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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. undefined
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- FIRMLY CONVINCED that any practice that hinders or endangers the normal growth and affects the physical and psychological development of women and girls should be condemned and eliminated;
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- African Union
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- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2003
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- Preamble
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. g
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- BEARING IN MIND the international Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (1979) and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights relating to the Rights of Women in Africa (2003) and the progress achieved in eliminating gender discrimination, but ever cognisant of the obstacles that still prevent girls and women from fully participating in African society;
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- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Paragraph type
- Preamble
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. q
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- (q) Recognizing that women and girls with disabilities are often at greater risk, both within and outside the of violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2006
- Paragraph type
- Preamble
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 3
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- Recalling also all previous resolutions on the problem of the traffic in women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1996
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- PP
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 4
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- Affirming the provisions of the outcome of the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, the International Conference on Population and Development, held at Cairo from 5 to 13 September 1994, the World Summit for Social Development, held at Copenhagen from 6 to 12 March 1995, the Fourth World Conference on Women, held at Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995, and the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Cairo from 29 April to 8 May 1995, pertaining to the traffic in women and children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1996
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- PP
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Traffic in women and girls 1998, para. 2
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- Recalling the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1998
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- PP
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The girl child 2000, para. 9
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- Reaffirming further the Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2000
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- PP
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The girl child 2002, para. 3
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- Welcoming the entry into force of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2002
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- PP
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The girl child 2002, para. 4
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- Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration adopted on 8 September 2000,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2002
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- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 4
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on the problem of trafficking in women and girls adopted by the General Assembly, the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, as well as the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, the conclusions on violence against women adopted on 13 March 1998 by the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-second session and the recommendations of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery adopted on 21 August 1998 by the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities at its fiftieth session,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2002
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- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 7
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- Acknowledging the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July 2002,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2002
- Paragraph type
- PP
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The girl child 2003, para. 7
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- Recalling all other relevant United Nations conferences, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, and the outcome documents of the recent five-year reviews of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2003
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- PP
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The girl child 2003, para. 8
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- Reaffirming the Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2003
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- PP
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 9
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- Deeply concerned that women and girls continue to be victims of these crimes, as described in the relevant sections of the reports of the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and noting in this regard successive reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2004
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- PP
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The girl child 2007, para. 9
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- Welcoming the study on violence against children by the independent expert appointed by the Secretary-General and the in-depth study of the Secretary-General on all forms of violence against women, and taking note of the recommendations contained therein,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
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- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2008, para. 8
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- Acknowledging the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July 2002,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
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- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2008, para. 1
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- Recalling all international conventions that deal specifically with the problem of trafficking in women and girls, such as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, in particular the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as well as previous resolutions of the General Assembly and its subsidiary body the Human Rights Council, and the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions on the issue,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2008
- Paragraph type
- PP
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The girl child 2009, para. 10
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- Reaffirming the Dakar Framework for Action, adopted at the World Education Forum in 2000,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2009
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- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 25
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- Convinced of the need to protect and assist all victims of trafficking, with full respect for the human rights of the victims,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 2
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- Recalling all international conventions that deal specifically with and address issues relevant to the problem of trafficking in women and girls, such as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, in particular the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, as well as relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions and the Human Rights Council on the issue,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 15
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- Recognizing also the need to address the impact of globalization on the particular problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2012
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- PP
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The girl child 2013, para. 5
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- Reaffirming the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly on children, entitled “A world fit for children”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2013
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- PP
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The girl child 2013, para. 7
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- Reaffirming further all other relevant outcomes of major United Nations summits and conferences relevant to the girl child, as well as their 5-, 10- and 15-year reviews, including the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, and reiterating that their full and effective implementation is essential to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
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- PP
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The girl child 2013, para. 11
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- Recognizing that chronic poverty remains one of the biggest obstacles to meeting the needs of and promoting and protecting the rights of children, including the girl child,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2013
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2014, para. 3
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- Reaffirming also the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development and their 5-, 10-, 15- and 20-year reviews, as well as the United Nations Millennium Declaration, and the commitments relevant to women and girls made at the 2005 World Summit and reiterated in Assembly resolution 65/1 of 22 September 2010, entitled “Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2014
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- PP
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls 2014, para. 7
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- Reaffirming also the declarations adopted at the forty-ninth and fifty-fourth sessions of the Commission on the Status of Women and the agreed conclusions on the priority theme “Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls” adopted at its fifty-seventh session, and welcoming the attention given to the elimination of violence against women and girls in the agreed conclusions of the Commission at its fifty-eighth session on the challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2014
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- PP
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Human rights in the administration of justice 2016, para. 10
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- Noting with appreciation also the thematic report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children entitled "Safeguarding the Rights of Girls in the Criminal Justice System: Preventing Violence, Stigmatization and Deprivation of Liberty", the report of the Special Rapporteur on minority issues concerning minorities in the criminal justice system and the interim report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Year
- 2016
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- PP
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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2015, para. 2
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- Affirming the obligation of all States to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and also that all forms of discrimination, including discrimination against women and girls, are contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other human rights instruments,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2015
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- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2016, para. 36
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- Convinced of the need to protect and assist all victims of trafficking, with full respect for the human rights and dignity of the victims,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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- PP
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The human rights of migrants: migration and the human rights of the child 2009, para. 13
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- Bearing in mind that policies and initiatives on the issue of migration, including those that refer to the orderly management of migration, should promote holistic approaches that take into account the causes and consequences and challenges and opportunities of the phenomenon and full respect for the human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants, with due regard for the specific needs of children in vulnerable situations, such as unaccompanied children, girls, children with disabilities and those who may be in need of international refugee protection,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2009
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- PP
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Ensuring due diligence in prevention 2010, para. 4
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- Recognizing that power imbalances and structural inequality between men and women are among the root causes of violence against women, and that effective prevention of violence against women and girls requires action at all levels of government, the engagement of civil society, the involvement of men and boys and the adoption and implementation of multifaceted and comprehensive approaches that promote gender equality and empowerment of women, and integrate awareness, education, training, political will, legislation, accountability, targeted policies and programmes, specific measures to reduce vulnerability, data collection and analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and protection, support and redress for victims,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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- PP
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Eliminating domestic violence 2015, para. 8
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- Recognizing that violence against women and girls is rooted in historical and structural inequality in power relations between women and men, and that all forms of violence against women and girls seriously violate and impair or nullify their enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and constitute a major impediment to women’s full, equal and effective participation in society, the economy and political decision-making,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2015
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2012, para. 2
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on women, the girl child and HIV and AIDS,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Trafficking in women and girls 2016, para. 14
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- Noting the renewal by the Human Rights Council, at its twenty-sixth session, of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and the fact that part of her task is to integrate a gender- and age-specific perspective throughout the work of her mandate, inter alia, through the identification of gender- and age-specific vulnerabilities in relation to the issue of trafficking in persons,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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- PP
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women, enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2002, para. 1
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- Welcoming General Assembly resolution S-26/2 of 27 June 2001, entitled “Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS”, adopted at its twenty-sixth special session, held in New York from 25 to 27 June 2001,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2002
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2005, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the relevant strategic objectives and actions set out in the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, and the goals and targets set forth in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth special session in 2001, and the HIV/AIDS-related goals contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 2000, in particular the aim of Member States to have halted, by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2005
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2005, para. 2
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- Recalling its resolutions 46/2 of 15 March 2002, 47/1 of 10 March 2003 and 48/2 of 9 March 2004 on women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2005
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS, adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth special session in 2001, the HIV/AIDS-related goals contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 2000 and the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the aim of Member States to have halted, by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2006
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 3
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- Recalling also all previous resolutions on this subject,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2006
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 5
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- Taking note of the Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, as adopted by the Second International Consultation on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, annexed to the report of the Secretary-General,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2006
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2007, para. 5
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- Taking note of the Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, as adopted by the Second International Consultation on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
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- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2008, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS of 2006, the HIV/AIDS-related goals contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 2000 and the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the aim of Member States to have halted, by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV/AIDS, as well as them commitments on HIV/AIDS made at the 2005 World Summit,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2008, para. 4
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on this subject,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2010, para. 3
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- Taking note of the outcome of the 2008 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2010, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Recalling all previous resolutions on this subject,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2011, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, the HIV and AIDS-related goals contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the resolve of Member States to have halted, by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV, as well as the commitments on HIV and AIDS made at the 2005 World Summit and the High-level Plenary Meeting of the sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals,
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Traffic in women and girls 2001, para. 2
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on the problem of the traffic in women and girls adopted by the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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Traffic in women and girls 2000, para. 10
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- Recognizing the need to address the impact of globalization on the problem of trafficking in women and girls,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- 2000
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Traffic in women and girls 2002, para. 9
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- Recognizing the importance of bilateral, subregional and regional cooperation mechanisms and initiatives to address the problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls, and taking note of the Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution adopted in January 2002 by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation; the Declaration on the Fight against Trafficking in Persons and the Initial Plan of Action against Trafficking in Persons (2002-2003) adopted at Dakar in December 2001 of the Economic Community of West African States; the Asia-Europe Meeting Action Plan to Combat Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, held at Beijing in May 2001; the Europe against Trafficking in Persons Conference of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, held at Berlin in October 2001; and the Regional Ministerial Conference on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and Related Transnational Crime, held in Bali, Indonesia, in February 2002,
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 11
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- Recognizing that violence against women and girls is rooted in historical and structural inequality in power relations between men and women and that all forms of violence against women seriously violate and impair or nullify the enjoyment by women and girls of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and constitute a major impediment to the ability of women to make use of their capabilities,
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 7
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- Welcoming the interactive dialogue of the General Assembly, held on 3 April 2012, on the theme “Fighting human trafficking: partnership and innovation to end violence against women and girls”, which united in a common endeavour Member States, the United Nations system, international organizations, civil society, the private sector and the media to emphasize the value of a comprehensive approach and inclusive international partnerships in effectively fighting global trafficking,
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Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence 2016, para. 1
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- Recalling its resolutions 61/143 of 19 December 2006, 62/133 of 18 December 2007, 63/155 of 18 December 2008, 64/137 of 18 December 2009, 65/187 of 21 December 2010, 67/144 of 20 December 2012 and all its previous resolutions on the elimination of violence against women, as well as its resolution 69/147 of 18 December 2014 on the intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls,
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- 2016
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Violence against women migrant workers 2015, para. 4
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- Reaffirming further that the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Optional Protocols thereto, as well as other relevant conventions and treaties, provide an international legal framework and a comprehensive set of measures for the elimination and prevention of all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls and for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Persons on the move
- Women
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- 2015
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 3
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- Reaffirming also that the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, and all the relevant conventions, together with the optional protocols thereto, as appropriate, constitute an important contribution to the legal framework for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2016
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, including indigenous women and girls 2016, para. 3
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- Reaffirming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and the outcomes of their review conferences,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Women
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- 2016
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, including indigenous women and girls 2016, para. 7
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- Recalling further Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, on institution-building of the Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedures Mandate Holders of the Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that the mandate holder shall discharge his or her duties in accordance with these resolutions and the annexes thereto,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Ethnic minorities
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- Women
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- 2016
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2014, para. 16
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- Noting with concern that, despite the significant progress made in addressing the HIV epidemic, many countries have been unable to fulfil their pledges to achieve their commitments made in the 2001 and 2006 declarations on HIV/AIDS, including those related to women and girls, set to be achieved by 2010, and emphasizing in this regard the need to continue efforts to achieve these commitments and to accelerate progress towards meeting the 2015 goals outlined in the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2014
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The girl child 1997, para. 4
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- Recalling that in 1998 the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be observed, the mid-term review of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development will be carried out and the Commission on the Status of Women will review, at its forty-second session, the implementation of the sections of the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women on the girl child and the human rights of women,
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- 1997
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The girl child 2011, para. 13
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- Recognizing further that progress has been made in the adoption of national legislation that affirms the equality of girls and boys and that corresponding measures have not been taken to effectively implement such legislation, and recognizing the continuing existence of discrimination against women and girls throughout the world and that addressing this situation will require additional efforts to strengthen policy implementation, including through international cooperation,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2011
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The girl child 1996, para. 3
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- Welcoming with satisfaction the adoption and dissemination of the Declaration and Agenda for Action of the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held at Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996, which constitute an important contribution to the global efforts aimed at the eradication of such practices,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
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- 1996
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1997, para. 1j
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- [Recalling:] Article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which provides that States parties shall take all effective and appropriate measures with a view to abolishing traditional practices prejudicial to the health of children,
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- 1997
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1998, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its resolution 52/99 of 12 December 1997 and its other relevant resolutions and decisions, as well as those of the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights and the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Commission on Human Rights,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Women
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- 1998
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1999, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its resolution 53/117 of 9 December 1998 and its other relevant resolutions and decisions, as well as those of the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights and the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 1999
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 17
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- Recognizing that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, in particular women and children, demand the strong political commitment and the active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 18
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- Recognizing also that a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to prevention, healing and reintegration is required and that all actors, including judicial and law enforcement personnel, migration authorities, victims of trafficking and their families, non-governmental organizations and civil society, should collaborate in the development of such an approach,
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- Movement
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- Families
- Girls
- Women
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,
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- Girls
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2004, para. 12
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- Recognizing also that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, especially women and children, demand the strong political commitment, shared responsibility and active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2004
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 3
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- Recalling its resolutions 57/179 of 18 December 2002 and 58/147 of 22 December 2003, as well as Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/46 of 20 April 2004,
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- 2004
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 4
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- Recalling also its resolution 58/185 of 22 December 2003, in which it called for an in-depth study on violence against women, including crimes committed in the name of honour, as well as its resolution 57/190 of 18 December 2002, in which it called for an in-depth study on violence against children,
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 12
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- Underlining the importance of the empowerment of women and their effective participation in decision-making and policy-making processes as one of the critical tools to prevent and eliminate crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour,
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- Girls
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- 2004
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The girl child 2005, para. 5
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- Reaffirming also the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly on children, entitled “A world fit for children”, and the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted at the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS, entitled “Global Crisis – Global Action”,
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 19
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- Recognizing further that policies and programmes for prevention, rehabilitation, repatriation and reintegration should be developed through a gender- and age-sensitive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, with concern for the security of the victims and respect for the full enjoyment of their human rights and with the involvement of all actors in countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2006
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 7
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- Bearing in mind that all States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish perpetrators of trafficking in persons, to rescue victims as well as provide for their protection and that not doing so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the victims,
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- Girls
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- 2006
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2007, para. 6
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- Deeply concerned about the pervasiveness of violence against women and girls in all its different forms and manifestations worldwide, and reiterating the need to intensify efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls throughout the world,
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- Girls
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- 2007
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Trafficking in women and girls 2008, para. 19
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- Reaffirming the importance of bilateral, subregional, regional and international cooperation mechanisms and initiatives, including information exchanges on best practices, of Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to address the problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children,
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- Violence
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- Children
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- 2008
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The girl child 2009, para. 3
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- Recalling all human rights and other instruments relevant to the rights of the child, in particular the girl child, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocols thereto,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2009
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 16
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- Recognizing further that, despite the progress made, challenges to combating trafficking in women and girls remain and that further efforts should be made to adopt adequate legislation and to implement existing legislation and to continue improving the collection of reliable sex-disaggregated data and statistics that would allow proper analysis of the nature and extent of trafficking in women and girls,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 22
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- Reaffirming the importance of bilateral, subregional, regional and international cooperation mechanisms and initiatives, including information exchanges on best practices, of Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to address the problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children,
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 12
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- Bearing in mind that all States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish perpetrators of trafficking in persons, and to rescue victims as well as provide for their protection, and that not doing so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the victims,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- 2012
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 25
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- Encouraging the Commission on the Status of Women at its fifty-seventh session to consider the issue of trafficking in women and girls within the framework of the priority theme for 2013, “Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls”,
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 5
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- Reaffirming also the commitment made by world leaders at the Millennium Summit, the 2005 World Summit and the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals to devise, enforce and strengthen effective measures to combat and eliminate all forms of trafficking in persons to counter the demand for trafficked victims and to protect the victims,
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2000, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the obligation of all States to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, and reaffirming also their obligations under human rights instruments, in particular the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2000
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The girl child 1995, para. 3
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- Noting with appreciation that the World Summit for Children sensitized the entire world to the plight of children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
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- 1995
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 3
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- Welcoming the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development which, inter alia, called upon all Governments to prevent all international trafficking in migrants, especially for the purpose of prostitution, and for the adoption by Governments of both receiving countries and countries of origin of effective sanctions against those who organize undocumented migration, exploit undocumented migrants or engage in trafficking in undocumented migrants, especially those who engage in any form of international traffic of women and children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
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- 1995
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The girl child 1997, para. 10
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined, inter alia, in the preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- Girls
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- Women
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- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 6
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- Emphasizing the need for more concerted and sustained national, regional and international action on the alarming levels of trafficking in women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 1998, para. 4
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- Recalling its resolution 52/98 of 12 December 1997 on traffic in women and girls,
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- Girls
- Women
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- 1998
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Traffic in women and girls 1998, para. 6
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- Recalling the agreed conclusions on violence against women adopted on 13 March 1998 by the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-second session, Commission on Human Rights resolution 1998/30 of 17 April 1998, the recommendations of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery adopted by the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Commission on Human Rights at its fiftieth session, in August 1998, and resolutions adopted by the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice relating to trafficking in women and girls,
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- Girls
- Women
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- 1998
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The girl child 1999, para. 8
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined, inter alia, in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 1999
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The girl child 2001, para. 9
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- Reaffirming further the Dakar Framework for Action adopted at the World Education Forum
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2001
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The girl child 2001, para. 10
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- Reaffirming the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth special session,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
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- 2001
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The girl child 2002, para. 5
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- Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly at its special session on children, on 10 May 2002, of the outcome document entitled “A world fit for children”,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2004, para. 5
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- Acknowledging the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July 2002,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2004
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The girl child 2005, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined, inter alia, in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
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- Women
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- 2005
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The girl child 2005, para. 4
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- Reaffirming the United Nations Millennium Declaration adopted on 8 September 2000, and the commitments relevant to the girl child as contained in the 2005 World Summit Outcome adopted on 16 September 2005,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Girls
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- 2005
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The girl child 2007, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Children
- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 2007
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Trafficking in women and girls 2008, para. 22
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- Convinced of the need to protect and assist all victims of trafficking, with full respect for the human rights of the victims,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2008
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The girl child 2009, para. 12
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- Recognizing that chronic poverty remains the single biggest obstacle to meeting the needs of and promoting and protecting the rights of children and that urgent national and international action is therefore required to eliminate it, and noting that the burden of the global financial and economic crisis, the energy crisis, the food crisis and the continuing food insecurity as a result of various factors is felt directly by households, especially those depending on income from the informal sector, and particularly by women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
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- Girls
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- 2009
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The girl child 2009, para. 19
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- Deeply concerned that the goal of ending female genital mutilation by 2010, set out in the document entitled “A world fit for children”, will go unmet,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
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- 2009
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The girl child 2009, para. 6
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- Recalling the Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages,
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- Girls
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- 2009
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 11
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- Acknowledging the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July 2002,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 15
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- Recognizing also the need to address the impact of globalization on the particular problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Movement
- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 11
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- Acknowledging the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July 2002,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2012
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Child, early and forced marriage 2013, para. 2
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- Reaffirming its resolution 66/170 of 19 December 2011 on the International Day of the Girl Child, and noting with appreciation the theme of the first International Day, “Ending child marriage”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2013
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The girl child 2013, para. 10
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- Taking note of the appointment by the Secretary-General of the first Envoy on Youth in line with the imperative, contained in his five-year action agenda, on “Working for and with women and young people”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
- Women
- Youth
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- 2013
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls 2013, para. 5
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- Conscious of the commitments undertaken by States parties through the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, which requires State parties to take all appropriate political, social, economic and cultural measures, including legislation, to ensure the full development and advancement of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms on a basis of equality with men, taking into account the Optional Protocol to the Convention,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
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- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 2013
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Trafficking in women and girls 2014, para. 2
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- Recalling all international conventions that deal specifically with and address issues relevant to the problem of trafficking in women and girls, such as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, in particular the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, as well as relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions and the Human Rights Council on the issue,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
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- Women
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- 2014
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Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence 2016, para. 27
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- Stressing that States have the obligation, at all levels, to promote, protect and respect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, including women and girls, and must exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute and hold to account the perpetrators of all forms of violence against women and girls, eliminate impunity and provide for effective access to appropriate remedies for victims and survivors, and should ensure the protection of women and girls, including adequate enforcement of civil remedies, orders of protection and criminal sanctions, and the provision of shelters, psychosocial services, counselling, health-care and other types of support services, in order to avoid revictimization, to promote an empowering environment, and that to do so contributes to the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by women and girls subjected to violence,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2016
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The right to a nationality: Women’s Equal Nationality Rights in Law and in Practice 2016, para. 18
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- Bearing in mind that discrimination against women and girls in nationality laws can have far-reaching consequences for entire families, including lack of documentation, which increases vulnerability to human rights abuses and violations, arbitrary arrest and detention, inability to work and marry legally, lack of freedom of movement, the worst forms of child labour, child, early and forced marriage, denial of property and land ownership, family separation, diminished access to education and health care, economic hardship, human trafficking and social and political marginalization,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women, enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as well as the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 2
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- Recalling the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 5
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- Recalling the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, which, inter alia, called upon Governments of both receiving countries and countries of origin to adopt effective sanctions against those who organize undocumented migration, exploit undocumented migrants or engage in trafficking in undocumented migrants, especially those who engage in any form of international traffic in women, youth and children, and called for Governments of countries of origin, where the activities of agents or other intermediaries in the migration process are legal, to regulate such activities in order to prevent abuses, especially exploitation, prostitution and coercive adoption,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 10
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- Welcoming the convening of the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, which was held at Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996, and other conferences on trafficking in women and children for sexual exploitation,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 1997
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2003, para. 5
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- Recalling also its resolution 46/2 of 15 March 2002, entitled “Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)”,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2003
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 6
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- Recognizing the need to ensure the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights in the context of HIV/AIDS,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2006
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Eliminating demand for trafficked women and girls for all forms of exploitation 2005, para. 3
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- Also recalling the United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and its Optional Protocol, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and Convention No. 29 and No. 182 of the International Labour Organization,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2005
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2007, para. 2
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- Welcoming the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, adopted by the General Assembly on 2 June 2006,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2007
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2008, para. 6
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- Recognizing the need to ensure the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights in the context of HIV/AIDS,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2008
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2008, para. 7
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- Taking note of the Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights as adopted by the Second International Consultation on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2008
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2007, para. 7
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- Stressing that States have the obligation to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, including women and girls, and must exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish the perpetrators of violence against women and girls, to eliminate impunity and to provide protection to the victims, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2007
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls 2013, para. 13
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- Taking note with appreciation of the agreed conclusions of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women of 15 March 2013, in which, inter alia, the Commission urged all Governments to strengthen national legislation, where appropriate, to punish violent gender-related killing of women and girls and integrate specific mechanisms or policies to prevent, investigate and eradicate such deplorable forms of gender-based violence,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2013
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 8
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- Taking note of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of migrants in transit, in which the Office analysed the human rights situation of migrants in transit, highlighted human rights concerns and made recommendations aimed at addressing critical protection gaps for migrants in transit, including unaccompanied children and adolescents, and women and girls,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls 2014, para. 15
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- Deeply concerned about the pervasiveness of violence against women and girls in all its different forms and manifestations worldwide, and reiterating the need to intensify efforts to prevent all forms of violence against women and girls throughout the world and to re-emphasize that violence against women and girls is unacceptable,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2014
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls 2014, para. 28
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- Recognizing that domestic violence remains widespread and affects women of all social strata across the world, and the need to eliminate such violence, and in this connection recognizing the work done by relevant parts of the United Nations system, such as UN-Women, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Population Fund,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Women
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- 2014
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The girl child 1999, para. 2
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- Recalling also all relevant United Nations conferences and the Declaration and Agenda for Action of the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held at Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996, as well as the recent five-year review of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- Girls
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- 1999
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1999, para. 2
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- Recalling the reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on traditional practices affecting the health of women and children and of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
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- 1999
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 11
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- Seriously concerned at the increasing number of women and children from developing countries and from some countries with economies in transition who are being trafficked to developed countries, as well as within and between regions and States, and acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also includes the victimizing of boys,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 2
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- Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of the two Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, which entered into force on 18 January 2002,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 6
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- Reaffirming the outcomes and commitments pertaining to trafficking in women and girls of recent United Nations conferences and summits, including the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women and the special session of the General Assembly on children and their follow-up processes,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Women
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the provisions pertaining to trafficking in women and girls contained in the outcome documents of relevant international conferences and summits, in particular the strategic objective on the issue of trafficking contained in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2006
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 3
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- Reaffirming also the commitment made by world leaders at the Millennium Summit and the 2005 World Summit to devise, enforce and strengthen effective measures to combat and eliminate all forms of trafficking in persons to counter the demand for trafficked victims and to protect the victims,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2006
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 9
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- Taking note of the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, held from 13 to 15 February 2008, within the framework of the United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking, and of the thematic debates on the issue of trafficking in persons, held on 3 June 2008 and 13 May 2009 within the framework of the General Assembly,
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- Women
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 12
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- Bearing in mind that all States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish perpetrators of trafficking in persons, and to rescue victims as well as provide for their protection, and that not doing so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the victims,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- 2010
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Strengthening crime prevention and criminal justice responses to violence against women 2010, para. 3
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- Recognizing that the term “women”, except where otherwise specified, encompasses “girl children”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2010
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International Day of the girl child 2011, para. 2
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- Recalling also all human rights and other instruments relevant to the rights of the child, in particular the girl child, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocols thereto,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
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- 2011
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2011, para. 6
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- Profoundly concerned that the situation of youth, especially girls and young women, in many parts of the world has been negatively impacted by the world financial and economic crisis, and reaffirming that eradicating poverty continues to be among the greatest global challenges facing the world today, recognizing its impact beyond the socioeconomic context,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Youth
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- 2011
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 27
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- Reaffirming also that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, especially women and children, demand the strong political commitment, coordinated and coherent efforts and active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2012
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 3
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- Recognizing the crucial importance of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, which entered into force on 25 December 2003 and provided for the first time an internationally agreed definition of the crime of trafficking in persons, aimed at the prevention of trafficking in persons, the protection of its victims and the prosecution of its perpetrators,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- Women
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- 2012
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 4
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- Reaffirming the provisions pertaining to trafficking in women and girls contained in the outcome documents of relevant international conferences and summits, in particular the strategic objective on the issue of trafficking contained in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2012
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls 2013, para. 16
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- Viewing with appreciation the considerable input of many civil society organizations, as well as academia, in addressing the different forms of violence against women and girls, through research and direct action in their respective communities,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2013
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Women and peace and security 2009, para. 3
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- Recalling the resolve expressed in the 2005 United Nations General Assembly World Summit Outcome Document (A/RES/60/1) to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, the obligations of States Parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocols thereto, recalling also the commitments contained in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action as well as those contained in the outcome document of the twenty-third Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-First Century” (A/S-23/10/Rev.1), in particular those concerning women and armed conflict,
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- 2009
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The girl child 1995, para. 4
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, and recalling the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 1995
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 4
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- Recalling the recognition by the World Summit for Social Development, held at Copenhagen from 6 to 12 March 1995, of the danger to society of the trafficking in women and children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- Girls
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- 1995
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The girl child 1996, para. 1
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- Recalling its resolution 50/154 of 21 December 1995 and its resolutions 50/42 of 8 December and 50/203 of 22 December 1995 concerning the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women, held at Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 1996
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The girl child 1997, para. 1
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- Recalling its resolutions 50/42 of 8 December 1995, 50/154 of 21 December 1995, 50/203 of 22 December 1995 and 51/76 of 12 December 1996,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 1997
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The girl child 1997, para. 2
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- Also recalling the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women, the Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action of the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, the Plan of Action for Implementing the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children in the 1990s of the World Summit for Children, held in New York on 29 and 30 September 1990, the World Declaration on Education for All and the Framework for Action to Meet Basic Learning Needs adopted at the World Conference on Education for All and the Declaration and Agenda for Action of the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held at Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Education
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- Children
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- 1997
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The girl child 1997, para. 5
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- Welcoming the appointment of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the impact of armed conflict on children, in accordance with section II of its resolution 51/77 of 12 December 1996,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- Children
- Girls
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- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 2
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- Recalling the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
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- 1997
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The girl child 1998, para. 8
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined, inter alia, in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 1998
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1998, para. 3
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- Reaffirming the obligation of all States to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, reaffirming also the obligations contained in later human rights instruments, in particular article 5 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and article 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and mindful of article 2, subparagraph (a), of the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
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- Girls
- Women
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- 1998
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The girl child 1999, para. 7
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- Noting that 1999 is the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 1999
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The girl child 1999, para. 1
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- Recalling its resolution 53/127 of 9 December 1998 and all previous relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1999
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The girl child 2002, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined, inter alia, in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2004, para. 16
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- Convinced of the need to protect and assist all victims of trafficking, with full respect for their human rights,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
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- 2004
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the obligation of all States to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the right to life, liberty and security of person, as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and reaffirming also the obligations of States parties under human rights instruments, in particular the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Girls
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- 2004
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 20
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- Convinced of the need to protect and assist all victims of trafficking, with full respect for the victims' human rights,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2006
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The girl child 2007, para. 4
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- Welcoming the opening for signature of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, particularly as it explicitly recognizes the specific situation of girls with disabilities,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Children
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
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- 2007
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The girl child 2007, para. 5
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- Reaffirming the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, as well as the commitments relevant to the girl child made at the 2005 World Summit,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
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- 2007
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The girl child 2007, para. 8
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- Reaffirming the Dakar Framework for Action, adopted at the World Education Forum in 2000,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2007
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The girl child 2009, para. 8
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- Reaffirming also all other relevant outcomes of major United Nations summits and conferences relevant to the girl child, as well as their five- and ten-year reviews, including the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development and the declaration adopted by the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-ninth session in 2005, as well as the agreed conclusions adopted by the Commission at its fifty-first session, at which it considered “The elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child” as its priority theme,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2009
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The girl child 2009, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
- Men
- Women
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- 2009
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The girl child 2009, para. 5
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- Reaffirming the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, as well as the commitments relevant to the girl child made at the 2005 World Summit,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
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- 2009
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 2
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- Recalling all international conventions that deal specifically with and address issues relevant to the problem of trafficking in women and girls, such as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, in particular the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, as well as previous resolutions of the General Assembly and its subsidiary body the Human Rights Council, and the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions on the issue,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 5
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- Welcoming the adoption of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons by the General Assembly on 30 July 2010,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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The girl child 2011, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its resolution 64/145 of 18 December 2009 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2011
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 9
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- Noting with appreciation the steps taken, including the reports of human rights treaty bodies and the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, the Special Rapporteur of the Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Special Rapporteur of the Council on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur of the Council on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, and United Nations agencies and other concerned intergovernmental and governmental organizations, within their existing mandates, as well as civil society, to address the serious crime of trafficking in persons, and encourages them to continue doing so and to share their knowledge and best practices as widely as possible,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Women
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- 2012
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2014, para. 2
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- Reaffirming that the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, together with the Optional Protocols thereto, constitute an important contribution to the legal framework for the protection and promotion of the human rights of women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Girls
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- 2014
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Child, early and forced marriage 2016, para. 10
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- Recognizing that child, early and forced marriage is a harmful practice that violates, abuses or impairs human rights and is linked to and perpetuates other harmful practices and human rights violations and that such violations have a disproportionately negative impact on women and girls, and underscoring the human rights obligations and commitments of States to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls and to prevent and eliminate the practice of child, early and forced marriage,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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The girl child 2015, para. 12
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- Noting with disappointment that the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of resolution 68/146 did not contain any information on the implementation of the priority theme of that resolution, namely, the situation of child-headed households,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2015
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Elimination of violence against women 2008, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the obligation of all States to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and reaffirming also that discrimination on the basis of sex is contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other international human rights instruments, and that its elimination is an integral part of efforts towards the elimination of violence against women and girls,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2008
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Trafficking in women and girls 2016, para. 2
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- Recalling all international conventions that deal specifically with and address issues relevant to the problem of trafficking in women and girls, such as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, in particular the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Optional Protocol thereto, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, as well as relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and its functional commissions and the Human Rights Council on the issue,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Eliminating domestic violence 2015, para. 4
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- Recalling all relevant resolutions of the Human Rights Council, as well as those of the Commission on Human Rights, on the elimination of all forms of violence against women, and recalling also relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, including its resolution 69/147 of 18 December 2014 on the intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, and those of the Security Council, and relevant resolutions and agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2015
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Trafficking in women and girls 2016, para. 16
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- Bearing in mind the obligations of States to exercise due diligence to prevent trafficking in persons, to investigate and punish perpetrators of trafficking in persons and to protect and empower victims, and that not doing so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the victims,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, General Assembly resolution 217 A (III). the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, General Assembly resolution 34/180, annex. the International Covenants on Human Rights, General Assembly resolution 2200 A (XXI). the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, General Assembly resolution 39/46, annex. the Convention on the Rights of the Child, General Assembly resolution 44/25, annex. and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, General Assembly resolution 48/104, annex.
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1995
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 3
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- Recalling that the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action affirmed the human rights of women and girl children as an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1995
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person and in the equal rights of men and women, enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, as well as the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 1996
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 8
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- Recalling that the Commission on Human Rights, in its resolution 1994/45 of 4 March 1994, called for the elimination of trafficking in women,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1995
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 5
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- Acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also victimizes young boys,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1996
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 4
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- Recalling further, and concurring with the conclusions and recommendations of recent international conferences, including the World Conference on Human Rights, held in Vienna in 1993, the World Summit for Social Development, held in Copenhagen in 1994, the International Conference on Population and Development, held in Cairo in 1994, and the Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing in 1995, on the human rights of women and girl children, in particular with respect to the violation of those rights for the profit of recruiters, traffickers and crime syndicates, as well as other illegal activities related to trafficking, such as forced domestic labour, false marriages, child marriages, clandestine employment and false adoption,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 9
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- Realizing the urgent need for the adoption of effective measures at the national, regional and international levels to protect women and girl children from this nefarious traffic,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1996
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 10
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- Welcoming the holding of national, regional and international meetings on trafficking in order to propose measures to eradicate the traffic in women and girls,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1996
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 8
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- Acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also victimizes young boys,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1997
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2004, para. 4
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- Recalling General Assembly resolution 58/236 of 23 December 2003, entitled “Follow-up to the outcome of the twenty-sixth special session: implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS”,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2004
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2007, para. 3
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on this subject,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Health
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2010, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS, the HIV and AIDS-related goals contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals, in particular the resolve of Member States to have halted, by 2015, and begun to reverse, the spread of HIV, as well as the commitments on HIV and AIDS made at the 2005 World Summit,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2016, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of its reviews, the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women, the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the key actions for its further implementation and the outcomes of its reviews, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women; the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS, Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 on women and peace and security and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular the resolve of Member States to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2016
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 20
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- Emphasizing that the full implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons will contribute to address all factors and root factors that foster demand and make adolescents and youth, especially young women and girls, vulnerable to trafficking, as well as the protection and rehabilitation of victims and will, inter alia, promote, as appropriate, increased ratification and full implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children,
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- Commission on Population and Development
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2012
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Rights of the child 2001, para. 4
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- Reaffirming also the fundamental principle set forth in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted in June 1993 by the World Conference on Human Rights (A/CONF.157/23) and in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, adopted in September 1995 by the Fourth World Conference on Women (A/CONF.177/20, chap. I) that the human rights of women and girls are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, and underlining the need for further mainstreaming the rights of the child as well as a gender perspective in all policies and programmes relating to children,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2001
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Traffic in women and girls 1998, para. 1
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on the problem of the traffic in women and girls adopted by the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1998
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Traffic in women and girls 1999, para. 1
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on the problem of the traffic in women and girls adopted by the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1999
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Traffic in women and girls 1999, para. 9
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- Recognizing that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in women and girls demand strong political commitment by and the active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1999
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Realizing the equal enjoyment of the right to education by every girl 2017, para. 7
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- Noting with appreciation the work carried out by all relevant organs, bodies and mechanisms of the United Nations system within their respective mandates, in particular the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, the United Nations Population Fund and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as the efforts of organizations and civil society to promote girls' full and equal enjoyment of the right to education,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2017
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Trafficking in women and girls 2004, para. 2
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- Welcoming the entry into force of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on 29 September 2003 and of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on 25 December 2003 and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on 28 January 2004,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2004
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2009, para. 10
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- Stressing that States have the obligation to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, including women and girls, and must exercise due diligence to prevent and investigate acts of violence against women and girls and punish the perpetrators, to eliminate impunity and to provide protection to the victims, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
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Child, early and forced marriage 2013, para. 1
- Original document
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- Recalling its resolutions 66/140 of 19 December 2011 on the girl child and 67/144 of 20 December 2012 on the intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women, as well as Human Rights Council resolution 24/23 of 27 September 2013, entitled “Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage: challenges, achievements, best practices and implementation gaps”, and all other previous resolutions relevant to child, early and forced marriage,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls 2014, para. 6
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- Reaffirming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome documents of its review conferences and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2014
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls 2014, para. 21
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- Recognizing that violence against women and girls is rooted in historical and structural inequality in power relations between men and women and that all forms of violence against women seriously violate and impair or nullify the enjoyment by women and girls of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and constitute a major impediment to women's full, equal and effective participation in society, the economy and political decision-making,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2014
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Remedies for women who have been subjected to violence 2012, para. 8
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- Noting that remedies for women and girls who have been subjected to violence may include a range of judicial and non-judicial measures that can result in reparations, such as restitution, compensation, rehabilitation and guarantees of non-repetition, and measures of satisfaction, such as public apologies, commemorations and judicial decisions restoring dignity and reputation,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2012
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Preventing and responding to violence against women and girls, including indigenous women and girls 2016, para. 19
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- Recognizing that violence against women and girls is rooted in historical and structural inequality in power relations between women and men, and that all forms of violence against women and girls constitute a major impediment to their full, equal and effective participation in society, the economy and political decision-making,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 10
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- Having taken note of the initiative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to designate the week from 6 to 12 October 2008 as Dignity and Justice for Detainees Week, which placed particular emphasis on the human rights of women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 6
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- Welcoming also the resolutions on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, adopted by the Human Rights Council, in particular resolution 11/3 of 17 June 2009 on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and resolution 14/2 of 17 June 2010 entitled “Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combating trafficking in persons”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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The girl child 2009, para. 9
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- Looking forward to the fifteen-year review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and the review of the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, emphasizing the sharing of experiences and good practices, with a view to overcoming remaining obstacles and new challenges, including those related to the Millennium Development Goals, which will take place during the fifty-fourth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, in 2010,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
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The girl child 2009, para. 14
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- Recognizing further that progress has been made in the passage of national legislation that affirms the equality of girls and boys and that corresponding measures have not been taken to effectively implement such legislation, and recognizing the continuing existence of discrimination against women and girls throughout the world and that addressing this situation will require additional efforts to strengthen policy implementation, including through international cooperation,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate violence against women 2012, para. 14
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- Recognizing that violence against women and girls is rooted in historical and structural inequality in power relations between men and women and that all forms of violence against women seriously violate and impair or nullify the enjoyment by women and girls of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and constitute a major impediment to the ability of women to make use of their capabilities,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Paragraph type
- PP
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Traffic in women and girls 2000, para. 13
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, in particular women and children, demand strong political commitment by and the active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 1
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- Reaffirming the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Covenants on Human Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1996
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 4
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- Reaffirming the provisions of the outcome of the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women and the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Cairo from 29 April to 8 May 1995, pertaining to the traffic in women and children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1997
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The girl child 1998, para. 4
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- Deeply concerned also that girls, in particular adolescent girls, continue to be silent and invisible victims of violence, abuse and exploitation and that some legal systems do not address adequately the vulnerability of girls in the administration of justice, including the need for better protection of child victims and witnesses,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1998
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its resolution 54/133 of 17 December 1999 and its other relevant resolutions and decisions, and bearing in mind those of the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights and the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2001
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly in November 2000 of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto, in particular the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children and the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2004, para. 13
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- Recognizing further that policies and programmes for prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration should be developed through a child- and gender-sensitive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach involving all actors in countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2004
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The girl child 2005, para. 8
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- Recognizing the efforts of the international community to strengthen the standards for combating sexual abuse and exploitation, and in this regard taking note of the Secretary-General's bulletin on special measures for protection from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse and other policies and codes of conduct developed by the United Nations system to prevent and address such incidents,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2005
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 17
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- Recognizing the importance of bilateral, subregional, regional and international cooperation mechanisms and initiatives, including information exchanges on best practices, of Governments and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to address the problem of trafficking in persons, especially women and children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2006
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 18
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- Recognizing also that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, especially women and children, demand the strong political commitment, shared responsibility and active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2006
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2009, para. 9
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- Deeply concerned about the pervasiveness of violence against women and girls in all its different forms and manifestations worldwide, and reiterating the need to intensify efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls throughout the world,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 3
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- Reaffirming the provisions pertaining to trafficking in women and girls contained in the outcome documents of relevant international conferences and summits, in particular the strategic objective on the issue of trafficking contained in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 10
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- Deeply concerned about the pervasiveness of violence against women and girls in all its different forms and manifestations worldwide, and reiterating the need to intensify efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls throughout the world,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2010
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The girl child 2011, para. 5
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- Reaffirming also the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly on children, entitled “A world fit for children”, the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted at the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS, entitled “Global Crisis — Global Action”, and the Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS of 2006,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2011
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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 18
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- Recognizing also that, despite the progress made, challenges to preventing and combating trafficking in women and girls remain and that further efforts should be made to adopt adequate legislation and programmes to implement it and to continue improving the collection of reliable sex- and age-disaggregated data and statistics that would allow proper analysis of the nature, extent and risk factors of trafficking in women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2012
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The girl child 2013, para. 12
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- Recognizing also that urgent national and international action is required to eliminate poverty, in particular extreme poverty, and noting that the ongoing effects of the global financial and economic crisis, volatile energy and food prices and continuing food insecurity as a result of various factors are felt directly by households, especially those headed by girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Year
- 2013
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2000, para. 6
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- Noting also relevant paragraphs in recent reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the independence of judges and lawyers, and of the Special Rapporteur of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
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Traffic in women and girls 1996, para. 2
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- Recalling the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others, and taking note of the comments contained in the report of the Secretary-General,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1996
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Traffic in women and girls 1998, para. 12
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- Emphasizing the need for more sustained and coordinated national, subregional, regional, interregional and international action to combat trafficking in women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1998
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The girl child 2001, para. 1
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- Recalling its resolution 55/78 of 4 December 2000 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2001
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The girl child 2001, para. 7
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- Reaffirming the equal rights of women and men as enshrined, inter alia, in the Preamble to the Charter of the United Nations, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2001
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The girl child 2001, para. 2
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- Recalling also all relevant United Nations conferences and the Declaration and Agenda for Action adopted by the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held at Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996, as well as the outcome documents of the recent five-year reviews of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2001
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The girl child 2002, para. 1
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- Recalling its resolution 56/139 of 19 December 2001 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2002
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Trafficking in women and girls 2002, para. 9
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- Recognizing the need to address the impact of globalization on the problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2002
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The girl child 2003, para. 6
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- Reaffirming the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth special session,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2003
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The girl child 2003, para. 3
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- Welcoming the entry into force of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2003
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Trafficking in women and girls 2004, para. 1
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on the problem of trafficking in women and girls adopted by the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, including their reaffirmation of the principles set forth in relevant human rights instruments and declarations, as well as the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2004
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 2
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- Reaffirming also the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, as well as the goals and commitments contained in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, and the outcome document of the special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2004
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 5
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- Recalling also the report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime entitled “Trafficking in Persons: Global Patterns”, and the attention paid in it to the situation of trafficked women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 6
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- Acknowledging the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which entered into force on 1 July 2002,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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Trafficking in women and girls 2006, para. 9
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- Recognizing also the need to address the impact of globalization on the particular problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Violence
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- 2006
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The girl child 2007, para. 20
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- Welcoming the holding of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children on 11 and 12 December 2007,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2007
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Violence against women migrant workers 2007, para. 3
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- Noting with appreciation the various activities initiated by entities of the United Nations system, such as the Regional Programme on Empowering Women Migrant Workers in Asia of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the high-level panel discussion on the gender dimensions of international migration held by the Commission on the Status of Women at its fiftieth session, and the discussions held by the Commission at its fifty-first session, during which it took note, inter alia, of the particular situation of girl migrants, and noting the contribution of the International Labour Organization through the development of a Multilateral Framework on Labour Migration, as well as other activities through which the plight of women migrant workers continues to be assessed and alleviated,
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- Persons on the move
- Women
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- 2007
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Trafficking in women and girls 2008, para. 12
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- Recognizing also the need to address the impact of globalization on the particular problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Movement
- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2008
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 7
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- Noting with appreciation the steps taken, including the reports of human rights treaty bodies and the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, the Special Rapporteur of the Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Special Rapporteur of the Council on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and the Special Rapporteur of the Council on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, and United Nations agencies and other concerned intergovernmental and governmental organizations, within their existing mandates, as well as civil society, to address the serious crime of trafficking in persons, and encourages them to continue doing so and to share their knowledge and best practices as widely as possible,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- 2010
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The girl child 2011, para. 8
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- Recalling the outcomes of the recent high-level meetings of the General Assembly relevant to the girl child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2011
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2012, para. 3
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- Reaffirming also the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development and their 5-year, 10-year and 15-year reviews, as well as the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the commitments relevant to women and girls made at the 2005 World Summit and reiterated in Assembly resolution 65/1 of 22 September 2010, entitled “Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Harmful Practices
- Health
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2012
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Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2012, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development and their reviews, and the international commitments in the field of social development and to gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls made at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and the 2005 World Summit, as well as those made in the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, entitled “Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
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- 2012
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The girl child 2013, para. 1
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- Reaffirming its resolution 66/140 of 19 December 2011 and all relevant resolutions on the girl child, and recalling the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2013
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The girl child 2013, para. 3
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- Reaffirming the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, as well as the commitments relevant to the girl child made in the outcome documents of the 2005 World Summit and the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, entitled “Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals”, and welcoming the outcome document of the special event to follow up efforts made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals held in 2013,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2013
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The girl child 2013, para. 4
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- Recalling its resolution 66/170 of 19 December 2011 on the International Day of the Girl Child and its role in raising awareness of the situation of girls around the world,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2013
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls 2013, para. 14
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- Taking note with appreciation also of the various initiatives taken at the regional level to prevent and address violence against women, including, for example, the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women, the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Convention on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in Women and Children for Prostitution, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Region, the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings,
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- Girls
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- 2013
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Trafficking in women and girls 2014, para. 35
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- Convinced of the need to protect and assist all victims of trafficking, with full respect for the human rights and dignity of the victims,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2014
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls 2014, para. 16
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- Emphasizing that States should continue to adopt and implement legislation and policies in accordance with their obligations under international law, and in particular in accordance with international human rights obligations and with their commitments, which address the issue of violence against women in a comprehensive manner, not only by criminalizing violence against women and girls and providing for punishment of the perpetrators, but also by including protection and preventive measures and access to just and effective remedies, including compensation and indemnification, for victims and survivors of violence against women and girls, with provisions for adequate funding for their implementation, while exercising due diligence in addressing violence against women, including in their role as contributors to peace operations led by the United Nations or regional organizations,
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2014
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls 2014, para. 27
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- Expressing its appreciation for the efforts and the high number of activities undertaken by States to eliminate all forms of violence against women, which have resulted in the strengthening of legislation and the criminal justice system, including the adoption of national action plans, strategies and coordination mechanisms, the implementation of preventive and protective measures, as well as awareness-raising and capacity-building, for example through training for public officials and professionals, including the judiciary, the police and the military, and for educational and criminal justice professionals, the provision of support and services for women facing or subjected to violence and the improvement of data collection and analysis,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
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- Girls
- Women
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- 2014
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The girl child 2015, para. 11
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- Deeply concerned about the lack of recent information and statistics on the status of child-headed households and the need for such information to inform appropriate policy responses by Member States and the United Nations system,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2015
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The girl child 2015, para. 4
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- Reaffirming all relevant outcomes of major United Nations summits and conferences relevant to the girl child, including the outcome document of the twenty-seventh special session of the General Assembly on children, entitled “A world fit for children”, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development, the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted at the twenty-sixth special session of the General Assembly on HIV/AIDS, entitled “Global Crisis — Global Action”, and the Political Declarations on HIV/AIDS adopted by the high-level meetings of the General Assembly held in 2006 and 2011, and reiterating that their full and effective implementation is essential to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals,
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2015
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Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence 2016, para. 26
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- Emphasizing that States should continue to adopt and implement legislation and policies in accordance with their obligations under international law, and in particular in accordance with relevant international human rights obligations and with their commitments, which address the issue of violence against women and girls in a comprehensive manner, not only by criminalizing violence against women and girls, providing for the prosecution of perpetrators and holding them accountable, but also by including protection and preventive measures and access to just and effective remedies for victims and survivors, with provisions for adequate funding for their implementation,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2015, para. 3
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- Taking note of the provisions pertaining to women and girls in rural areas contained in the outcome documents of relevant international conferences and summits, in particular the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” and the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples, and recalling other instruments, as appropriate, such as the United Nations Declaration on the Right to Development,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2015
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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2015, para. 8
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- Recognizing the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security and the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems, endorsed by the Committee on World Food Security, which embrace gender equality as one of the main guiding principles of implementation in order to help address the ongoing disparities with regard to access to and control of land and other natural resources,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2015
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Trafficking in women and girls 2016, para. 8
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- Recognizing the importance of a revitalized global partnership to ensure the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, including the implementation of the goals and targets related to ending violence against women and girls and human trafficking, and in this regard taking note with appreciation of Alliance 8.7 and of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 2016
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Trafficking in women and girls 2016, para. 9
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- Welcoming the adoption of the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, entitled the "New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants", in which it recognized that refugees and migrants in large movements are at greater risk of being trafficked and of being subjected to forced labour,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Mainstreaming the human rights of women 1994, para. 2
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- Welcoming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights, which emphasized that the human rights of women and the girl child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights and stressed that these rights should be integrated into the mainstream of United Nations system-wide activities, and noting that, according to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, steps should be taken to increase cooperation and promote further integration of objectives and goals between the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Human Rights, the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations bodies,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1994
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 4
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- Welcoming the recognition by the World Summit for Social Development of the danger to society of the trafficking in women and children,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1995
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 7
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- Noting the increasing number of women and girl children from developing countries and from some countries with economies in transition who are being victimized by traffickers, and acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also victimizes young boys,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1995
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Mainstreaming the human rights of women 1995, para. 2
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- Welcoming the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, Report of the World Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, 14-25 June 1993 (A/CONF.157/24) (Part I)), chap. III. adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights, which emphasized that the human rights of women and the girl child are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights and stressed that these rights should be integrated into the mainstream of United Nations system-wide activities, and noting that, according to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, steps should be taken to increase cooperation and promote further integration of objectives and goals between the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Human Rights, the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, the United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations bodies,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1995
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2003, para. 3
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- Welcoming General Assembly resolution 57/299 of 20 December 2002, entitled “Follow-up to the outcome of the twenty-sixth special session: implementation of the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS”,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2003
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2003, para. 4
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- Recalling the agreed conclusions adopted at its forty-fifth session, entitled “Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)”,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2003
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Forced marriage of the girl child 2007, para. 13
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- Concerned that forced marriage can involve threatening behaviour, abduction, imprisonment, physical, psychological and sexual violence, rape, and even murder,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2007
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Ending female genital mutilation 2007, para. 3
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- Reaffirming also the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcomes of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development and their five and ten-year reviews, as well as the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the commitments relevant to the girl child made at the 2005 World Summit,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
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Traffic in women and girls 1997, para. 2
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- Recalling the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights in June 1993 (A/CONF.157/23), which affirmed the human rights of women and the girl child as an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1997
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Traffic in women and girls 2000, para. 6
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- Also welcoming bilateral and regional cooperation mechanisms and initiatives to address the problem of trafficking in women and girls,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
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Traffic in women and girls 2001, para. 7
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- Recognizing the importance of bilateral, subregional and regional cooperation mechanisms and initiatives to address the problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls, and taking note of the recently established Task Force on Trafficking in Human Beings of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, as well as the draft convention for preventing and combating trafficking in women and children for purposes of prostitution of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the Action Plan for the Asia-Pacific region of the Asian Regional Initiative against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2001
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Traffic in women and girls 2001, para. 11
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- Recognizing the need to address the impact of globalization on the problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2001
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Traffic in women and girls 2000, para. 1
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- Recalling all previous resolutions on the problem of the traffic in women and girls adopted by the General Assembly and the Commission on Human Rights, as well as the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others,
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- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2000, para. 2
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- Bearing in mind the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, as well as the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women, and recalling the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century",
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1999, para. 5
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- Recalling the provisions of the outcome of the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, the International Conference on Population and Development, the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Cairo from 29 April to 8 May 1995, and the Fourth World Conference on Women pertaining to traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 1999
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The girl child 2005, para. 3
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- Recalling all human rights and other instruments relevant to the rights of the child, in particular the girl child, including the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2005
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls 2013, para. 8
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- Stressing that States have the obligation to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, including women and girls, and must exercise due diligence to prevent and investigate acts of violence against women and girls and punish the perpetrators, eliminate impunity and provide protection to the victims, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment by victims of their human rights and fundamental freedoms,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls 2013, para. 3
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- Aware that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the principle of the inadmissibility of discrimination and proclaims that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights and that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the Declaration, especially to the right to life, liberty and security of person, without distinction of any kind, including distinction based on sex,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
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Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence 2016, para. 5
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- Reaffirming also the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and the outcomes of their review conferences, and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Rights of the child: Omnibus resolution 2008, para. 3
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- Welcoming the reports of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (A/62/182), on the follow-up to the special session of the General Assembly on children (A/62/259) of 15 August 2007 and on the girl child (A/62/297) of 24 August 2007, as well as the Declaration of the commemorative high-level plenary meeting devoted to the follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children, held on 11 and 12 December 2007 (General Assembly resolution 62/88),
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- 2008
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Rights of the child: The fight against sexual violence against children 2010, para. 12
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- Recalling the World Congress III Against Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents and the Rio de Janeiro Declaration and Call for Action to Prevent and Stop Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents, and the agreed conclusions on the elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child adopted by the Commission on the Status of Women at its fifty-first session,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
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- Girls
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- 2010
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Ensuring due diligence in prevention 2010, para. 3
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- Underscoring the fact that the duty of States to exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women and girls includes using all appropriate means of a legal, political, administrative and social nature that promote the protection of human rights and ensuring that acts of violence are considered and treated as illegal acts for which adequate, effective, prompt and appropriate punishment and remedies are available,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
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- 2010
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Preventing and responding to rape and other forms of sexual violence 2013, para. 9
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- Stressing the importance of law enforcement pursuing adequate investigations and prosecutions for rape and other forms of sexual violence perpetrated on any ground against women and girls, and recognizing that a lack of accountability unacceptably reinforces social normalization of and tolerance for these crimes,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2013
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The girl child 2013, para. 31
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- Stressing the need for the international community, the relevant United Nations entities, the specialized agencies, civil society and international financial institutions to continue to actively support, through the allocation of enhanced financial resources and technical assistance, targeted comprehensive programmes that address the needs and priorities of child-headed households and women and girls at risk of or subjected to child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2013
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Eliminating demand for trafficked women and girls for all forms of exploitation 2005, para. 11
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- Welcoming the appointment of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and her intention to devote special attention in her annual report to thematic issues, including the root causes of trafficking and discouragement of the demand that fosters trafficking for the purposes of all forms of exploitation,
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- Commission on the Status of Women
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
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- Women
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- 2005
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Traffic in women and girls 2000, para. 8
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- Seriously concerned at the increasing number of women and girl children, in particular from developing countries and from some countries with economies in transition, who are being trafficked to developed countries, as well as within and between regions and States, and acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also includes the victimizing of boys,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Boys
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- 2000
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Traffic in women and girls 1995, para. 8
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- Acknowledging the work done by intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations in compiling information on the scale and complexity of the problem of trafficking, in providing shelters for trafficked women and children and in effecting their voluntary repatriation to their countries of origin,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Children
- Girls
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- 1995
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1997, para. 1c
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- [Recalling:] The reports of the United Nations Regional Seminars on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children, which were held in Burkina Faso in 1991 and Sri Lanka in 1994, and the Plan of Action for the Elimination of Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
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- 1997
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1997, para. 1k
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- [Recalling:] The Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Cairo from 29 April to 8 May 1995, in particular its resolution 8 of 7 May 1995 on the elimination of violence against women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
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- 1997
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Crime prevention and criminal justice measures to eliminate violence against women 1997, para. 4
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- Recalling the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women and, in particular, the determination of Governments to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 1997
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 2
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- Taking note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights on traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child and of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Children
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- 2001
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 6
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- Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women and the twenty-first, twenty-third and twenty-sixth special sessions of the General Assembly,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2001
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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 12
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- Stressing that the elimination of such practices requires greater efforts and commitment from Governments, the international community and civil society, including non-governmental and community-based organizations, and that fundamental changes in societal attitudes are required,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
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- Girls
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- 2001
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Trafficking in women and girls 2004, para. 7
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- Bearing in mind that all States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish perpetrators of trafficking in persons and to provide protection to the victims and that not doing so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Girls
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- 2004
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2006, para. 11
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- Deeply concerned about the pervasiveness of violence against women and girls in all its forms and manifestations worldwide, and reiterating the need to intensify efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls throughout the world,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2006
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Trafficking in women and girls 2008, para. 2
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- Reaffirming the provisions pertaining to trafficking in women and girls contained in the outcome documents of relevant international conferences and summits, in particular the strategic objective on the issue of trafficking contained in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Girls
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- 2008
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Trafficking in women and girls 2008, para. 21
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- Recognizing that policies and programmes for prevention, rehabilitation, repatriation and reintegration should be developed through a gender- and age-sensitive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, with concern for the security of the victims and respect for the full enjoyment of their human rights and with the involvement of all actors in countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Girls
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- 2008
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 23
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- Reaffirming also that global efforts, including international cooperation and technical assistance programmes, to eradicate trafficking in persons, especially women and children, demand the strong political commitment, shared responsibility and active cooperation of all Governments of countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Children
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- 2010
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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 24
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- Recognizing that policies and programmes for prevention, rehabilitation, repatriation and reintegration should be developed through a gender- and age-sensitive, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach, with concern for the security of the victims and respect for the full enjoyment of their human rights and with the involvement of all actors in countries of origin, transit and destination,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
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- 2010
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The girl child 2011, para. 9
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- Recalling also 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,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Gender
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- Girls
- Women
- Youth
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- 2011
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The girl child 2011, para. 3
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- Recalling all human rights and other instruments relevant to the rights of the child, in particular the girl child, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Optional Protocols thereto and the Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Children
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- 2011
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The girl child 2011, para. 4
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- Reaffirming the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, as well as the commitments relevant to the girl child made at the 2005 World Summit, and welcoming the outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, entitled “Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals”,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Children
- Girls
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- 2011
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The girl child 2011, para. 7
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- Welcoming the adoption by the Commission on the Status of Women of the declaration on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, and reiterating that full and effective implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, in particular the strategic objectives relating to the girl child, is essential to achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
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- Year
- 2011
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