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Women and the environment 1997, para. 26
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- Education and training of young people on the human rights of women should be ensured, and traditional and customary practices that are harmful to and discriminate against women should be eliminated.
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1997
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2015, para. 17
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- Further recognizes that the international community faces increasing challenges posed by climate change and the loss of biodiversity, which have increased vulnerabilities and inequalities with direct and indirect implications for the well-being of youth, and which could make youth, particularly in developing countries and small island developing States, vulnerable to their adverse impacts, including through suffering disproportionately in labour markets in times of crisis created by climate change, and calls for the enhanced cooperation of and concerted action by Member States with youth in order to address those challenges, taking into account the positive role that the education of youth can play in that respect;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 2015, para. 19d
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- [Drawing from the principles contained in the Yokohama Strategy for a Safer World: Guidelines for Natural Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Mitigation and its Plan of Action and the Hyogo Framework for Action, the implementation of the present Framework will be guided by the following principles, while taking into account national circumstances, and consistent with domestic laws as well as international obligations and commitments:] Disaster risk reduction requires an all-of-society engagement and partnership. It also requires empowerment and inclusive, accessible and non discriminatory participation, paying special attention to people disproportionately affected by disasters, especially the poorest. A gender, age, disability and cultural perspective should be integrated in all policies and practices, and women and youth leadership should be promoted. In this context, special attention should be paid to the improvement of organized voluntary work of citizens;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2015
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Women in development 2013, para. 8
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- Expresses deep concern about the ongoing adverse impacts, particularly on development, of the world financial and economic crisis, recognizing evidence of an uneven and fragile recovery, and cognizant that the global economy, notwithstanding significant efforts that helped contain tail risks, improve financial market conditions and sustain recovery, still remains in a challenging phase, with downside risks, inter alia, for women and girls, including high volatility in global markets, high unemployment, particularly among youth, indebtedness in some countries and widespread fiscal strains that pose challenges for global economic recovery and reflect the need for additional progress towards sustaining and rebalancing global demand, and stresses the need for continuing efforts to address systemic fragilities and imbalances and to reform and strengthen the international financial system while implementing the reforms agreed to date, and to address the challenges posed by climate change for women and girls, and in respect of maintaining adequate levels of funding for the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2011, para. 8
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- Recognizing also that the international community has been challenged by multiple and interrelated crises, including the ongoing impact of the financial and economic crisis, volatile energy and food prices and ongoing concerns over food security, as well as the increasing challenges posed by climate change and the loss of biodiversity, all of which have increased vulnerabilities and inequalities and have adversely affected development gains, in particular in developing countries, and calling for enhanced cooperation and concerted action to address those challenges, taking into account the positive role that education can play in that respect,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2011
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 154
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- We recognize that opportunities for decent work for all and job creation can be generated through, inter alia, public and private investments in scientific and technological innovation, public works in restoring, regenerating and conserving natural resources and ecosystems, and social and community services. We are encouraged by government initiatives to create jobs for poor people in restoring and managing natural resources and ecosystems, and we encourage the private sector to contribute to decent work for all and job creation for both women and men, and particularly for young people, including through partnerships with small and medium-sized enterprises and cooperatives. In this regard, we acknowledge the importance of efforts to promote the exchange of information and knowledge on decent work for all and job creation, including green jobs initiatives and related skills, and to facilitate the integration of relevant data into national economic and employment policies.
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 135
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- We commit to promote an integrated approach to planning and building sustainable cities and urban settlements, including by supporting local authorities, increasing public awareness and enhancing participation of urban residents, including the poor, in decision-making. We also commit to promote sustainable development policies that support inclusive housing and social services; a safe and healthy living environment for all, particularly children, youth, women and the elderly and disabled; affordable and sustainable transport and energy; the promotion, protection and restoration of safe and green urban spaces; safe and clean drinking water and sanitation; healthy air quality; the generation of decent jobs; and improved urban planning and slum upgrading. We further support the sustainable management of waste through the application of the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle). We underline the importance of considering disaster risk reduction, resilience and climate risks in urban planning. We recognize the efforts of cities to balance development with rural regions.
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Declaration / Confererence outcome document
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2009, para. 5(c)
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- [Emphasizes that the deterioration of the natural environment, including the impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity, is one of the principal concerns of young people worldwide and has direct implications for the well-being and empowerment of youth both now and in the future, and therefore urges Member States:] To ensure the involvement of young people in the renewable and sustainable energy sectors, through access to adequate education and training, the promotion of youth employment and entrepreneurship opportunities and cooperation initiatives in these sectors;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2009
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2009, para. 5(b)
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- [Emphasizes that the deterioration of the natural environment, including the impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity, is one of the principal concerns of young people worldwide and has direct implications for the well-being and empowerment of youth both now and in the future, and therefore urges Member States:] To strengthen the participation of young people, as important actors in the protection, preservation and improvement of the environment at the local, national and international levels, as envisioned in Agenda 21;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2009
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2009, para. 5(a)
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- [Emphasizes that the deterioration of the natural environment, including the impacts of climate change and loss of biodiversity, is one of the principal concerns of young people worldwide and has direct implications for the well-being and empowerment of youth both now and in the future, and therefore urges Member States:] To promote environmental awareness and protection among youth, inter alia, by supporting programmes for non-formal education implemented by youth-led organizations, in accordance with the goals of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2009
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 3e
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- 3. The education of young people shall be directed to: e) The development of respect for the environment and natural resources;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. o
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- Every young person shall have responsibilities towards his family and society, the State, and the international community. Youth shall have the duty to: o) Protect the environment and conserve nature.
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 5b
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- 5. Youth are determined to transform the continent in the fields of science and technology. Therefore they are committed to: b) Conducting research towards science and technology.
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. e
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- RECALLING the historic injustices imposed on Africa such as slavery, colonization, depletion of natural resources and taking into account the firm will of African peoples for self-determination and the economic integration of Africa;
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1
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- 1. States Parties shall ensure the use of sustainable methods to improve the lives of young people such that measures instituted do not jeopardise opportunities for future generations.
- Body
- African Union
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
- Date modified
- Mar 10, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth (2016), para. 27
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 17. Further recognizes that the international community faces increasing challenges posed by climate change and the loss of biodiversity, which have increased vulnerabilities and inequalities with direct and indirect implications for the well-being of youth, and which could make youth, particularly in developing countries and small island developing States, vulnerable to their adverse impacts, including through suffering disproportionately in labour markets in times of crisis created by climate change, and calls for the enhanced cooperation of and concerted action by Member States with youth in order to address those challenges, taking into account the positive role that the education of youth can play in that respect;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2017), para. 22
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 7. Encourages all stakeholders to support, as appropriate, the participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in sustainable tourism, including women and young people in all tourism operations, including ecotourism activities, in the light of their expertise and knowledge;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (2019), para. 38
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 14. Encourages Governments, with the support of relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, to accelerate the transition towards sustainable economies, according to national policies and plans, through mitigation and adaptation strategies that improve energy efficiency and create more and better employment opportunities for all, including young people, in wage and self-employment;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth (2010), para. 17
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- (b) To strengthen the participation of young people, as important actors in the protection, preservation and improvement of the environment at the local, national and international levels, as envisioned in Agenda 21; 4F 5
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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United action with renewed determination towards the total elimination of nuclear weapons (2018), para. 53
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- 25. Encourages every effort to raise awareness of the realities of the use of nuclear weapons, including through, among others, visits by leaders, youth and others to and interactions with communities and people, including the hibakusha (those who have suffered the use of nuclear weapons) that pass on their experiences to the future generations;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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The Social Forum (2011), para. 20
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 10. Decides that the Social Forum will remain open to the participation of representatives of States Members of the United Nations and all other interested stakeholders, such as intergovernmental organizations, different components of the United Nations system, especially mandate holders of thematic procedures and mechanisms of the human rights machinery, regional economic commissions and specialized agencies and organizations, as well as representatives designated by human rights national institutions and non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, and shall also be open to other non-governmental organizations whose aims and purposes are in conformity with the spirit, purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, in particular newly emerging actors such as small groups and rural and urban associations from the North and the South, anti-poverty groups, peasants’ and farmers’ organizations and their national and international associations, voluntary organizations, environmental organizations and activists, youth associations, community organizations, trade unions and associations of workers, as well as representatives of the private sector, on the basis of arrangements including Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31 of 25 July 1996 and practices observed by the Commission on Human Rights, through an open and transparent accreditation procedure, in accordance with the rules of procedure of the Human Rights Council, while ensuring the most effective contribution of these entities;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Human rights and indigenous peoples (2019), para. 21
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 5. Urges States and other potential donors to contribute to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples, and encourages the expansion of its mandate in order to support the participation of indigenous peoples, including indigenous women, youth and persons with disabilities, in United Nations business and human rights and climate change processes;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America (2018), para. 32
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- 18. Calls upon Member States and the tourism sector to take effective measures, in the context of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism initiatives, to help to promote the equal participation of women and the balanced participation of __________________ youth, older persons, persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples, at all levels and in decision-making processes in all areas, and to promote effective economic empowerment, mainly through decent job and income creation;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2019), para. 27
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 8. Encourages all stakeholders to support, as appropriate, the participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in sustainable tourism, including women and young people in all tourism operations, including ecotourism activities, in the light of their expertise and knowledge;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2017), para. 12
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, is a cross-cutting activity that can contribute to the three dimensions of sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including by fostering economic growth, alleviating poverty, creating full and productive employment and decent work for all, accelerating the change to more sustainable consumption and production patterns and promoting the sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources, promoting local culture, improving the quality of life and the economic empowerment of women and young people and promoting rural development and better living conditions for rural populations,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Political Declaration of the High-level Midterm Review on the Implementation of the Vienna Programme of Action for Landlocked Developing Countries for the Decade 2014–2024 (2019), para. 07
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- 4. We are committed in our endeavour to help to turn landlocked developing countries into land-linked countries; for this we must come together in durable, transparent, accountable and effective partnerships between landlocked developing countries and transit countries and their development partners, as well as with a range of stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, academia and youth. We further reaffirm that gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls will make a crucial contribution to the achievement of the Vienna Programme of Action.
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2019), para. 13
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, is a cross-cutting activity that can contribute to the three dimensions of sustainable development and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, including by fostering economic growth, alleviating poverty, creating full and productive employment and decent work for all, accelerating the change to more sustainable consumption and production patterns and promoting the sustainable use of oceans, seas and marine resources, promoting local culture, improving the quality of life and the economic empowerment of women and young people and promoting rural development and better living conditions for rural populations,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Organization of la Francophonie (2015), para. 39
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- (e) To act for the achievement of sustainable, equitable and inclusive growth within the post-2015 development agenda and to take into account priorities with regard to women and youth, and, within the framework of the sustainable development goals, to commit to a multidimensional approach to sustainable human development and to mobilize for a universal, ambitious, just and equitable agreement, in accordance with the principles and provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; 4
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2017), para. 38
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 23. Encourages the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other organizations, within existing mandates and resources, the public and private sectors and other relevant stakeholders to develop awareness-raising materials that target local development, the empowerment of women and indigenous peoples and youth entrepreneurship and innovation, in order to ensure the sustainability of the tourism sector and its contribution to the country’s development objectives;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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Promotion of sustainable tourism, including ecotourism, for poverty eradication and environment protection (2019), para. 49
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 30. Encourages the United Nations, the specialized agencies and other organizations, within existing mandates and resources, the public and private sectors and other relevant stakeholders to develop awareness-raising materials that target local development, the empowerment of women, indigenous peoples, local communities, youth entrepreneurship and innovation, and the protection of traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions in order to ensure the sustainability of the tourism sector and its contribution to a country’s development objectives;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Youth
- Date modified
- Mar 5, 2020
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