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Human rights and unilateral coercive measures, para. 39 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 7. Also expresses its grave concern that, in some countries, the socioeconomic conditions of family members, particularly women and children, are adversely affected by unilateral coercive measures, imposed and maintained contrary to international law and the Charter, that create obstacles to trade relations among States, restrict movement through various means of transport, impede the full realization of social and economic development and hinder the well-being of the population in the affected countries, with particular consequences for women, children, including adolescents, the elderly and persons with disabilities; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Right to work, para. 27 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 11. Underscores the responsibility of the State to protect children from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with their education or to be harmful to their health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development, and to take additional measures to prevent the engagement of children in the worst form of child labour; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Protection of the family: contribution of the family to the realization of the right to an adequate standard of living for its members, particularly through its role in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development 2015, para. 20h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Urges States, in accordance with their respective obligations under international human rights law, to provide the family, as the natural and fundamental group unit of society, with effective protection and assistance, and encourages States in this regard to take, as appropriate and to the maximum of their available resources, measures including:] Providing and promoting the means to facilitate compatibility between labour force participation and parental responsibilities, especially for single-parent households with young children, and paying special attention to the needs of widows and orphans through means including health insurance and social security, cash and in-kind transfer programmes, day-care centres and facilities for breastfeeding mothers within the work premises, kindergartens, part-time jobs, paid parental leave, paid maternity leave, flexible work schedules and reproductive and child health-care services; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Rights of the child: A holistic approach to the protection and promotion of the rights of children working and/or living on the street 2011, para. 3c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls on States to give priority attention to the prevention of the phenomenon of children working and/or living on the street by addressing its diverse causes through economic, social, educational and empowerment strategies, including by:] Ensuring the full enjoyment of their right to education on the basis of equal opportunity and non-discrimination by making primary education compulsory, available and free to all children, ensuring that all children have access to education of good quality, as well as by making secondary education generally available and accessible to all, in particular through the progressive introduction of free education and by ensuring school attendance, in particular for girls and children from low-income families and children living and/or working on the street, including, where appropriate, through the implementation of incentives relating to school attendance in the context of social policies; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention against Discrimination in Education, the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the human rights of migrants: the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration 2017, para. 27 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that any type of return, whether voluntary or otherwise, must be consistent with States' obligations under international human rights law and in compliance with the principle of non-refoulement and should be in keeping with the best interest of children and due process, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2016, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention against Discrimination in Education, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 14b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Encourages States to take steps towards:] Allowing for the identification of budget line items that have a direct or indirect impact on children, and systematizing relevant data and indicators, including child-focused indicators and child rights impact-tracking mechanisms; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 22 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming that equitable, sustained and broad-based investment in children for the protection and realization of their rights lays the foundation for a just society, a strong economy and a world free of poverty, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that long-term debt may have an impact on States’ ability to mobilize resources for the protection and realization of the rights of the child, and stressing in this regard the importance of effective debt management as an element in ensuring long-term debt sustainability, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences 2013, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcomes the work and takes note with appreciation of the thematic reports of the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences, including those on servile marriage and child slavery in the artisanal mining and quarrying sectors; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: efforts to combat human trafficking in supply chains of businesses 2013, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note of the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the Global Report on Forced Labour of the International Labour Organization, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: efforts to combat human trafficking in supply chains of businesses 2013, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting also that the availability of regular labour migration opportunities can be a way to reduce the risk of people being trafficked, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: efforts to combat human trafficking in supply chains of businesses 2013, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that human trafficking in supply chains has been identified as a serious problem and a challenge that needs to be addressed in various economic sectors, including those integrated into global markets, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: efforts to combat human trafficking in supply chains of businesses 2013, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Rights of the child: A holistic approach to the protection and promotion of the rights of children working and/or living on the street 2011, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing the lack and the desirability of more reliable and in-depth systematic disaggregated data collection and research on children, including children living and/or working on the street, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Rights of the child: A holistic approach to the protection and promotion of the rights of children working and/or living on the street 2011, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical and has been negatively affected by the world financial and economic crisis, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Rights of the child: The fight against sexual violence against children 2010, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges all States that have not yet signed and ratified or acceded to the Convention concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, 1999 Convention (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization to consider doing so as a matter of priority; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Rights of the child: Omnibus resolution 2008, para. 46d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon:] All States and relevant United Nations bodies to continue to support national and international mine action efforts, including through financial contributions, assistance to victims and social and economic reintegration, mine awareness programmes, mine clearance and child-centred rehabilitation; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2015, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Convention against Discrimination in Education, the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: efforts to combat human trafficking in supply chains of businesses 2013, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites States and other interested parties to make further voluntary contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and the United Nations Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Rights of the child: A holistic approach to the protection and promotion of the rights of children working and/or living on the street 2011, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to take measures to address the stigmatization and discrimination of children working and/or living on the street, including through awareness-raising campaigns and sensitization to the situation of these children; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: protecting victims of trafficking and persons at risk of trafficking, especially women and children in conflict and post-conflict situations 2016, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and the Domestic Workers Recommendation, 2011 (No. 201) of the International Labour Organization, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 48 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites international financial institutions and other international governmental and non-governmental organizations to work together with recipient Governments on their request and in accordance with their priorities in order to enhance their capacity to implement child rights-based budgeting into national budgets and to ensure that cooperation is effectively coordinated; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 33 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests all States to promote innovative programmes that provide incentives to low-income families with school-age children in order to increase the enrolment and attendance of girls and boys, and to ensure that children are not obliged to work in a way that interferes with their schooling or represents a risk to their health or well-being, and that they are not taken into care because of poverty; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 12e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Encourages States to pursue, among others, the following actions for mobilizing resources to realize the rights of the child:] To combat corrupt or illicit practices at all levels, including tax evasion and illicit financial flows, that directly affect the resources available for the realization of the rights of the child, and in this regard to consider, as appropriate, developing global partnerships to that end; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirms that States have the right to choose the framework that is best suited to their particular needs and circumstances at the national level, and emphasizes that national policies, including budgetary and fiscal policies, are to be implemented in a manner that respects, protects and fulfils human rights and that inclusive and sustainable economic growth and stability should be regarded as a means towards human development; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Rights of the child: A holistic approach to the protection and promotion of the rights of children working and/or living on the street 2011, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to ensure that children working and/or living on the street enjoy all human rights fully and equally, and that they have access without discrimination to health care, education, safe drinking water and sanitation, and social and other basic services; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: A holistic approach to the protection and promotion of the rights of children working and/or living on the street 2011, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned about the multiple forms of discrimination and stigmatization children living and/or working on the street often face because of factors such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, property, disability, birth, immigration status or other status, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: A holistic approach to the protection and promotion of the rights of children working and/or living on the street 2011, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming that it is essential for States to take all appropriate measures to ensure the meaningful participation of children, including children working and/or living on the street, in all matters and decisions affecting their lives through the expression of their views, and that those views be given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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