guidance on the provision of paediatric palliative care; such services should also address the psychological, social and spiritual needs of the children, their parents or guardians, their siblings and other relatives, and the adequate training of paediatric palliative care providers;
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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International Year of Fruits and Vegetables, 2021 (2020), para. 09
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- Recalling its resolution 72/239 of 20 December 2017, by which it proclaimed the United Nations Decade of Family Farming (2019–2028), and the global launch of the Decade in Rome on 29 May 2019, and cognizant of the important contributions of fruits and vegetables, particularly indigenous crops, to food security, nutrition, livelihoods and incomes of family farmers, especially small-scale family farmers,
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- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2019), para. 199
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- 137. Expresses serious concern at the inhuman conditions hostages taken at sea face in captivity and also the adverse impact on their families, calls for the immediate release of all hostages taken at sea, and stresses the importance of cooperation among Member States on the issue of hostage-taking at sea;
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Missing persons (2015), para. 08
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- Noting that the issue of persons reported missing in connection with international or non-international armed conflicts, in particular those who are victims of serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, continues to have a negative impact on efforts to put an end to those conflicts and inflicts grievous suffering on the families of missing persons, and stressing in this regard the need to address the issue from, inter alia, a humanitarian and rule of law perspective,
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- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Human rights situation in Iraq (2000), para. 15
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- (c) The repression faced by any kind of opposition, in particular the harassment and intimidation of and threats against Iraqi opponents living abroad and members of their families;
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- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Agricultural technology for sustainable development (2020), para. 26
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- Emphasizing that participatory research, in conjunction with effective, pluralistic and demand-driven extension and rural advisory services, is critical in order to ensure that agricultural technologies respond to the demands and nee ds of all farmers, including family farmers and smallholder producers,
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- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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International migration and development (2004), para. 07
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- Recalling the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 11 which entered into force in July 2003,
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- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 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. 179
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- (a) To ensure that comprehensive services are provided and protection measures are taken to ensure the safety, privacy and dignity of victims and their families at all stages of the criminal justice process, without prejudice to the ability or willingness of the victim to participate in an investigation or prosecution, and to protect them from intimidation and retaliation;
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- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem (2018), para. 065
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- 31. Emphasizes the need to enhance the knowledge of policymakers and the capacity, as appropriate, of relevant national authorities on various aspects of the world drug problem in order to ensure that national drug policies, as part of a comprehensive, integrated and balanced approach, fully respect all human rights and fundamental freedoms and protect the health, safety and well-being of individuals, families, vulnerable members of society, communities and society as a whol e, and to that end encourages the cooperation of Member States with, and cooperation among, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the International Narcotics Control Board, the World Health Organization and other relevant United Nations entities, within their respective mandates, including those relevant to the above -mentioned issues, and relevant regional and international organizations, as well as with civil society and the private sector, as appropriate;
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- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2020), para. 51
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- (h) Also calls upon States to prosecute, in conformity with applicable law, acts of violation of the human rights of migrants and their families, such as arbitrary detention, torture and violations of the right to life, including extrajudicial executions, during their transit from the country of origin to the country of destination and vice versa, including transit across national borders;
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- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2014), para. 40
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- 7. Reiterates the commitment of Member States to promoting, developing, reviewing or strengthening effective, comprehensive, integrated drug demand reduction programmes, based on scientific evidence and covering a range of measures, including primary prevention, education, early detection and intervention, treatment, care and related support services, recovery support, rehabilitation and social reintegration efforts, aimed at promoting health and social well-being among individuals, families and communities and reducing the adverse consequences of drug abuse for individuals and society as a whole, taking into account the specific needs of women and the particular challenges posed by high-risk drug users, in full compliance with the three international drug control conventions and in accordance with national legislation, and commits Member States to investing increased resources in ensuring access to those interventions on a non-discriminatory basis, including in detention facilities, bearing in mind that those interventions should also consider vulnerabilities that undermine human development, such as poverty and social marginalization;
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances (1999), para. 14
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- 5. Once again urges the Governments concerned to take steps to protect the families of disappeared persons against any intimidation or ill-treatment to which they might be subjected;
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- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Missing persons (2007), para. 20
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- 10. Calls upon States, without prejudice to their efforts to determine the fate of persons missing in connection with armed conflicts, to take appropriate steps with regard to the legal situation of the missing persons and that of their family members, in fields such as social welfare, financial matters, family law and property rights;
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- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2004), para. 15
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- 1. Welcomes the renewed commitment made in the United Nations Millennium Declaration 7 to take measures to ensure respect for and protection of the human rights of migrants, migrant workers and their families, to eliminate the increasing acts of racism and xenophobia in many societies and to promote greater harmony and tolerance in all societies;
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2014), para. 25
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- (viii) Continuing reports of violations of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of children, in particular the continued lack of access to basic economic, social and cultural rights for many children, and in this regard notes the particularly vulnerable situation faced by, inter alia, returned or repatriated children, street children, children with disabilities, children whose parents are detained, children living in detention or in institutions and children in conflict with the law;
- Person(s) affected
- Children
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- Persons with disabilities
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings (2017), para. 33
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- 13. Also urges States, with the collaboration of relevant stakeholders, to ensure that the basic humanitarian needs of affected populations and families, including clean water, sanitation, food, shelter, energy, health, including sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, education and protection, are addressed as critical components of humanitarian response, and to ensure that civil registration and vital statistics are an integral part of humanitarian assessments and that livelihoods are protected, recognizing that poverty and lack of economic opportunities for women and girls are among the drivers of child, early and forced marriage;
- Person(s) affected
- Children
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- Girls
- Women
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The rights of the child (2001), para. 033
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- 4. Also urges all States to ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except when the competent authorities, subject to judicial review, determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures, that such separation is necessary in the best interest of the child, and, where alternative care is necessary, to promote family and community-based care in preference to placement in institutions, recognizing that such determination may be necessary in a particular case, such as one involving abuse or neglect of the child by the parents or one in which the parents are living separately and a decision must be made as to the child’s place of residence;
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- Children
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Human rights in the administration of justice (2015), para. 50
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- 27. Stresses the importance of paying greater attention to the impact on children of imprisonment or other sentences imposed upon their parents, while noting with interest the convening of and reports on all relevant meetings and panel discussions on these issues held by the Human Rights Council; 22
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The role of the United Nations Development Fund for Women in eliminating violence against women (1996), para. 11
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- Reaffirming the importance of developing a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the task of promoting families, communities and States that are free from violence against women, and affirming the need for coordinated and strengthened international support for this approach,
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- Families
- Women
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Celebration of the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond (2005), para. 07
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- Recognizing also the commendable efforts made by Governments at the local and national levels in carrying out specific programmes concerning families,
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- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing (2011), para. 15
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- 11. Calls upon Governments to ensure, as appropriate, conditions that enable families and communities to provide care and protection to persons as they age, and to evaluate improvement in the health status of older persons, including on a gender-specific basis, and to reduce disability and mortality;
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- Families
- Older persons
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 42
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- 22. Urges all parties to take heed of the recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry on the issue of detainees, in particular its calls for appropriate international monitoring bodies to be granted immediate access without undue restriction to all detainees and detention facilities, and for all parties, in particular the Syrian authorities, to publish a list of all detention facilities, to allow access to medical services for all detainees and to provide information on those whom they have detained to their families;
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- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Rights of the child (2011), para. 029
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- Registration, family relations and adoption or other forms of alternative care
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- Families
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Plans of action for the implementation of the Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century (2002), para. 155
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- (b) Where requested to do so by the State or States involved, conduct public awareness and education campaigns about effective crime prevention and the respective contributions that individuals, families, communities and all levels of government may make towards safer and more peaceful communities;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The girl child (2016), para. 17
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- Recognizing also that the empowerment of and investment in girls, which is critical for economic growth, and the achievement of all Sustainable Development Goals, including the eradication of poverty and extreme poverty, as well as the meaningful participation of girls in decisions that affect them, are key in breaking the cycle of discrimination and violence and in promoting and protecting the full and effective enjoyment of their human rights, and recognizing further that empowering girls requires their active participation in decision -making processes and as agents of change in their own lives and communities, including through girls’ organizations with the active support and engagement of their parents, legal guardians, families and care providers, boys and men, as well as the wider community,
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Families
- Girls
- Women
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- Sep 21, 2020
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (2003), para. 09
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- Recalling its resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990, by which it adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families,
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2018), para. 11
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- Recognizing the contribution of families to sustainable development, and acknowledging the benefit of implementing family-oriented policies aimed at, inter alia, eliminating poverty, protecting them from violence, exclusion and involuntary separation, achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, the full participation of women in society, a work-family balance and the self-sufficiency of the family unit, and that the equal sharing of family responsibilities creates an enabling environment for the empowerment of all women and girls,
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2020), para. 70
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- (g) To provide citizens of other countries detained in the Democratic People ’s Republic of Korea with protections, including freedom of communication with, and access to, consular officers in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 26 to which the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a party, and any other necessary arrangements to confirm their status and to communicate with their families;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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