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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 11. (1) (b)
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- [Only adult able-bodied males who are of an apparent age of not less than 18 and not more than 45 years may be called upon for forced or compulsory labour. Except in respect of the kinds of labour provided for in Article 10 of this Convention, the following limitations and conditions shall apply:] (b) exemption of school teachers and pupils and officials of the administration in general;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 11. (2)
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- For the purposes of subparagraph (c) of the preceding paragraph, the regulations provided for in Article 23 of this Convention shall fix the proportion of the resident adult able-bodied males who may be taken at any one time for forced or compulsory labour, provided always that this proportion shall in no case exceed 25 per cent. In fixing this proportion the competent authority shall take account of the density of the population, of its social and physical development, of the seasons, and of the work which must be done by the persons concerned on their own behalf in their locality, and, generally, shall have regard to the economic and social necessities of the normal life of the community concerned.
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- 2018
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas 2018, para. 14. (3)
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- The wages shall be paid to each worker individually and not to his tribal chief or to any other authority.
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- 2018
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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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–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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A global call for concrete action 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 (2019), para. 39
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- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Access to medicines and vaccines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical andmental health (2019), para. 31
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- Expressing deep concern at recent outbreaks of highly infectious pathogens with pandemic potential, which demonstrate the potential vulnerability of populations to them, and in this context reaffirming and underscoring the importance of research into and development of new and innovative medicines and vaccines and of ensuring access to safe, affordable, effective and quality medicines and vaccines to all, including new and innovative medicines, and of building and/or strengthening health system capacities, including primary health care, for detecting, preventing and responding in a timely manner to outbreaks, epidemics, pandemics and other health emergencies,
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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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Activities of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition, as well as consideration of the need to develop an instrument on the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in explosives (2000), para. 19
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- 5. Requests the Secretary-General, from within existing or extrabudgetary resources, to convene an expert group of no more than twenty members, with equitable geographical representation, to prepare a study on the illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in explosives by criminals and their use for criminal purposes, taking fully into consideration the issues listed in paragraph 2 of Economic and Social Council resolution 1998/17;
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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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Administrative and budgetary aspects of the financing of the United Nations peacekeeping operations:cross-cutting issues (2006), para. 16
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- High vacancy rates
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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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Admission of the International Criminal Court to membership in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (2004), para. 3
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- Decides to admit the International Criminal Court to membership in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, in accordance with article 3, paragraphs (b) and (c), of the Regulations of the Fund, with effect from 1 January 2004.
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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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Advisory services and technical assistance for Cambodia (2019), para. 32
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- 23. Welcomes the efforts made by the Cambodian Human Rights Committee, especially in resolving complaints from individuals;
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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 (1997), para. 10
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- 1. Recognizes the significance of the 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 1 as an important contribution to ensuring the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks;
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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 (2004), para. 69
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- 34. Urges States, relevant international organizations and regional and subregional fisheries management organizations and arrangements that have not done so to take action to reduce or eliminate by-catch, catch by lost or abandoned gear, fish discards and post-harvest losses, including juvenile fish, consistent with international law and relevant international instruments, including the Code, and in particular to consider measures including, as appropriate, technical measures related to fish size, mesh size or gear, discards, closed seasons and areas and zones reserved for selected fisheries, particularly artisanal fisheries, the establishment of mechanisms for communicating information on areas of high concentration of juvenile fish, taking into account the importance of ensuring confidentiality of such information, and support for studies and research that will reduce or eliminate by- catch of juvenile fish;
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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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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 (2010), para. 029
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- Recognizing further the economic and cultural importance of sharks in many countries, the biological importance of sharks in the marine ecosystem as key predatory species, the vulnerability of certain shark species to overexploitation, the fact that some are threatened with extinction, the need for measures to promote the long-term conservation, management and sustainable use of shark populations and fisheries, and the relevance of the International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1999, 7 in providing guidance on the development of such measures,
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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 (2013), para. 060
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- 13. Calls upon States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements to collect and, where appropriate, report to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations required catch and effort data, and fishery- related information, in a complete, accurate and timely way, including for straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks within and beyond areas under national jurisdiction, discrete high seas fish stocks, and by-catch and discards; and, where they do not exist, to establish processes to strengthen data collection and reporting by members of regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, including through regular reviews of member compliance with such obligations, and, when such obligations are not met, require the member concerned to rectify the problem, including through the preparation of plans of action with timelines;
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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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Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia (1994), para. 05
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- Noting with appreciation the continued efforts made by the Secretary-General to assist the Somali people in their efforts to promote peace, stability and national reconciliation,
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Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia (2002), para. 23
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- 4. Also welcomes the strategy of the United Nations focusing on the implementation of community-based interventions aimed at rebuilding local infrastructures and increasing the self-reliance of the local population, and the ongoing efforts by the United Nations agencies, their Somali counterparts and their partner organizations to establish and maintain close coordination and cooperation mechanisms available for the implementation of relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction programmes;
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Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia (2005), para. 26
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- 12. Urges the international community to provide as a matter of urgency humanitarian assistance and relief to the Somali people to alleviate in particular the consequences of the prevailing drought;
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Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia (2006), para. 27
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- 11. Urges the international community to support the need for peacebuilding measures and the speedy implementation of programmes for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of militias throughout Somalia in order to stabilize the entire country and thereby ensure the effectiveness of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia;
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Assistance for humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and development for Timor-Leste (2003), para. 06
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- Acknowledging the crucial role of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor and the leadership of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in assisting the people of Timor-Leste in the transition towards independence,
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Assistance for the reconstruction and development of Djibouti (1994), para. 08
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- Recalling with gratitude the support provided to emergency relief operations during the floods in 1989 by various countries and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations,
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Assistance in mine action (1998), para. 22
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- Bearing in mind the serious threat that mines and other unexploded devices pose to the safety, health and lives of personnel participating in humanitarian, peacekeeping and rehabilitation programmes and operations,
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Assistance in mine action (2004), para. 40
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- 18. Notes with appreciation the ongoing development by the United Nations of the International Mine Action Standards, with the assistance of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining and other partners in mine action, to support the safe and effective conduct of mine-action activities, and emphasizes the need for an inclusive process to be followed in the development and review of such standards and the importance of developing in mine-affected countries national mine-action standards based on the International Mine Action Standards;
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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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