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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls (2016), para. 28
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- 11. Urges Member States to ensure that victims and victims’ survivors are informed of their rights and can participate, as appropriate, in the criminal proceedings, taking into account their dignity, well-being and safety, and that victims are supported through appropriate services;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- Sep 22, 2021
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Organization of the High-level Meeting on Youth (2011), para. 18
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- 7. Invites the Holy See, in its capacity as observer State, and Palestine, in its capacity as observer, to participate in the preparatory activities and in the High- level Meeting;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Sep 22, 2021
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Realizing the Millennium Development Goals and other internationally agreed development goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond (2013), para. 13
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- 4. Encourages the mobilization of resources on a sustainable basis to mainstream disability in development at all levels, and in this regard underlines the need to promote and strengthen international cooperation, including South-South and triangular cooperation, in support of national efforts, including, as appropriate, through the establishment of national mechanisms, in particular in developing countries;
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (1994), para. 08
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- Stressing the need for the full engagement of the United Nations in the process of building Palestinian institutions and in providing broad assistance to the Palestinian people,
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- Sep 22, 2020
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International financial system and development (2004), para. 23
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- 14. Calls upon multilateral financial institutions, in providing policy advice and financial support to member countries, to work on the basis of nationally-owned reform and development strategies, to pay due regard to the special needs and implementing capacities of developing countries and countries with economies in transition and to minimize the negative impacts of the adjustment programmes on the vulnerable segments of society, while taking into account the importance of gender-sensitive employment and poverty eradication policies and strategies;
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Implementation of the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations related to assistance to third States affected by the application of sanctions (2004), para. 09
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- (e) The report of the Secretary-General 4 prepared pursuant to the statement by the President of the Security Council 5 regarding the question of special economic problems of States as a result of sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the Charter,
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context (2013), para. 19
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- 8. Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session containing the views of Member States on confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context;
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (2011), para. 11
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- Recalling the statement made by the Quartet on 21 September 2010 and its attachment to the implementation by the parties of their obligations under the Quartet road map to a permanent two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, 1 and noting specifically its call for a freeze on all settlement activities,
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations andthe African Union (2005), para. 24
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- Convinced that strengthening cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union and its organs will contribute to the advancement of the principles of the Constitutive Act of the African Union and to the development of Africa,
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (2000), para. 15
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- 3. Requests that, in future, the appropriate legislative mandates relating to the work of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs be included in the reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services, and also requests that the appropriate legislative mandates be included as well in other future published reports of the Office of Internal Oversight Services;
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- Sep 22, 2020
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United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems (2013), para. 118
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- (c) To provide representation in any court proceedings by a lawyer of choice, where appropriate, or by a competent lawyer assigned by the court or other legal aid authority at no cost when the person does not have sufficient means to pay and/or where the interests of justice so require;
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2009), para. 10
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- Recalling its resolution 62/270 of 20 June 2008 on the Global Forum on Migration and Development, as adopted, in which, inter alia, it recognized that exchanges of information and expertise, consultation and closer cooperation between the Global Forum and the United Nations could have a positive impact,
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2016), para. 004
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- Recalling its resolution 46/152 of 18 December 1991, in the annex to which Member States affirmed that the United Nations congresses on crime prevention and criminal justice should be held every five years and should provide a forum for, inter alia, the exchange of views between States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and individual experts representing various professions and disciplines, the exchange of experiences in research, law and policy development, and the identification of emerging trends and issues in crime prevention and criminal justice,
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Ethical imperatives for a nuclear-weapon-free world (2015), para. 08
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- Acknowledging further the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 8 in which Heads of State and Government resolved to strive for the elimination of weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapons, and to keep all options open for achieving that aim, including the possibility of convening an international conference to identify ways of eliminating nuclear dangers,
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- Sep 22, 2020
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The occupied Syrian Golan (2017), para. 16
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- 4. Calls upon Israel to desist from imposing Israeli citizenship and Israeli identity cards on the Syrian citizens in the occupied Syrian Golan, and from its repressive measures against the population of the occupied Syrian Golan;
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- Sep 22, 2020
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New Urban Agenda (2017), para. 207
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- 169. We will continue to strengthen mobilization efforts through partnerships, advocacy and awareness-raising activities relating to the implementation of the New Urban Agenda using existing initiatives such as World Habitat Day and World Cities Day, and will consider establishing new initiatives to mobilize and generate support from civil society, citizens and relevant stakeholders. We note the importance of continuing to engage in the follow-up to and review of the New Urban Agenda with subnational and local government associations represented at the World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments.
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- Sep 22, 2020
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2016), para. 397
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- 328. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its seventy-first session the item entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”.
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up to the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (2017), para. 09
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- Recalling also its resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Regional disarmament (2003), para. 11
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- 1. Stresses that sustained efforts are needed, within the framework of the Conference on Disarmament and under the umbrella of the United Nations, to make progress on the entire range of disarmament issues;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Situation of older women in society (2003), para. 01
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- The General Assembly,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace (2015), para. 21
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- Encouraging the continued and increasing efforts and activities on the part of civil society organizations throughout the world in advancing the culture of peace as envisaged in the Declaration and Programme of Action,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (1999), para. 10
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- Mindful of the fact that it is essential to provide the Observer Mission with the necessary financial resources to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities under the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security (2008), para. 23
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- (d) Possible measures that could be taken by the international community to strengthen information security at the global level;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2011), para. 09
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- 4. Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the human, technical and financial assistance necessary for the effective fulfilment of his/her mandate;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Programme of Action for the International Year of Microcredit, 2005 (2004), para. 11
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- 5. Invites Member States to consider establishing national coordinating committees or focal points with responsibility for promoting the activities related to the preparations for and observance of the Year;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Accountability framework, enterprise risk management and internal control framework, and results-based management framework (2009), para. 11
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- 3. Endorses the conclusions and recommendations contained in the report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 2 5H subject to the provisions of the present resolution;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Human resources development (2016), para. 19
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- 2. Calls upon Member States to place human resources development at the core of economic and social development and to develop short-, medium- and long- term strategies to effectively enhance their human resources capacities, as educated, skilled, healthy, capable, productive and flexible workforces are the foundation for achieving sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth and development;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Harmony with Nature (2017), para. 10
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- Noting that, in promoting a holistic approach to achieving sustainable development in harmony with nature, Earth system science plays a significant role,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2018), para. 11
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- Recalling further that deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects, such as schools and educational facilities, cultural heritage and places of worship, as well as on medical facilities, patients and personnel, may amount to war crimes,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction (2019), para. 04
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- Deeply concerned by the growing risk of linkages between terrorism and weapons of mass destruction, and in particular by the fact that terrorists may seek to acquire weapons of mass destruction,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (2019), para. 45
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- 25. Urges the Venezuelan authorities to cooperate fully with the fact-finding mission, to grant it immediate, full and unfettered access to and throughout the country, including to victims and places of detention, and to provide it with all the information necessary to fulfil its mandate;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (1999), para. 10
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- Noting with appreciation that voluntary contributions have been made to the Mission of Observers,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support (2019), para. 81
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- 56. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly on an annual basis a comprehensive and action-oriented report on the implementation of the present resolution, based on the provision of inputs from Governments, organizations of the United Nations system and other stakeholders in the New Partnership.
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (2011), para. 08
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- Acknowledging that desertification, land degradation and drought are challenges of a global dimension in that they affect all regions of the world,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Plans of action for the implementation of the Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century (2002), para. 059
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- (a) Provide substantive expertise and full secretariat services to the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption in the course of its work;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (2011), para. 42
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- 13. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session on the implementation of the present resolution.
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Implementation of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025) (2018), para. 12
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- 2. Notes the development of the work programme of the United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2025), 5 as a living document developed through an inclusive, continuous and collaborative process, including the intention of convening open and inclusive dialogues at midterm (2020/21) and at the end (2025) of the Decade, building upon and connecting initiatives of Governments and t heir many partners;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa (2003), para. 01
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- The General Assembly,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Pattern of conferences (1996), para. 32
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- Recognizing the right of Member States, through intergovernmental bodies, to request reports,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (1997), para. 19
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- 9. Decides also, as an ad hoc arrangement, to apportion the amount of 137,978,400 dollars gross (134,980,800 dollars net) for the period from 1 July 1996 to 30 June 1997 among Member States at a monthly rate of 22,996,400 dollars gross (22,496,800 dollars net) beginning 1 January 1997, in accordance with the composition of groups set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of General Assembly resolution 43/232 of 1 March 1989, as adjusted by the Assembly in its resolutions 44/192 B of 21 December 1989, 45/269 of 27 August 1991, 46/198 A of 20 December 1991, 47/218 A of 23 December 1992, 49/249 A of 20 July 1995, 49/249 B of 14 September 1995 and 50/224 of 11 April 1996 and its decisions 48/472 A of 23 December 1993 and 50/451 B of 23 December 1995, and taking into account the scale of assessments for the year 1997, as set out in its resolution 49/19 B of 23 December 1994 and its decision 50/471 A of 23 December 1995, subject to the decision of the Security Council to extend the mandate of the Verification Mission beyond 28 February 1997;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Establishment of the list of speakers and organization of the round tables for the Millennium Summit of the United Nations (2000), para. 08
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- Reiterating that a Millennium Summit would provide an opportunity to strengthen the role of the United Nations in meeting the challenges of the twenty-first century,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2018), para. 065
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- 9. Acknowledges the recent deposit of instruments of ratification and acceptance of the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage, 23 calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider becoming parties to that Convention, and notes in particular the rules annexed to that Convention, which address the relationship between salvage law and scientific principles of management, conservation and protection of underwater cultural heritage among Parties, their nationals and vessels flying their flag;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Preventing and combating illicit brokering activities (2018), para. 24
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- 5. Emphasizes the importance of international cooperation and assistance, capacity-building and information-sharing in preventing and combating illicit brokering activities, and encourages Member States to take such measures as appropriate and in a manner consistent with international law;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS (2011), para. 063
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- Prevention: expanding coverage, diversifying approaches and intensifying efforts to end new HIV infections
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2011), para. 18
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- 9. Urges States, as an important element in preventing and combating torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, to ensure that no authority or official orders, applies, permits or tolerates any sanction or other prejudice against any person or organization for having been in contact with any national or international monitoring or preventive body active in the prevention and combating of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up on strengthening the systems of control over chemical precursors and preventing their diversion and trafficking (2005), para. 12
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- Welcoming with satisfaction the results achieved so far under Operation Purple and Operation Topaz and the new initiative called Project Prism, which were launched by the International Narcotics Control Board, in cooperation with Member States, to enhance controls over chemicals used in the illicit manufacture of cocaine, heroin and amphetamine-type stimulants respectively,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Strengthening the role of mediation in the peaceful settlement of disputes, conflict prevention and resolution (2014), para. 36
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- 13. Encourages the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations to regularly hold dialogues on mediation upon mutually agreed agendas, exchange views, information and lessons learned and improve cooperation, coordination, coherence and complementarity in specific mediation contexts, in accordance with agreed mandates and as appropriate;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (2017), para. 12
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- Reaffirming that the Declaration on the Right to Development 6 also informs the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, along with other relevant instruments, and noting with appreciation the commemoration in 2016 of the thirtieth anniversary of its adoption,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (2018), para. 17
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- 10. Acknowledges the need to improve situational awareness, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to further strengthen the measures to ensure the safety and security of Mission personnel, in particular uniformed personnel, and the protection of civilians as mandated;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (2016), para. 45
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- (n) The enjoyment by everyone of ownership of the common heritage of mankind in connection to the public right of access to culture;
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Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (2014), para. 04
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- Recalling also its resolution 53/241 of 28 July 1999 on the financing of the Mission and its subsequent resolutions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 67/276 of 28 June 2013,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Seventieth anniversary of the end of the Second World War (2015), para. 01
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- The General Assembly,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education, 1995-2004, and public information activities in the field of human rights (2000), para. 14
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- Taking note with appreciation of the increased efforts undertaken so far by the Office of the High Commissioner to disseminate human rights information through its web site 9 and its publications and external relations programmes,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2006), para. 60
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- 43. Encourages closer collaboration between the Special Rapporteur and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in particular the Anti-Discrimination Unit;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Human resources management (1999), para. 118
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The right to food (2006), para. 37
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- 24. Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in his task, to supply all necessary information requested by him and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable him to fulfil his mandate more effectively;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Programme planning (2007), para. 05
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- 1. Re-emphasizes the role of the plenary and the Main Committees of the General Assembly in reviewing and taking action on the appropriate recommendations of the Committee for Programme and Coordination relevant to their work, in accordance with regulation 4.10 of the Regulations and Rules Governing Programme Planning, the Programme Aspects of the Budget, the Monitoring of Implementation and the Methods of Evaluation; 7 2. Requests the General Committee to take fully into account resolutions 56/253, 57/282, 59/275 and 60/257 in the allocation of agenda items to the Main Committees;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Review of the work and functioning of the Human Rights Council (2011), para. 071
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- 45. The Bureau shall establish a tentative yearly calendar for the thematic resolutions of the Human Rights Council in consultation with the main sponsors. The yearly calendar will be established on a voluntary basis and without prejudice to the right of States as provided for by paragraph 117 of the annex to Council resolution 5/1.
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Multilingualism (2007), para. 42
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- (b) Invites the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to report to the General Assembly at its sixty- third session on the impact of the activities carried out during the Year;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support (2014), para. 62
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- 46. Considers that innovative mechanisms of financing can make a positive contribution towards assisting developing countries in mobilizing additional resources for financing for development on a voluntary basis and that such financing should supplement and not be a substitute for traditional sources of financing, and, while highlighting the considerable progress on innovative sources of financing for development achieved to date, stresses the importance of scaling up present initiatives and developing new mechanisms, as appropriate;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (2002), para. 08
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- Convinced also that human rights education should involve more than the provision of information and should constitute a comprehensive, lifelong process by which people at all levels of development and in all societies learn respect for the dignity of others and the means and methods of ensuring that respect in all societies,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security (2000), para. 02
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- Recalling its resolutions 53/70 of 4 December 1998 and 54/49 of 1 December 1999,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Sustainable mountain development (2010), para. 14
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- 6. Notes with concern that there remain key challenges to achieving sustainable development, eradicating poverty in mountain regions and protecting mountain ecosystems, and that populations in mountain regions are frequently among the poorest in a given country;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Assistance in mine clearance (1993), para. 03
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- Dismayed by the high number of victims of mines, especially among civilian populations, and taking note in this context of resolution 1993/83 of the Commission on Human Rights of 10 March 1993, 1/ on the effects of armed conflicts on children’s lives,
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Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1996), para. 10
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- Noting with satisfaction that the Government of Saint Kitts and Nevis ratified the Treaty of Tlatelolco on 18 April 1995,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2010), para. 40
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- 3. Encourages continued serious regional and international efforts to follow up and promote the Arab Peace Initiative, including by the Ministerial Committee formed at the Riyadh summit in March 2007;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Questions relating to information (2007), para. 095
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- 59. Stresses that radio remains one of the most cost-effective and far- reaching traditional media available to the Department of Public Information and an important instrument in United Nations activities, including development and peacekeeping, with a view to achieving a broad client base around the world;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001), para. 18
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- 10. Also requests the Secretary-General, in order to reduce the cost of employing General Service staff, to continue efforts to recruit local staff for the Mission against General Service posts, commensurate with the requirements of the Mission;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Human rights in the administration of justice (2008), para. 01
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- The General Assembly,
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Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (2019), para. 70
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- 53. Notes with appreciation the decision of Member States to fund the transition period, the trust fund in support of the Office of the President of the General Assembly, seconding national staff as well as the convening of annual retreats;
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Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination (2002), para. 08
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- Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which, inter alia, upholds the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Entrepreneurship for sustainable development (2019), para. 08
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- Recalling the Sendai Declaration and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, 3 and reaffirming that the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, among other things, seeks to develop and implement holistic disaster risk reduction management at all levels in line with the Sendai Framework,
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The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention andsettlement of conflicts (2007), para. 24
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- 3. Also recognizes the important contributions that the international efforts to address the problem of conflict diamonds, including the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, have made to the settlement of conflicts and the consolidation of peace in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia and Sierra Leone;
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Cooperation between the United Nations andthe Council of Europe (2011), para. 30
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- 19. Welcomes the contribution of the Council of Europe to the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly and the International Law Commission;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories (2015), para. 02
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- Bearing in mind the relevant resolutions of the Security Council,
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination (2007), para. 08
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- Reaffirming also its resolution 55/2 of 8 September 2000, containing the United Nations Millennium Declaration, and recalling its resolution 60/1 of 16 September 2005, containing the 2005 World Summit Outcome, which, inter alia, upheld the right to self-determination of peoples under colonial domination and foreign occupation,
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The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention andsettlement of conflicts (2007), para. 22
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- 1. Reaffirms its strong and continuing support for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme 1 and the Kimberley Process as a whole;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (2016), para. 12
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- Stressing further the importance of engagement by all Member States in a comprehensive and coordinated community of action to counter the global threat posed by improvised explosive devices in the hands of illegal armed groups, terrorists and other unauthorized recipients, taking into account national capacities,
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Reformed procedures for determining reimbursement to Member States for contingent-owned equipment (2005), para. 15
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- 12. Decides to review the daily allowance for troops at its resumed sixtieth session, based on information to be provided in the context of the comprehensive report referred to in paragraph 10 above;
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- Sep 21, 2020
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United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Guide on the Implementation of a Security Rights Registry (2013), para. 10
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- 1. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law for the completion and adoption of the Guide on the Implementation of a Security Rights Registry; 2
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United Nations common system: report of the International Civil Service Commission (2008), para. 14
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- 1. Notes that the margin between net remuneration of the United Nations staff in grades P-1 to D-2 in New York and that of officials in comparable positions in the United States federal civil service in Washington, D.C., for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2007 is estimated at 114.0 and that the average margin level for the past five years (2003–2007) stands at 112.3;
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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem (2019), para. 080
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- 44. Underlines the need to strengthen regional, subregional and international cooperation in criminal matters, as appropriate, including judicial cooperation in the areas of, inter alia, extradition, mutual legal assistance and transfer of proceedings, in accordance with the three international drug control conventions and other international legal instruments and national legislation, and to strive to provide appropriate resources to national competent authorities, including through the provision of targeted technical assistance to requesting countries;
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Organization of the 2016 high-level meeting on HIV/AIDS (2016), para. 23
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- 12. Requests the President of the General Assembly to draw up a list of representatives of other relevant non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions and the private sector who may participate in the high-level meeting, including its panel discussions, taking into account the principles of transparency and of equitable geographic representation, to submit the proposed list to Member States for their consideration on a non-objection basis and to bring the list to the attention of the Assembly; 11
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- 55. We welcome existing technology and research funds established by development partners and international and regional financial institutions, and encourage similar initiatives to support landlocked developing countries for a greater use and adaptation of technology.
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (1998), para. 19
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- (e) To refrain from violence against members of the Iranian opposition living abroad and to cooperate wholeheartedly with the authorities of other countries in investigating and prosecuting offences reported by them;
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- Recalling its resolutions 42/39 D of 30 November 1987 and 44/117 F of 15 December 1989, by which it established the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and renamed it the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific, with headquarters in Kathmandu and with the mandate of providing, on request, substantive support for the initiatives and other activities mutually agreed upon by the Member States of the Asia-Pacific region for the implementation of measures for peace and disarmament, through appropriate utilization of available resources,
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Financing of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (2006), para. 26
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- 17. Also requests the Secretary-General to take all necessary action to ensure that the Mission is administered with a maximum of efficiency and economy;
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- 5. Also recommends that the Conference on Disarmament actively continue intensive negotiations with a view to reaching early agreement and concluding effective international agreements to assure the non-nuclear-weapon States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons, taking into account the widespread support for the conclusion of an international convention and giving consideration to any other proposals designed to secure the same objective;
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Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace (2017), para. 13
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- Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General, 8 which provides an overview of the activities that have been carried out by the main United Nations entities working in the areas of a culture of peace and interreligious an d intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace since the adoption by the General Assembly of its resolutions 70/19 of 3 December 2015 and 70/20,
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- Gravely concerned about the rising number of refugees and displaced persons in various parts of the continent,
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Third United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (2001), para. 20
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- 13. Emphasizes the importance of an effective arrangement for follow-up, review and monitoring of the new programme of action for the least developed countries, and requests the Secretary-General to recommend to the General Assembly concrete steps in this regard;
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2020), para. 51
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- 20. Strongly condemns the reported persistent and widespread use of sexual violence, abuse and exploitation, including in government detention centres, including those run by the intelligence agencies, and notes that such acts may constitute violations of international humanitarian law and violations and abuses of international human rights law, and in this regard expresses deep concern at the prevailing climate of impunity for sexual and gender-based violence;
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Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing (2002), para. 09
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- Recognizing the importance of the contributions of the relevant bodies and agencies of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations to the preparations for the Second World Assembly,
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Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa (2009), para. 01
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The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination (2012), para. 05
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- Reaffirming also that, by virtue of the principle of self-determination, all peoples have the right to determine freely their political status and to pursue freely their economic, social and cultural development, and that every State has the duty to respect this right in accordance with the provisions of the Charter,
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Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017) (2011), para. 46
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- 26. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-sixth session, under the item entitled “Eradication of poverty and other development issues”, the sub-item entitled “Implementation of the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017)”, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution.
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Questions relating to information (2011), para. 098
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- 64. Takes note of the fact that the multilingual development and enrichment of the United Nations website has improved, 16F 17 and in this regard, requests the Department of Public Information, in coordination with content-providing offices, to further improve the actions taken to achieve full parity among the six official languages on the United Nations website, and especially reiterates its request to the Secretary-General to ensure the adequate distribution of financial and human resources within the Department allocated to the United Nations website among all official languages, taking into consideration the specificity of each official language;
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2016), para. 05
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- Recalling also General Assembly resolution 70/169 of 17 December 2015, in which the Assembly recognized the rights to safe drinking water and sanitation as human rights that are essential for the full enjoyment of the right to life and all other human rights, and recalling also all resolutions by the Assembly relevant to the full realization of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation,
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Effective implementation of international instruments on human rights, including reporting obligations under international instruments on human rights (2003), para. 24
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- 7. Welcomes the efforts by the human rights treaty bodies and the States parties, with the assistance of the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner, to improve the effectiveness of the treaty body system, and encourages them to continue to examine ways of further improving its effectiveness, inter alia, by streamlining and otherwise improving reporting procedures;
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Industrial development cooperation (2007), para. 05
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- Recalling its resolution 60/265 of 30 June 2006 on the follow-up to the development outcome of the 2005 World Summit, including the Millennium Development Goals and the other internationally agreed development goals,
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- Mindful of the need to coordinate adequately efforts undertaken in various forums, including through the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disa bilities, 1 to address the rights and needs of victims of various types of weapons, and resolved to avoid discrimination among victims of various types of weapons,
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Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing (2002), para. 16
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- 7. Invites the regional commissions, within their respective mandates, to explore the feasibility of undertaking regional activities with Member States, non- governmental organizations and other relevant actors of civil society in their region to participate in and follow up the Second World Assembly;
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Developing human resources for development (1996), para. 25
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- 13. Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to monitor the activities of the United Nations system in human resources development and to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-second session a report on the implementation of the present resolution, including further action taken by the United Nations system with regard to human resources development and the enhancement of inter-agency coordination;
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- 5. Reiterates that no single indicator should be used to make definitive judgements about a country’s debt sustainability, and, in this regard, while acknowledging the need to use transparent and comparable indicators, invites the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, in their assessment of debt sustainability, to continue to take into account a country’s structural weaknesses and the fundamental changes caused by, inter alia, natural disasters, conflicts and changes in global growth prospects or in the terms of trade, especially for commodity-dependent developing countries, as well as by the impact of developments on financial markets, and to provide information on this issue to Member States, using the appropriate frameworks;
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Financing of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (2010), para. 15
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- 6. Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements;
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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes (2012), para. 04
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- Recalling its resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Human Rights 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/her duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,
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Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives (2004), para. 13
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- (a) To provide the Special Committee with all necessary facilities, including those required for its visits to the occupied territories, so that it may investigate Israeli policies and practices referred to in the present resolution;
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Public administration and development (2006), para. 02
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- Recalling all pertinent resolutions, in particular its resolution 59/55 of 2 December 2004 on public administration and development,
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- 21. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session on the implementation of the present resolution under the sub-item entitled “Sustainable mountain development” of the item entitled “Sustainable development”, unless otherwise agreed.
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Culture of peace (1997), para. 11
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- 3. Calls for the promotion of a culture of peace based on the principles established in the Charter of the United Nations, respect for human rights, democracy, tolerance, dialogue, cultural diversity and reconciliation, and efforts to promote development, education for peace, the free flow of information and the wider participation of women, as an integral approach to prevent violence and conflicts and to contribute to the creation of conditions for peace and its consolidation;
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Question of Pitcairn (2018), para. 06
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- Conscious of the importance of continuing the effective implementation of the Declaration, taking into account the target set by the United Nations to eradicate colonialism by 2020 and the plans of action for the Second 4 and Third International Decades for the Eradication of Colonialism,
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- Noting the great economic and social challenges facing the Palestinian people and their leadership,
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Question of New Caledonia (2008), para. 13
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- 6. Takes note of the relevant provisions of the Nouméa Accord to the effect that New Caledonia may become a member or associate member of certain international organizations, such as international organizations in the Pacific region, the United Nations, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the International Labour Organization, according to their regulations;
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Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, occupied since 1967, and on the Arab population of the Syrian Golan (1994), para. 10
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- 4. Reaffirms the inalienable right of the Palestinian people and the population of the Syrian Golan to their natural and all other economic resources, and regards any infringement thereof as being illegal;
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Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine (2020), para. 14
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- Supporting the commitment by Ukraine to adhering to international law in its efforts to put an end to the Russian occupation of Crimea, and welcoming the commitments by Ukraine to protecting the human rights and funda mental freedoms of all its citizens,
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization (2015), para. 35
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- 30. Also appreciates the contributions made by the Economic Cooperation Organization towards reconstruction and development in Afghanistan, commends its active participation in and constructive contributions to various regional and international initiatives on Afghanistan, and especially appreciates its support for the high-level Core Group of Regional Forum Secretaries-General, established at the meeting of the regional bodies on 19 July 2010, the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan and the Istanbul Process on Regional Security and Cooperation for a Secure and Stable Afghanistan; 9
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Global health and foreign policy: an inclusive approach to strengthening health systems (2020), para. 79
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- 34. Also calls upon Member States to explore ways to consider integrating, as appropriate, safe and evidence-based traditional and complementary medicine services within national and/or subnational health systems, particularly at the level of primary health care, according to national context and priorities;
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System-wide coherence (2010), para. 053
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- 7. Also requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to mobilize the financial resources necessary to maintain the Institute with the core professional staff required to enable it to function effectively in the fulfilment of its mandated obligations;
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (2009), para. 03
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- Recalling the provisions of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, as well as its resolutions 55/218 of 21 December 2000, 56/48 of 7 December 2001, 57/48 of 21 November 2002, 59/213 of 20 December 2004 and 61/296 of 17 September 2007,
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The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention andsettlement of conflicts (2005), para. 26
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- 7. Welcomes the progress achieved at the plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process held in Gatineau, Canada, from 27 to 29 October 2004, expanding the mandate of the Participation Committee to advise the Chair on matters of non- compliance by participants;
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The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (2018), para. 11
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- Recognizing the commitments made in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, and noting that, despite international debt relief efforts, many countries remain vulnerable to debt crisis and some are in the midst of a crisis, including a number of least developed countries and small island developing States and some developed countries,
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Draft outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals (2010), para. 118
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- (w) Accelerating progress on the challenges faced by indigenous peoples in the context of food security, and in this regard taking special actions to combat the root causes of the disproportionately high level of hunger and malnutrition among indigenous peoples.
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Situation of human rights in Myanmar (2016), para. 08
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- 4. Encourages continued efforts by parties to engage in early, constructive and inclusive dialogue towards a smooth transition to the next government, and calls upon all stakeholders to cooperate in ensuring that, during the period between the final election announcement and the formation of the next government, there is an atmosphere of calm and restraint, with respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as the rule of law;
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2019), para. 21
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- Noting the urgency and importance of the issue of international abductions and of the immediate return of all abductees, as well as the long years of suffering experienced by abductees and their families, expressing grave concern at the lack of positive action by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea since the investigations on all the Japanese nationals commenced on the basis of the government-level consultations held between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Japan in May 2014, and expecting the resolution of all issues related to the Japanese nationals, in particular the return of all abductees, to be achieved at the earliest possible date,
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- • To ensure the implementation, by States Parties, of treaties in areas such as arms control and disarmament and of international humanitarian law and human rights law, and call upon all States to consider signing and ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 2
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System (2005), para. 11
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- 5. Reiterates its request to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Permanent Secretary of the Latin American Economic System to assess, at the appropriate time, the implementation of the Agreement between the United Nations and the Latin American Economic System 2 and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-first session;
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- Welcoming the relevant decisions of the League of Arab States on the developments in respect of the situation in the Syrian Arab Republic,
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Report of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on the work of its forty-seventh session (2014), para. 23
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- Calling for the urgent, comprehensive and immediate implementation of all elements of the six-point proposal of the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States, Kofi Annan, as annexed to Security Council resolution 2042 (2012) without any preconditions, and recalling the ministerial meeting of the Action Group of 30 June 2012,
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Persons displaced as a result of the June 1967 and subsequent hostilities (2016), para. 04
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- Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General submitted in pursuance of its resolution 70/84 of 9 December 2015, 1
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations (2013), para. 15
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- Expressing its appreciation to the African Union, the Pacific Islands Forum, the Caribbean Community and other regional organizations for the continued cooperation and assistance they have extended to the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system in this regard,
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Financing of the United Nations Logistics Base at Brindisi, Italy (2007), para. 01
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Human rights and unilateral coercive measures (2020), para. 10
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- Recalling General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”, in which States are strongly urged to refrain from promulgating and applying any unilateral economic, financial or trade measures not in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations that impede the full achievement of economic and social development, particularly in developing countries,
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- 8. Requests the Secretary-General:
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- 4. Underlines the central role of Headquarters in strategic policymaking and oversight of relevant rules, regulations and procedures while seeking efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of support to field missions;
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- Cognizant of the three options on future status for Non-Self-Governing Territories contained in Principle VI of the annex to its resolution 1541 (XV) of 15 December 1960,
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- Noting that the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, at its fifty- eighth session, held in Vienna from 10 to 19 June 2015, did not reach an agreement enabling the implementation of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications for the remainder of 2015,
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples (1994), para. 14
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- 1. Reaffirms its resolution 1514 (XV) and all other resolutions on decolonization, including its resolution 43/47, in which it declared the decade that began in 1990 as the International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, and calls upon the administering Powers, in accordance with those resolutions, to take all necessary steps to enable the peoples of the Territories concerned to exercise fully as soon as possible their right to self-determination and independence;
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, Tokelau, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (1998), para. 101
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- Noting with interest the statements made and the information on the political and economic situation in Montserrat provided by the elected representatives of the Territory to the Caribbean regional seminar, held at St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, from 21 to 23 May 1997, 2
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- Underlining the continued importance of enhanced cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe,
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- 17. We acknowledge that developing countries continue to face serious chall enges, as well as new and emerging challenges, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and we recognize the need to enhance capacity in developing countries by enhancing resources, and by building local capabilities, institutions, expertise, human resources, where appropriate, in contribution to national development priorities, at the request of developing countries. We recognize the need for international development cooperation to better understand the multidimensional perspective.
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Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts (2001), para. 20
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- 7. Affirms the necessity of making the implementation of international humanitarian law more effective;
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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem (2019), para. 129
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- 91. Invites Member States to invest, where necessary and taking into account specific needs and available resources, in capacity-building and quality-enhancing activities for the collection and reporting of information, to participate in joint cooperation efforts organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and by other national, regional or international organizations and bodies, aimed at the exchange of technical knowledge of experts in the area of data collection, analysis and evaluation and of practical experience in the area of drug data, and to regularly report data and information relating to all aspects of the world drug problem to the Office through the annual report questionnaires, and invites the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, as the central policymaking body of the United Nations system on drug-related matters, to strengthen the capacity of the Office to collect, analyse, use and disseminate accurate, reliable, objective and comparable data and to reflect such information in the World Drug Report;
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- 6. Requests the Committee and the Division, as part of the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People on 29 November, to continue to organize an annual exhibit on Palestinian rights in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations, and encourages Member States to continue to give the widest support and publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity.
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Financing of the activities arising from Security Council resolution 1863 (2009) (2017), para. 15
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- 7. Also decides that, in accordance with the provisions of its resolution 973 (X) of 15 December 1955, there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 6 above, their respective share in the Tax Equalization Fund of 1,412,367 dollars, comprising the estimated staff assessment income of 837,734 dollars approved for the Support Office, the prorated share of 427,933 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the support account, the prorated share of 94,200 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the United Nations Logistics Base and the prorated share of 52,500 dollars of the estimated staff assessment income approved for the Regional Service Centre;
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- Reaffirming the inalienable right of all States to acquire and develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes,
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- Considering that the effective functioning of treaty bodies established pursuant to United Nations human rights instruments is indispensable for the full and effective implementation of such instruments,
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Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights (2009), para. 15
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- 5. Reaffirms the importance of the enhancement of international cooperation for the promotion and protection of human rights and for the achievement of the objectives of the fight against racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
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- (b) Entities and intergovernmental organizations having received a standing invitation to participate as observers in the sessions and work of the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council;
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- (a) To ensure the progressive realization of the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for all in a non-discriminatory manner while eliminating inequalities in access, including for individuals belonging to groups at risk and to marginalized groups, on the grounds of race, gender, age, disability, ethnicity, culture, religion and national or social origin or on any other grounds, with a view to progressively eliminating inequalities based on factors such as rural -urban disparities, residence in a slum, income levels and other relevant considerations;
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Administration of justice at the United Nations (2011), para. 38
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- 32. Notes with appreciation the important role of the Office of Administration of Justice in maintaining the independence of the formal system of justice and the progress made by its Executive Director during its first year;
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2000), para. 25
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- 3. Urges all parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2002), para. 12
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- Gravely concerned also about the policies of closure and severe restrictions on the movement of persons and goods throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, which have had a grave impact on the socio-economic situation of the Palestine refugees,
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Situation of human rights in the Sudan (2002), para. 62
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- (h) In particular the Sudan People’s Liberation Army/Movement, to stop using civilian premises for military purposes, misappropriating humanitarian assistance and diverting relief supplies, including food, from their civilian recipients;
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Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly (1997), para. 06
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- Recognizing the need for the Regional Centre to pursue effectively its expanded function,
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam,Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (2003), para. 107
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- Welcoming the continued assistance provided to the Territory by States members of the Caribbean Community, in particular Antigua and Barbuda, which has offered safe refuge and access to educational and health facilities, as well as employment for thousands who have left the Territory,
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Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (2016), para. 27
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- (a) To fully comply with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights, refugee and humanitarian law, with regard to the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for (2004), para. 84
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- 22. Calls upon the international community to continue and strengthen its coordination of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, bearing in mind the role of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan;
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (2007), para. 112
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- 2. Recalls the 2002 report of the Constitutional Review Commission, which contains a series of recommendations on constitutional advancement, including the devolution of power from the appointed Governor to the elected Government, and the call in favour of a free-association arrangement;
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United Nations common system: report of the International Civil Service Commission for 2009 (2010), para. 26
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- 3. Takes note of the recommendation of the Commission for governing bodies of the organizations of the common system to harmonize their termination indemnity schedule with that of the United Nations, and requests the Commission to review the application of the termination indemnity and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its sixty-fifth session;
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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS (2011), para. 034
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- 30. Note with grave concern that, despite the near elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in high-income countries and the availability of low-cost interventions to prevent transmission, approximately 370,000 infants were estimated to have been infected with HIV in 2009;
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International cooperation in the fight against transnational organized crime: assistance to States in capacity-building with a view to facilitating the implementation of theUnited Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto (2005), para. 05
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- Reaffirming its deep concern at the impact of transnational organized crime on the political, social and economic stability and development of societies,
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Financing of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (2004), para. 17
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- 10. Also authorizes the Secretary-General to enter into commitments in the amount of 172,480,500 United States dollars for the period from 1 July to 31 October 2004 for the maintenance of the Mission, in addition to the amount of 49,259,800 dollars for the period from 1 May to 30 June 2004 authorized by the Advisory Committee for the establishment of the Mission under the terms of section IV of General Assembly resolution 49/233 A of 23 December 1994;
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Human resources management (1997), para. 011
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- 2. Reaffirms its support for the integrity and independence of the international civil service, and notes the efforts of the Secretary-General to preserve these;
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Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (2013), para. 07
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- Reaffirming further that the natural resources are the heritage of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, including the indigenous populations,
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Situation of human rights in Kosovo (1999), para. 31
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- 16. Calls upon the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to make possible the establishment of genuine democratic self-governance in Kosovo, through a negotiated political settlement with representatives of the ethnic Albanian community, as called for by the Security Council in its resolutions 1160 (1998), 1199 (1998) and 1203 (1998), to include executive, legislative and judicial bodies and police, and in so doing to respect the rights of Kosovar Albanians and all who live in Kosovo, and expresses its support for an enhanced status for Kosovo, which would include a substantially greater degree of autonomy;
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Financing of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (2014), para. 19
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- 7. Further decides, for the year 2014, to apportion the amount of 30,824,150 dollars gross (28,957,875 dollars net) among Member States in accordance with the scale of assessments applicable to the regular budget of the United Nations for 2014;
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2003), para. 16
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- Recalling the signing, on 13 September 1993, of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements by the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization 5 and the subsequent implementation agreements,
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Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order (2007), para. 24
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- (c) The right of every human person and all peoples to development;
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Rights of the child: the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (2013), para. 044
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Human rights and unilateral coercive measures (2005), para. 09
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- Deeply concerned that, despite the recommendations adopted on this question by the General Assembly and recent major United Nations conferences, and contrary to general international law and the Charter, unilateral coercive measures continue to be promulgated and implemented with all their negative implications for the social-humanitarian activities and economic and social development of developing countries, including their extraterritorial effects, thereby creating additional obstacles to the full enjoyment of all human rights by peoples and individuals under the jurisdiction of other States,
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2017), para. 06
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- Expressing its deep concern that it has been 70 years since the adoption of its resolution 181 (II) of 29 November 1947 and 50 years since the occupation of Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem, in 1967, and that a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the question of Palestine has yet to be achieved,
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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (2005), para. 08
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- Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility towards the question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory manner in accordance with international legitimacy,
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The situation in Afghanistan (2016), para. 39
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- 23. Calls upon the Government of Afghanistan to continue to effectivel y reform the public administration sector in order to implement the rule of law and to ensure good governance and accountability, and welcomes the efforts of the Government and its commitments made in this regard;
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The right to food (2016), para. 60
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- 33. Also stresses that States parties to the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights should consider implementing that agreement in a manner that is supportive of food security, while being mindful of the obligation of Member States to promote and protect the right to food;
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Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (1997), para. 11
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- Expressing its appreciation to all those Member States and observer States which have made voluntary contributions to the Special Account established for the financing of the Force for the period prior to 16 June 1993,
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Question of New Caledonia (2016), para. 53
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- 27. Welcomes the peaceful conduct of provincial elections in New Caledonia on 11 May 2014, the preceding municipal elections and the subsequent efforts to form a new Government of New Caledonia, and encourages constructive engagement by all stakeholders in further developing New Caledonia for all, including by respecting and upholding the Nouméa Accord;
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Global Agenda for Dialogue among Civilizations (2001), para. 37
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- • Enhancement of participation by all individuals, peoples and nations in local, national and international decision-making processes.
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Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa (2008), para. 31
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- 26. Urges the international community, in the spirit of international solidarity and burden-sharing, to continue to fund generously the refugee programmes of the Office of the High Commissioner and, taking into account the substantially increased needs of programmes in Africa, inter alia, as a result of repatriation possibilities, to ensure that Africa receives a fair and equitable share of the resources designated for refugees;
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Financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations (1997), para. 25
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- 3. Endorses the proposal for the development and implementation of the field assets control system described in paragraphs 4 to 22 of the report of the Secretary-General;
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Nuclear-weapon-free southern hemisphere and adjacent areas (2011), para. 17
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- 8. Congratulates the States parties and signatories to the treaties of Tlatelolco, Rarotonga, Bangkok and Pelindaba, as well as of Central Asia and Mongolia, for their efforts to pursue the common goals envisaged in those treaties and to promote the nuclear-weapon-free status of the southern hemisphere and adjacent areas, and calls upon them to explore and implement further ways and means of cooperation among themselves and their treaty agencies;
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Pattern of conferences (1997), para. 32
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- 7. Takes note of the decision of the Committee on Conferences contained in paragraph 89 of its report, 5 and requests the Committee to report on the implementation of that decision to the General Assembly at its fifty- second session;
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Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations (2009), para. 07
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- Expressing its deep concern at the increasing challenges faced by Member States and the United Nations humanitarian response capacity as a result of the consequences of natural disasters, including the impact of climate change, reaffirming the importance of implementing the Hyogo Framework of Action 2005–2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, 4F 5 including by providing adequate resources for disaster risk reduction, including disaster preparedness,
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Human resources management (2009), para. 049
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- 25. Notes that the International Civil Service Commission will be reviewing all separation payments, including the possibility of an end-of-service bonus;
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Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations:cross-cutting issues (2006), para. 48
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- 1. Welcomes the efforts to enhance the optimal use of air assets, and requests the Secretary-General to ensure that operations share best practices in order to increase utilization of air assets;
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Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives (2019), para. 02
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- Conscious of the need to develop and strengthen friendly relations and cooperation among States,
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The occupied Syrian Golan (2017), para. 03
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- Deeply concerned that the Syrian Golan, occupied since 1967, has been under continued Israeli military occupation,
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2016), para. 164
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- 111. Notes that piracy and armed robbery at sea affect a wide range of vessels engaged in maritime activities;
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Pattern of conferences (2013), para. 023
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- 5. Welcomes the steps taken by those bodies that have adjusted their programmes of work in order to achieve the optimum utilization of conference- servicing resources, and requests the Committee on Conferences to intensify consultations with the secretariats and bureaux of bodies that underutilize their conference-servicing resources;
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2002), para. 68
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- 2. Expresses its appreciation to the Programme for the support provided to different States in meeting the objectives of the Global Programme of Action and of the special session, especially in cases where significant and anticipated progress was achieved regarding the objectives targeted for 2003 and 2008;
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United Nations Guiding Principles on Alternative Development (2014), para. 78
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- (bb) To consider the possibility of creating an international fund for alternative development programmes that could be used to face major emergency situations, in order to ensure continuity;
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New Partnership for Africa’s Development: progress in implementation and international support (2014), para. 36
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- 21. Welcomes the progress made by African countries in fulfilling their commitments in the implementation of the New Partnership to deepen democracy, human rights, good governance and sound economic management, and encourages African countries, with the participation of stakeholders, including civil society and the private sector, to continue their efforts towards achieving development goals, developing and strengthening institutions for governance, creating an environment conducive to involving the private sector, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in the New Partnership implementation process, developing public- private partnerships for financing infrastructure projects and attracting foreign direct investment for development;
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Review of the implementation of the recommendations and decisions adopted by the General Assembly at its tenth special session (1997), para. 12
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- 8. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty-third session the item entitled "Report of the Conference on Disarmament".
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Promoting social integration through social inclusion (2014), para. 01
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External debt sustainability and development (2011), para. 48
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- 29. Stresses the need to increase information-sharing, transparency and the use of objective criteria in the construction and evaluation of debt scenarios, including an assessment of domestic public and private debt, in order to ensure the achievement of development goals, recognizes that credit-rating agencies play a significant role in the provision of information, including the assessment of corporate and sovereign risks, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to include an update on the oversight of credit-rating agencies when preparing his report on the implementation of the present resolution;
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Elimination of discrimination against women (2010), para. 04
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- Welcoming the establishment of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, known as UN Women,
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Recognizing the contribution of environmental human rights defenders to the enjoyment of human rights, environmental protection andsustainable development (2019), para. 59
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- 27. Invites the Secretary-General to draw attention to the present resolution in the United Nations system and to continue to include alleged acts of intimidation and reprisal against human rights defenders, including environmental human rights defenders, who seek to cooperate, are cooperating or have cooperated with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights, including against their family members, associates and legal representatives, in his annual report on cooperation with the United Nations, its representatives and mechanisms in the field of human rights;
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Role of transport and transit corridors in ensuring international cooperation for sustainable development (2015), para. 04
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- Noting the establishment of the Secretary-General’s High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport,
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Internationalfinancial system and development (2007), para. 14
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- Reiterating the need to strengthen the leadership role of the United Nations in promoting development,
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International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (1998), para. 112
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- 2. Each State may at the time of signature, ratification, acceptance or approval of this Convention or accession thereto declare that it does not consider itself bound by paragraph 1 of the present article. The other States Parties shall not be bound by paragraph 1 with respect to any State Party which has made such a reservation.
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Financing of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other SuchViolations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 (2014), para. 10
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- Having also considered the related reports of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 5
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Follow-up to the development outcome of the 2005 World Summit, including the Millennium Development Goals and the other internationally agreed development goals (2006), para. 09
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The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy (2008), para. 01
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Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade (2013), para. 18
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- 10. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the programme of educational outreach on the transatlantic slave trade and slavery 3 relating to the diverse educational outreach strategy to increase awareness of and to educate future generations about the causes, consequences, lessons and legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and to communicate the dangers of racism and prejudice, and encourages continued action in this regard;
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (2014), para. 07
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- Welcoming the participation of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the high-level meetings between the United Nations and regional organizations, as well as the collaboration between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific to promote dialogue and cooperation among regional organizations in Asia and the Pacific,
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2016), para. 004
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- Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 8 the provisions of the 2005 World Summit Outcome addressing the world drug problem, 9 the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying Our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 10 and other relevant United Nations resolutions, including General Assembly resolution 69/201 of 18 December 2014,
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Convening of the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament (2004), para. 05
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- Bearing in mind also the ultimate objective of general and complete disarmament under effective international control,
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Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (2019), para. 33
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- 22. Commends the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary- General for their efforts to phase out single-use plastic food containers and disposable cutlery at United Nations catering venues in New York, and notes the desirability that these measures would not lead to any additional increase in the prices of goods and services provided by vendors;
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Follow-up to the 2013 high-level meeting of the General Assembly on nuclear disarmament (2015), para. 24
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- 9. Expresses its appreciation to Member States, the United Nations system and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, academia, parliamentarians, the mass media and individuals that developed activities in promotion of the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons;
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (2018), para. 08
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- Recalling the declarations adopted at the Conferences of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention, held in Geneva on 5 December 2001 and 17 December 2014, and reaffirming that States should not recognize an unlawful situation arising from breaches of peremptory norms of international law,
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Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its first universal session and the implementation of section IV.C, entitled“Environmental pillar in the context of sustainable development”, of the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (2014), para. 13
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- Reiterating the need for secure, stable, adequate and predictable financial resources for the United Nations Environment Programme, and in accordance with resolution 2997 (XXVII) underlining the need to consider the adequate reflection of all the administrative and management costs of the Programme in the context of the United Nations regular budget,
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International cooperation in the fight againsttransnational organized crime: assistance to States inimplementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto (2004), para. 06
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- Reaffirming that the adoption of the Convention and the Protocols thereto is a significant development in international criminal law and that they constitute important instruments for effective international cooperation against transnational organized crime,
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Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (1995), para. 06
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- Recalling also its previous decisions regarding the fact that, in order to meet the expenditures caused by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, a different procedure is required from the one applied to meet expenditures of the regular budget of the United Nations,
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Assistance to Palestine refugees (1999), para. 07
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- Welcoming the completion of the transfer of the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East to Gaza, to its area of operations,
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Human rights in the administration of justice (2017), para. 39
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- 14. Urges States to endeavour to reduce, where appropriate, pretrial detention, which should be a measure of last resort and for as short a period as possible, inter alia, by adopting legislative and administrative measures and policies on its preconditions, limitations, duration and alternatives and by taking measures aimed at the implementation of existing legislation, as well as by ensuring access to justice and legal advice and assistance;
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South-South cooperation (2008), para. 06
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- Recalling its resolution 49/96 of 19 December 1994 on a United Nations conference on South-South cooperation, welcoming the support expressed for the convening of a United Nations conference on South-South cooperation, and recognizing the increased role undertaken by the United Nations to support activities in economic cooperation among developing countries,
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Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination (2014), para. 05
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- Expressing grave concern that, as a consequence of the persistence of such actions, millions of people have been and are being uprooted from their homes as refugees and displaced persons, and emphasizing the urgent need for concerted international action to alleviate their condition,
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Human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2000), para. 14
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- 9. Expresses its concern at continuing threats by the 15 Khordad Foundation to the life of Salman Rushdie, including the increase in the bounty announced by the Foundation after the assurance given by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran in New York in September 1998, and welcomes the assurance given by the Government that it has no intention of taking any action whatsoever to threaten the life of Mr. Rushdie and those associated with his work or of encouraging or assisting anyone to do so, and that it dissociates itself from any reward offered in this regard and does not support it;
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Groups of countries in special situations: specific actions related to the particular needs and problems ofInternational Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation (2008), para. 20
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- 10. Stresses that the midterm review should provide the international community with an opportunity to make the assessment of the progress made, lessons learned and constraints encountered in the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action and agree on what needs to be done to further galvanize global partnerships to assist landlocked developing countries in strengthening their effective participation in international trade and the world economy;
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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and related instruments (2006), para. 140
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- 91. Invites the Division, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and other relevant bodies of the United Nations system to consult and cooperate in the preparation of questionnaires designed to collect information on sustainable fisheries, in order to avoid duplication;
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National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (2011), para. 22
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- 14. Encourages the Secretary-General to continue to give high priority to requests from Member States for assistance in the establishment and strengthening of national human rights institutions in accordance with the Paris Principles;
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World Programme for Human Rights Education (2013), para. 04
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- Recalling also previous Human Rights Council resolutions on the World Programme for Human Rights Education, the most recent being resolution 21/14 of 27 September 2012,
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Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction (2017), para. 13
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- Taking note of the holding by the International Atomic Energy Agency of the International Conference on Nuclear Security: Commitments and Actions, in Vienna in December 2016, and the first International Conference on Nuclear Security: Enhancing Global Efforts, in Vienna in July 2013, and the relevant resolutions adopted by the General Conference of the Agency at its sixty-first regular session,
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- 6. Calls upon the United Nations system, and invites international financial institutions and regional and international organizations, to integrate the goals of, and take into full account, the Hyogo Framework for Action in their strategies and programmes, making use of existing coordination mechanisms, and to assist developing countries with those mechanisms to design and implement, as appropriate, disaster risk reduction measures with a sense of urgency;
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Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights (2003), para. 11
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- 2. Also reaffirms that dialogue among cultures and civilizations facilitates the promotion of a culture of tolerance and respect for diversity, and welcomes in this regard the holding of several conferences and meetings at the national, regional and international levels on dialogue among civilizations;
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Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context (2004), para. 04
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- Recalling further the resolutions and guidelines adopted by consensus by the General Assembly and the Disarmament Commission relating to confidence- building measures and their implementation at the global, regional and subregional levels,
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- 12. Requests the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, in close consultation with the relevant United Nations system organizations, to prepare a draft outline of the outcome document of the midterm review so as to facilitate the intergovernmental consultations, taking into account the outcomes of the thematic meetings, the regional meetings and the reports of the Secretary- General on the progress made in the implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action;
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Protection of migrants (2015), para. 11
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- Underlining the importance of the Human Rights Council in promoting respect for the protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all, including migrants,
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the African Union (2009), para. 22
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- Recommitting to improving the effectiveness of development assistance, including the fundamental principles of ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for results and mutual accountability, calling for a continuing dialogue to improve the effectiveness of aid, including the full implementation of the Accra Agenda for Action 21F 22 by countries and organizations that commit to it,
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Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace (2015), para. 37
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- 14. Encourages Member States to consider, as and where appropriate, initiatives that identify areas for practical action in all sectors and levels of society for the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, tolerance, understanding and cooperation, inter alia, the ideas suggested during the High-level Dialogue on Interreligious and Intercultural Understanding and Cooperation for Peace, held in New York in October 2007, including the idea of an enhanced process of dialogue among world religions, as well as the ideas suggested during the third High Panel on Peace and Dialogue among Cultures, held in Paris in November 2012;
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Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2016–2017 (2017), para. 193
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- Recalling section III of its resolution 67/246, paragraph 13 of section VII of its resolution 69/262, paragraph 19 of its resolution 69/273 of 2 April 2015 and section XIX of its resolution 70/248 A,
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Format and organizational aspects of the international migration review forums (2019), para. 26
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- 14. Requests the Secretary-General, as part of the biennial report preceding each forum, drawing on the network, to provide guidance for the deliberations during the forum, including the envisaged round tables and policy debate, and to make the report available at least 12 weeks ahead of each forum;
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (2007), para. 10
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- Recognizing the serious immediate and long-term implications for health, including sexual and reproductive health, as well as an increased vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, and the negative impact on psychological, social and economic development that violence against women represents for individuals, families, communities and States,
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Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (2013), para. 23
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- 15. Also decides that there shall be set off against the apportionment among Member States, as provided for in paragraph 14 above, the amount of 905,900 dollars, representing other income in respect of the financial period ended 30 June 2012;
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International Year of Deserts and Desertification, 2006 (2004), para. 10
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- 2. Designates the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa, as focal point of the Year, in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme, the United Nations Development Programme, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and other relevant bodies of the United Nations;
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The rule of law, crime prevention and criminal justice in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (2019), para. 36
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- 15. Welcomes the efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to assist Member States in improving systems for collecting and analysing data on crime prevention and criminal justice at all levels, where necessary, including gender- specific data, in order to promote the rule of law and achieve sustainable development, and notes the application of the International Classification of Crime for Statistical Purposes;
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Consolidation of the regime established by the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) (1999), para. 05
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- Recalling that the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco) 1 was opened for signature at Mexico City on 14 February 1967,
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Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2014–2015 (2015), para. 136
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- 8. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that the deployment of Umoja Extension 2 addresses the current shortcomings regarding the visibility of and the internal flow of information in the Programme Planning and Budget Division of the Department of Management of the Secretariat, and in this regard also requests the Secretary-General to review the data requirements of the Division and of the Treasury and to integrate those requirements in the design of the budget formulation module;
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Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives (1997), para. 16
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- 6. Urges States to take all appropriate measures, in accordance with international law, at the national and international levels to prevent any abuse of diplomatic or consular privileges and immunities, in particular serious abuses, including those involving acts of violence;
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Extension of the preparatory period preceding the graduation of the Republic of Vanuatu from the least developed country category (2015), para. 1
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Consolidating gains and accelerating efforts to control and eliminate malaria in developing countries, particularly in Africa, by 2030 (2017), para. 63
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- 31. Calls upon the international community, including through existing partnerships, to increase investment in and efforts towards research to optimize current tools, develop and validate new, safe and affordable malaria-related medicines, products and technologies, such as vaccines, rapid diagnostic tests, insecticides and their delivery modes, to prevent and treat malaria, especially for at-risk children and pregnant women, and test opportunities for integration in order to enhance effectiveness and delay the onset of resistance;
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2014), para. 28
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- Recognizing also the ongoing inclusive consultative process within the Committee on World Food Security to develop voluntary and non-binding principles for responsible agricultural investments intended for all stakeholders that are involved in, benefit from or are affected by those principles,
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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal (2018), para. 34
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- Acknowledging the role that the Paralympic movement plays in showcasing the achievements of athletes with disabilities to a global audience and in acting as a primary vehicle to promote positive perceptions and greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in sport and society,
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Report of the Joint Inspection Unit for 2010 and programme of work for 2011 (2011), para. 23
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- 18. Welcomes and urges further strengthening of the interaction between the Unit and focal points identified by the participating organizations regarding the work of the Unit, including discussion of the consideration of and action by the participating organizations on the recommendations of the Unit;
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Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond (2020), para. 03
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- Recognizing that the preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year in 2014 provided a useful opportunity to continue to raise awareness of the objectives of the International Year for increasing cooperation on family issues at all levels and for undertaking concerted action to strengthen family-oriented policies and programmes as part of an integrated comprehensive approach to development,
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (2019), para. 037
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- Determined to take new steps forward in the commitment of the international community with a view to achieving substantial progress in human rights endeavours by an increased and sustained effort of international cooperation and solidarity,
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Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (2014), para. 04
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- Recalling also its resolution 47/236 of 14 September 1993 on the financing of the Force and its subsequent resolutions and decisions thereon, the latest of which was resolution 67/272 of 28 June 2013,
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Enhancing capacity-building in global public health (2005), para. 03
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- Recalling also World Health Assembly resolutions 48.13 of 12 May 1995, 54.14 of 21 May 2001 and 56.28 and 56.29 of 28 May 2003,
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Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2007), para. 04
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- Recalling further its resolution 58/160 of 22 December 2003, in which it decided to place emphasis on the concrete implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action as a solid foundation for a broad-based consensus for further action and initiatives towards the total elimination of the scourge of racism,
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International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development (2013), para. 09
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- Emphasizing further the primary responsibility of each State to undertake disaster risk reduction, including through the implementation of and follow-up to the Hyogo Framework for Action, as well as response and early recovery efforts, in order to minimize the impact of natural disasters, while recognizing the importance of international cooperation in support of the efforts of affected countries which may have limited capacities in this regard,
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (2013), para. 32
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- 9. Reiterates the need for respect for the territorial unity, contiguity and integrity of all of the Occupied Palestinian Territory and for guarantees of the freedom of movement of persons and goods within the Palestinian territory, including movement into and from East Jerusalem, into and from the Gaza Strip, between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and to and from the outside world;
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Relationship between disarmament and development (2015), para. 04
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- Recalling further its resolutions 49/75 J of 15 December 1994, 50/70 G of 12 December 1995, 51/45 D of 10 December 1996, 52/38 D of 9 December 1997, 53/77 K of 4 December 1998, 54/54 T of 1 L of 20 November 2000, 56/24 E of 29 November 2001, 57/65 of 22 November 2002, 59/78 of 3 December 2004, 60/61 of 8 December 2005, 61/64 of 6 December 2006, 62/48 of 5 December 2007, 63/52 of 2 December 2008, 64/32 of 2 December 2009, 65/52 of 8 December 2010, 66/30 of 2 December 2011, 67/40 of 3 December 2012, 68/37 of 5 December 2013 and 69/56 of 2 December 2014 and its decision 58/520 of 8 December 2003,
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–2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa (2006), para. 07
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- Recognizing the linkages in efforts being made to reach the targets set at the Abuja Summit as necessary and important for the attainment of the “Roll Back Malaria” goal and the targets of the Millennium Declaration by 2010 and 2015, respectively,
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Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (2018), para. 05
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- Welcoming the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2 of which the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development 3 is an integral part, recalling that the Sustainable Development Goals and targets seek to realize the human rights of all, and stressing the need for Member States to integrate the 2030 Agenda into their respective national policies and development frameworks, as appropriate, to promote the effective implementation, follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda, in order to ensure that no one is left behind,
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Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its contribution to sustainable development (2019), para. 53
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- 16. Notes with appreciation the efforts made by the secretariat of the Convention, parties to the Convention and the Global Environment Facility, as the financial mechanism of the Convention, in conjunction with United Nations funds and programmes and the specialized agencies, as well as other entities, in organizing capacity-building workshops to support countries in the updating of national biodiversity strategies and action plans, with a view to enhancing capacity and addressing the need for human, technical and financial resources to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention at its tenth meeting, in particular for developing countries;
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (2019), para. 4
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- 1. Takes note of the annual report for 2016 and the draft report for 2017 of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons submitted on its behalf by its Director General; 1
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Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia (2011), para. 33
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- (f) To make continuous efforts to promote an environment conducive to the conduct of legitimate political activity by all political parties so that the forthcoming local and national elections will be held in a free and fair manner;
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The law of transboundary aquifers (2013), para. 28
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- (d) “aquifer State” means a State in whose territory any part of a transboundary aquifer or aquifer system is situated;
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Renewal of the dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership (1996), para. 01
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Follow-up to the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (2011), para. 08
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- Calling upon all nuclear-weapon States to undertake concrete disarmament efforts, and stressing that all States need to make special efforts to achieve and maintain a world without nuclear weapons,
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Human rights and international solidarity (2019), para. 22
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- 8. Recognizes that international solidarity is a powerful tool for addressing the structural causes of poverty, inequality and other global challenges;
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Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine (2020), para. 41
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- 3. Condemns all attempts by the Russian Federation to legitimize or normalize its attempted annexation of Crimea, including the automatic imposition of Russian citizenship, illegal election campaigns and change of the demographic structure of the population of Crimea;
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Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization (2010), para. 48
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- II. Unintended side effects of sanctions
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2016), para. 19
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- Alarmed that more than 4.2 million refugees, including more than 2.8 million women and children, have been forced to flee the Syrian Arab Republic and that 12.2 million people in the Syrian Arab Republic, of whom 6. 5 million are internally displaced, require urgent humanitarian assistance, which has resulted in an influx of Syrian refugees into neighbouring countries, other countries in the region and beyond, and alarmed at the risk the situation presents to regional a nd international stability,
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Promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace (2018), para. 05
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- Encouraging, in this regard, activities aimed at promoting interreligious and intercultural dialogue in order to enhance peace and social stability, respect for diversity and mutual respect and to create, at the global level, and also at the regional, national and local levels, an environment conducive to peace and mutual understanding,
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to further improve human rights in the Sudan (2019), para. 05
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- Recalling further Human Rights Council resolution 39/22 of 28 September 2018,
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Human resources management (1997), para. 115
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- 4. Endorses in principle the introduction of a dual-track system of career and non-career appointments, and requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-third session detailed proposals for the implementation of that system, including a definition of continuing core functions with a full explanation of the manner in which such a definition would be applied and the text of any necessary amendments to the Staff Regulations and Rules that would be required in order to implement the new system;
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Situation of human rights in Haiti (2000), para. 21
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- 10. Encourages the Government of Haiti to promote further the rights of children, in particular their right to education;
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The incompatibility between democracy and racism (2018), para. 03
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- Recalling the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and other relevant international documents,
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Human rights of migrants (2010), para. 06
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- Reaffirming that everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State, and to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country,
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (1999), para. 069
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- Taking note of the statement made in 1995 by the Chief Minister of the British Virgin Islands that the Territory was ready for constitutional and political advancement towards full internal self-government and that the administering Power should assist through the gradual transfer of power to elected territorial representatives,
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The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts (2011), para. 30
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- 4. Recognizes the important contributions that the international efforts to address the problem of conflict diamonds, including the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, have made to the settlement of conflicts and the consolidation of peace in Angola, Liberia and Sierra Leone;
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Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2016), para. 24
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- Noting the 2009 suspension of the Constitution Order 2006, which abolished the democratically elected House of Assembly and the Cabinet, and the subsequent institution of direct rule exercised by the administering Power for a period of three years, and taking note of the provision of a new Constitution Order in 2012 , as well as the election held in the Territory in 2012, and of the endorsement by the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community of the report of the Community’s fact - finding mission to the Turks and Caicos Islands in 2013, which called for, inter ali a, a referendum on self-determination and a mechanism for amending the constitution,
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Political declaration of the high-level meeting on universal health coverage (2019), para. 48
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- 35. Scale up efforts to address the growing burden of injuries and deaths, including those related to road traffic accidents and drowning, through preventive measures as well as strengthening trauma and emergency care systems, including essential surgery capacities, as an essential part of integrated health-care delivery;
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (2014), para. 21
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- 13. Also notes the efforts of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization to take measures to rehabilitate, protect and preserve the environment in the Black Sea region, and in this regard welcomes its cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature;
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SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (2014), para. 014
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- 9. We reaffirm our commitment to move the sustainable development agenda forward, and in this regard we urge all parties to take concrete measures to expeditiously advance the sustainable development of small island developing States, including through the internationally agreed development goals, in order for them to eradicate poverty, build resilience and improve the quality of life. We recognize the need to implement expeditiously, through genuine and durable partnerships, the global effort in support of the sustainable development of small island developing States through concrete, focused, forward-looking and action- oriented programmes.
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Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing (2019), para. 02
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- Recalling its resolution 57/167 of 18 December 2002, in which it endorsed the Political Declaration 1 and the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, its resolution 58/134 of 22 December 2003, in which it took note, inter alia, of the road map for the implementation of the Madrid Plan of Action, and its resolutions 60/135 of 16 December 2005, of 18 December 2007, 63/151 of 18 December 2008, of 21 December 2010, 66/127 of 19 December 2011, and of 20 December 2012, 68/134 of 18 December 2013, of 17 December 2015, 71/164 of 19 December 2016 and of 19 December 2017,
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2014), para. 24
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- 5. Demands that all parties immediately put an end to all violations and abuses of international human rights law and international humanitarian law, recalls, in particular, the obligation under international humanitarian law to distinguish between civilian populations and combatants and the prohibition against indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks and all attacks against civilians and civilian objects, also demands that all parties to the conflict take all appropriate steps to protect civilians, including by desisting from attacks directed against civilian objects, such as medical centres, schools and water stations, immediately demilitarize such facilities, avoid establishing military positions in populated areas and enable the evacuation of the wounded and all civilians who wish to do so from besieged areas, and recalls in this regard that the Syrian authorities bear primary responsibility for protecting the population;
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2008), para. 31
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- 10. Expresses concern about the continuing relocation of the international staff of the Agency from its headquarters in Gaza City and the disruption of operations at the headquarters due to the deterioration and instability of the situation on the ground;
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The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts (2016), para. 18
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- Welcoming, in this regard, the implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in such a way as not to impede the legitimate trade in diamonds or impose an undue burden on Governments or industry, particularly smaller producers, nor hinder the development of the diamond industry,
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The situation in Central America: procedures for the establishment of a firm and lasting peace and progress in fashioning a region of peace, freedom, democracy and development (2002), para. 12
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- Noting that the Third Meeting of the States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction 3 was held in Nicaragua in September 2001,
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Jerusalem (2001), para. 3
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- Recalling also Security Council resolution 478 (1980) of 20 August 1980, in which the Council, inter alia, decided not to recognize the “Basic Law” and called upon those States which had established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to withdraw such missions from the Holy City,
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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (2000), para. 04
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- Reaffirming that the United Nations has a permanent responsibility with respect to the question of Palestine until the question is resolved in all its aspects in a satisfactory manner in accordance with international legitimacy,
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Division for Palestinian Rights of the Secretariat (2015), para. 02
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- Having considered the report of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 1
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Question of Tokelau (2003), para. 06
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- Noting with appreciation the continuing exemplary cooperation of New Zealand as the administering Power with regard to the work of the Special Committee relating to Tokelau and its readiness to permit access by United Nations visiting missions to the Territory,
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Human resources management (1997), para. 009
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- Paying tribute to the memory of all staff members who have lost their lives in the service of the Organization,
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Question of Tokelau (2014), para. 13
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- 1. Acknowledges the decision of the General Fono in 2008 that consideration of any future act of self-determination by Tokelau will be deferred and that New Zealand and Tokelau will devote renewed effort and attention to ensuring that essential services and infrastructure on the atolls of Tokelau are enhanced and strengthened, thereby ensuring an enhanced quality of life and opportunities for the people of Tokelau;
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The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination (2000), para. 8
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- 2. Expresses the hope that the Palestinian people will soon be exercising their right to self- determination, which is not subject to any veto, in the current peace process;
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Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development (2014), para. 32
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- 12. Recognizes that the development of a sound and broad-based financial sector is central to the mobilization of domestic financial resources and should be an important component of national development strategies, as well as the need to strive for diversified, well-regulated, inclusive financial systems that promote savings and access to financial services and channel savings to sound projects that increase sustainable, long-term economic growth, generate revenues and create jobs;
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