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The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 26 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Encourages Governments, including through technical and financial support and cooperation, to prevent and address, as a matter of priority, deaths and complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, which are still the leading cause of death of women of reproductive age in many developing countries, recognizing that maternal mortality and morbidity have shown very little decline in the least developed countries, that the lack of safe motherhood services is still one of the world's urgent concerns and that reducing maternal mortality and morbidity saves women's lives, protects family health, alleviates poverty and improves opportunities for the next generations; |
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The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 27 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Recognizes that sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights and women's rights and empowerment deserve increased attention in humanitarian assistance and post-crisis recovery, and therefore emphasizes the need for Governments, United Nations agencies, regional and international organizations and non governmental organizations involved with providing support to countries and regions affected by crises to address the specific needs of those affected in a comprehensive and coherent manner; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 25 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Requests the Secretary-General to continue his substantive work on population and development, including on the interactions between population dynamics, inequalities and the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, and in collaboration with the United Nations system and relevant organizations to continue assessing and reporting on progress towards the full implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the key actions for its further implementation; |
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 38 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Requests the Secretary-General to continue, within the framework of the implementation of the Programme of Action, the substantive work on adolescents and youth, including integrating gender and age perspectives, and other relevant perspectives, into analyses and recommendations, in collaboration and coordination with relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, and other relevant international organizations, and giving due consideration to their implications for development and poverty eradication, and sustained, equitable and inclusive economic growth. |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Calls upon States to promote and protect effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, regardless of their migration status, especially those of women and children, and to address international migration through international, regional or bilateral cooperation and dialogue and through a comprehensive and balanced approach, recognizing the roles and responsibilities of countries of origin, transit and destination in promoting and protecting the human rights of all migrants, and avoiding approaches that might aggravate their vulnerability; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Urges Governments to address existing gaps in the implementation of the Programme of Action, including in such areas as respect for, and protection, promotion and fulfilment of, human rights, and gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as well as unequal progress in achieving universal and equitable access to health services, including for sexual and reproductive health, and newborn and child health, uneven progress in health conditions and life expectancy, and the elimination of violence and discrimination without distinction of any kind; |
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Calls upon the international community to support ways to expand access to and the affordability of key products, such as vector control measures, including indoor residual spraying, long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, environmental management and vaccines, as well as by monitoring surveillance through rapid diagnostic tests, and artemisinin-based combination therapy for populations at risk of exposure to resistant strains of falciparum malaria in malaria-endemic countries, particularly in Africa, including through additional funds and innovative mechanisms, inter alia, for the financing and scaling-up of artemisinin production and procurement, as appropriate, to meet the increased need; |
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Welcomes the increased funding for malaria interventions and for research and development of preventive and control tools that will target children, adolescents and youth; |
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Urges Member States to take effective measures in conformity with international law to protect adolescents and youth affected or exploited by terrorism and incitement; |
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Calls upon Member States to promote and protect effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, especially young people, regardless of their migration status, and to address international migration through international, regional or bilateral cooperation and dialogue, and through a comprehensive and balanced approach, recognizing the roles and responsibilities of countries of origin, transit and destination in promoting and protecting the human rights of all migrants, especially young people, and to address the root causes of youth migration, while avoiding approaches that might aggravate their vulnerability; |
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Urges Governments to develop and put into effect comprehensive and integrated illicit drug demand reduction policies, programmes and legal frameworks, including prevention and care in the health-care and social services, from primary prevention to early intervention to treatment and to rehabilitation and social reintegration, and in related support services, aimed at promoting health and social well-being, aiming to effectively reduce the direct and indirect adverse consequences of illicit drug abuse for individuals and all societies as a whole, in compliance with the three international drug control conventions and in accordance with national legislation; |
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 22 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Emphasizes the role of education and health literacy in improving health outcomes over a lifetime, and urges Governments to ensure that health education starts early in life and that special attention is paid to encouraging health-enhancing behaviour among adolescents and young people in a gender-sensitive manner, especially by discouraging the use of tobacco and alcohol, encouraging physical activity and balanced diets, and providing information on sexual and reproductive health that is consistent with their evolving needs and capacities so that they can make responsible and informed decisions in all issues related to their health and well-being and understand the synergies between the various health-related behaviours; |
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 29 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Encourages Governments, including through technical and financial support and cooperation, to prevent and address, as a matter of priority, deaths and complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, which are still the leading cause of death of women of reproductive age in many developing countries, recognizing that maternal mortality and morbidity have shown very little decline in the least developed countries, that the lack of safe motherhood services is still one of the world's urgent concerns and that reducing maternal mortality and morbidity saves women's lives, protects family health, alleviates poverty and improves opportunities for future generations; |
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Calls upon Governments to reduce health inequities by, inter alia, considering the recommendations formulated by the Commission on Social Determinants of Health, and urges the international community to support the efforts of States to address the social determinants of health and to strengthen their public policies aimed at promoting full access to health and social protection for, inter alia, the most vulnerable sectors of society, including, as appropriate, through action plans to promote risk-pooling and pro-poor social protection schemes, and to include support for the efforts of developing countries in building up and improving basic social protection floors; |
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 31 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Underlines the health and rehabilitation needs of victims of terrorism, encompassing both physical and mental health; |
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 32 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Also underlines its commitment to developing and implementing national strategies that promote public health in programmes or actions that respond to challenges faced by all populations affected by conflict, natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies, and acknowledges that inequities in access to health care can increase during times of crisis and that special efforts should be made to maintain primary health-care functions during these periods, as well as to ensure that the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable are met during the post-crisis, peacebuilding and early recovery stages; |
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 33 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Further underlines the need of people living in situations of armed conflict and foreign occupation for a functioning public-health system, including access to health care and services; |
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 34 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Welcomes the adoption by the sixty-third World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel as a guide to respond to the concerns over the lack of and imbalanced distribution of health workers within countries and throughout the world, in particular the shortage in Africa, and the retention of health personnel, in a manner that strengthens the health systems of developing countries, countries with economies in transition and small island developing States; |
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Stresses that States should eliminate all forms of discrimination against the girl child and the root causes of son preference, which results in harmful and unethical practices regarding female infanticide and prenatal sex selection, increase public awareness of the value of the girl child, and concurrently, strengthen the girl child's self-image, self-esteem and status, and improve the welfare of the girl child, especially in regard to health, nutrition and education, and urges Governments to take the necessary measures to prevent infanticide, prenatal sex selection, trafficking in girl children and the use of girls in prostitution and pornography; |
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Fertility, reproductive health and development 2011, para. 25 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Urges Governments to strengthen basic infrastructure, human and technical resources and the provision of health facilities in order to improve health systems and ensure the accessibility, affordability and quality, especially in rural and remote areas, of health-care services, as well as sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation, bearing in mind the commitment to halving, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation as a means of fighting waterborne diseases; |
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The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 25 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Reaffirms strongly that population distribution policies should be consistent with such international instruments, when applicable, as the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, including article 49 thereof; |
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Urges all States to enact and enforce legislation to protect all adolescents and youth, including those in situations of armed conflict, natural disasters or humanitarian emergencies, from all forms of violence, including gender-based violence and sexual violence, trafficking in persons and involvement in criminal activities, and to provide social and health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, and complaint and reporting mechanisms for the redress of violations of their human rights; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Also reaffirms the sovereign right of each country to implement the recommendations of the Programme of Action or other proposals in the present resolution, consistent with national laws and development priorities, with full respect for the various religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of its people, and in conformity with universally recognized international human rights; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Calls upon Governments to recognize the important linkages between the priorities of the Programme of Action and sustainable development and to build on the progress made and experiences gained from its implementation over the past 20 years in the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Urges Governments to develop, strengthen and implement effective strategies aimed at eradicating poverty and at promoting inclusive growth and sustainable development that address the needs of children, adolescents and youth, older persons, unemployed persons and persons with disabilities, as well as other disadvantaged and marginalized groups in both urban and rural areas; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 18 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Recalls that the Programme of Action requires for its implementation adequate mobilization of resources at the national and international levels, as well as new and additional resources for developing countries from all available funding mechanisms, including multilateral, bilateral and private sources, and that Governments are not expected to meet the goals and objectives of the Programme of Action single-handedly; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 24 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Calls upon the United Nations Population Fund to continue to play a crucial role, within its mandate, in assisting countries, based on their needs and in consultation with them, in achieving the goals and objectives contained in the Programme of Action and the key actions for its further implementation beyond 2014; |
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The contribution of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals 2009, para. 23 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Encourages Member States, assisted, as appropriate, by the offices, agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations system and other international organizations, to explore ways to strengthen international cooperation in the area of international migration and development in order to address the negative impact of the current economic and financial crisis on the international migration process and on the migrants themselves in order to reinforce efforts to maximize the benefits of international migration for development, especially in regard to poverty eradication and the improvement of education and health, recognizing that migratory patterns should not unduly benefit particular origin, transit or destination countries, and therefore urges that due recognition be given to the need for concrete actions to strengthen bilateral, regional and international cooperation and dialogue in the area of international migration and development and, where appropriate, to develop and implement national policies and cooperative strategies to ensure that migration contributes to the development of both countries of origin and countries of destination; |
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Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Declaration / Confererence outcome document | Calls upon Governments to intensify efforts to achieve universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support without stigma and discrimination, especially for people living with HIV, and to eliminate mother-to-child transmission towards the vision of ending HIV/AIDS epidemic; |
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Commission on Population and Development | Negotiated soft law | Resolution | Calls upon Member States to ensure the right to education of good quality for women and girls, on an equal basis with men and boys, and that they complete a full course of primary education, and to renew their efforts to improve and expand the education of girls and women at all levels, including at the secondary and higher levels, as well as vocational education and technical training, in order to, inter alia, achieve gender equality, the empowerment of women and poverty eradication; |
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