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Dissemination of information on decolonization (2015), para. 02
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- Having examined the chapter of the report of the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples for 2015 relating to the dissemination of information on decolonization and publicity for the work of the United Nations in the field of decolonization, 1
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Sep 21, 2020
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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 (2008), para. 41
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- 18. Recommends that all Governments intensify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system of which they are members to accord priority to the question of providing assistance to the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 36
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- 18. Also strongly condemns the continued widespread practices of enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention, notably widespread in areas where the Syrian authorities retook control in 2018, notes that the Commission of Inquiry has highlighted that the arbitrary detention of tens of thousands of individuals represents an urgent and large-scale crisis of human rights protection, also strongly condemns the use of sexual violence, torture and ill-treatment, particularly in detention facilities run by the Syrian authorities, including those acts referenced by the Commission of Inquiry in its reports and those depicted in the evidence presented by “Caesar” in January 2014, and recalls that such acts may constitute violations and abuses of international human rights law or violations of international humanitarian law;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Violence
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 42
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- 24. Condemns the reported forced displacement of populations in the Syrian Arab Republic, expresses deep concern at reports of social and demographic engineering in areas throughout the Syrian Arab Republic, and calls upon all parties concerned to cease immediately all activities that cause these actions, including any activities that may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity;
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2005), para. 11
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- Taking note of advisory opinion OC-16/99, issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 1 October 1999, on The Right to Information on Consular Assistance in the Framework of the Guarantees of the Due Process of Law,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (2017), para. 20
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- 5. Reaffirms the need to avoid any economic or other activities, including the use of the Non-Self-Governing Territories for military activity, that adversely affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories, and in this regard reminds the administering Powers of their responsibility and accountability vis-à-vis any detriment to the interests of the peoples of those Territories, in accordance with relevant resolutions of the United Nations on decolonization;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (2017), para. 23
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- Stressing the need to end immediately the closure of the Gaza Strip and for the full implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing, both of 15 November 2005, to allow for the freedom of movement of the Palestinian civilian population within and into and out of the Gaza Strip, while taking into account Israeli concerns,
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2016), para. 23
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- Welcoming steps to ease the restrictions on movement and access in the West Bank, while stressing the need for further steps to be taken in this regard, and recognizing that such steps would improve living conditions and the situation on the ground and could promote further Palestinian economic development,
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- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Question of enforced or involuntary disappearances (2005), para. 12
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- 2. Urges all Governments to take appropriate legislative or other steps to prevent and suppress the practice of enforced disappearances, in keeping with the Declaration, and to take action to that end at the national and regional levels and in cooperation with the United Nations, including through the provision of technical assistance;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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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 (2008), para. 16
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- Stressing also the need for the full implementation of the Agreement on Movement and Access and the Agreed Principles for the Rafah Crossing, both of 15 November 2005, to allow for the freedom of movement of the Palestinian civilian population within and into and out of the Gaza Strip,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2008), para. 17
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- Expressing deep concern about the continuing Israeli policy of closures and severe restrictions on the movement of persons and goods, including medical and humanitarian personnel and goods, via imposition of crossing closures as well as of checkpoints and a permit regime throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the consequent negative impact on the socio- economic situation of the Palestinian people, which remains that of a dire humanitarian crisis,
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- Humanitarian
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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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 (1997), para. 134
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- Noting with concern the vulnerability of the Territory to drug trafficking and related activities, as well as its problems caused by illegal immigration,
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- Movement
- Violence
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Enforced or involuntary disappearances (2017), para. 18
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- 2. Calls upon States to cooperate with the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances and to respond favourably to its request for visits;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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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 (2016), para. 51
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- 5. Also calls for full cooperation by Israel with the relevant special rapporteurs and other relevant mechanisms and inquiries of the Human Rights Council, including the facilitation of entry to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, for monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation therein according to their respective mandates;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Question of New Caledonia (2008), para. 26
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- 19. Acknowledges the close links between New Caledonia and the peoples of the South Pacific and the positive actions being taken by the French and territorial authorities to facilitate the further development of those links, including the development of closer relations with the countries members of the Pacific Islands Forum;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2018), para. 32
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- Recognizing also the obligations of countries of origin, transit and destination under international human rights law,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2018), para. 34
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- 15. Calls upon the Syrian authorities and all other parties to the conflict to ensure the effective implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014) of 22 February 2014 and 2254 (2015), and, in particular, to end the arbitrary detention and torture of civilians in the Syrian Arab Republic, notably in prisons and detention facilities, as well as kidnappings, abductions and forced disappearances, as demanded by the Council in its resolution 2139 (2014);
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
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- Sep 21, 2020
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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. 146
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- Noting with concern the vulnerability of the Territory to drug trafficking and related activities, as well as its problems caused by illegal immigration,
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- Movement
- Violence
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and rehabilitation in Tajikistan (2001), para. 25
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- 14. Decides to consider at its fifty-seventh session the question of the situation in Tajikistan under the item entitled “Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance”.
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Enforced or involuntary disappearances (2011), para. 21
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- 8. Decides to continue consideration of the question of enforced disappearances in accordance with the programme of work of the Human Rights Council.
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Violence
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Outcome document of the midterm review of the Almaty Programme of Action: Addressing the Special Needs of Landlocked Developing Countries within a New Global Framework for Transit Transport Cooperation for Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries (2008), para. 62
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- 26. Welcome the proposal to set up in Ulaanbaatar an international think tank to enhance the analytical capability of landlocked developing countries needed to maximize the efficiency of our coordinated efforts for the effective implementation of the internationally agreed provisions, particularly the Almaty Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals. For this purpose, we urge international organizations and donor countries to assist them in realizing this initiative;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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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. 26
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- 7. Requests the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and international and regional organizations to examine and review conditions in each Territory so as to take appropriate measures to accelerate progress in the economic and social sectors of the Territories;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity (1999), para. 33
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- 10. Calls upon all Member States and regional and international organizations, in particular those of the United Nations system, as well as non-governmental organizations, to provide appropriate assistance to refugees and displaced persons, as well as to the African countries of asylum, taking into account recent disquieting developments in this respect;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons (2020), para. 21
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- Recognizing that internally displaced persons are to enjoy, in full equality and without discrimination, the same rights and freedoms under international and domestic law as do other persons in their country, including the right to freedom of movement and residence, and should be protected against arbitrary displacement,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Follow-up to the Regional Conference to Address the Problems of Refugees, Displaced Persons, Other Forms of Involuntary Displacement and Returnees in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States and Relevant Neighbouring States (2004), para. 28
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- 11. Emphasizes the necessity of undertaking follow-up activities to the Programme of Action in relation to ensuring respect for human rights as an important factor in the management of migration flows, the consolidation of democracy, the rule of law and stability;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality (2012), para. 34
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- 17. Urges relevant United Nations human rights mechanisms and appropriate treaty bodies and encourages the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to continue to collect information on the issue of human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality from all relevant sources, and to take account of such information, together with any recommendations thereon, in their reports and activities conducted within their respective mandates;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Sep 21, 2020
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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. 135
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- Noting with concern the vulnerability of the Territory to drug trafficking and related activities, as well as its problems caused by illegal immigration,
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- Movement
- Violence
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Economic Cooperation Organization (2002), para. 17
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- 10. Also welcomes the efforts of the States members of the Economic Cooperation Organization in opening international passenger traffic and the launching of a demonstration container train on the Almaty-Tashkent-Tehran- Istanbul route of the Trans-Asian Railway main line;
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- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2009), para. 128
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- 85. Encourages States to draw up plans and to establish procedures to implement the Guidelines on Places of Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance; 38 37F
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2014), para. 112
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- 83. Encourages the Group of Eight countries to continue to stimulate and support cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbours through mutual consultation and agreement, including on development projects in areas such as infrastructural connectivity, border management and economic development;
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- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date modified
- Sep 21, 2020
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