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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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The right to food 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling further the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for her or his health and well-being, including food, the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition, the United Nations Millennium Declaration, in particular Millennium Development Goal 1 on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals on ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture and on ending poverty in all its forms everywhere, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Right to work 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all are key elements of poverty-reduction strategies that facilitate the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, in particular the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and that they require a multidimensional focus that incorporates Governments, the private sector, national human rights institutions, civil society organizations, representatives of employers and workers, international organizations and, in particular, the agencies of the United Nations system and international financial institutions, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Human rights and arbitrary deprivation of nationality 2009, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses its concern that persons arbitrarily deprived of nationality may be affected by poverty, social exclusion and legal incapacity; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2009 | ||
Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas 2015, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Gravely concerned that hunger, like poverty, is still predominantly a rural problem, and that in the rural population it is those who produce food who suffer disproportionately, and alarmed that 75 per cent of people suffering from hunger live in rural areas, particularly in developing countries, and 50 per cent are small-scale and traditional farm holders, as well as subsistence farmers, and that they are especially vulnerable to food insecurity, malnutrition, discrimination and exploitation, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
The right to food 2016, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling further the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for her or his health and well-being, including food, the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition, the United Nations Millennium Declaration, in particular Millennium Development Goal 1 on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals on ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture and on ending poverty in all its forms everywhere, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
The right to work 2016, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all are key elements of poverty-reduction strategies that facilitate the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, in particular the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and that they require a multidimensional focus that incorporates Governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, representatives of employers and workers, international organizations and, in particular, the agencies of the United Nations system and the international financial institutions, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
The right to work 2015, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that full and productive employment and decent work for all are key elements of poverty-reduction strategies that facilitate the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and that they require a multidimensional focus that incorporates Governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, representatives of employers and workers, international organizations and, in particular, the agencies of the United Nations system and international financial institutions, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas 2014, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Gravely concerned that hunger, like poverty, is still predominantly a rural problem, and that in the rural population it is those who produce food who suffer disproportionately, and alarmed that 75 per cent of people suffering from hunger live in rural areas, particularly in developing countries, and 50 per cent are small-scale and traditional farm holders, as well as subsistence farmers, and that they are especially vulnerable to food insecurity, malnutrition, discrimination and exploitation, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living 2014, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned that more than 860 million people are still living in unserviced and unplanned urban poor settlements, up from 725 million in 2000; that, despite the significant efforts to improve the living conditions of urban settlement dwellers, the net growth in the number of people living in these settlements continues to outpace the improvements; and that persons living in such conditions are particularly vulnerable to, inter alia, disease, natural and man-made disasters, unemployment and a lack of education, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas 2012, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Gravely concerned that hunger, like poverty, is still predominantly a rural problem, and that in the rural population it is those who produce food who suffer disproportionately, and alarmed that 80 per cent of people suffering from hunger live in rural areas, particularly in developing countries, and 50 per cent are small-scale and traditional farm holders, and that these people are especially vulnerable to food insecurity, discrimination and exploitation, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
The protection of human rights in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiencysyndrome (AIDS) 2011, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming the importance of achieving Millennium Development Goal 6 (to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases), and noting that poverty, inequality and food insecurity increase people’s vulnerability to HIV, posing increased risks of infection to populations in every region while at the same time undermining the socio-economic conditions of people living with HIV or those affected by the epidemic, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
The right to food 2009, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes that 80 per cent of hungry people live in rural areas, and 50 per cent are small-scale and traditional farm holders, and that these people are especially vulnerable to food insecurity, given the increasing cost of various inputs and the fall in farm incomes, that access to land, water, seeds and other natural resources is an increasing challenge for poor producers, and that support by States for small farmers, fishing communities and local enterprises is a key element to food security and provision of the right to food; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2009 | ||
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures, para. 13 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that unilateral coercive measures in the form of economic sanctions have far-reaching implications for the human rights of the general population of targeted States, disproportionately affecting the poor and the most vulnerable classes, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures, para. 14 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Alarmed by the fact that most current unilateral coercive measures have been imposed, at great cost in terms of the human rights of the poorest and of persons in vulnerable situations, on developing countries by developed countries, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, para. 17 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 7. Also recognizes that respect for cultural rights is essential for development, peace and the eradication of poverty, building social cohesion and the promotion of mutual respect, tolerance and understanding between individuals and groups, in all their diversity; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
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, para. 27 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 7. Also recognizes that not all efforts to reduce public spending are harmful to human rights, and calls for consistent public spending policies that ensure full compliance with the human rights obligations of States and for those policies to take into account the fact that the human rights of the poorest and most vulnerable must be respected, protected and fulfilled; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
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, para. 13 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging that there is greater acceptance that the increasing debt burden faced by the most indebted developing countries, in particular the least developed countries, is unsustainable and constitutes one of the principal obstacles to achieving progress in people-centred sustainable development and poverty eradication and that, for many developing and some developed countries, excessive debt servicing has severely constrained their capacity to promote social development and provide basic services to create the conditions for the realization of economic, social and cultural rights, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
The right to food, para. 34 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 5. Expresses its concern at the fact that the effects of the world food crisis continue to have serious consequences for the poorest and most vulnerable people, particularly in developing countries, which have been further aggravated by the world financial and economic crisis, and at the particular effects of this crisis on many net food-importing developing countries, especially least developed countries; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
The right to food, para. 11 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming further that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and economic environment at both the national and international levels is the essential foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food security and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
The right to food, para. 4 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling further the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which provides that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for his or her health and well-being, including food, the Universal Declaration on the Eradication of Hunger and Malnutrition, the United Nations Millennium Declaration, in particular Millennium Development Goal 1 on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger by 2015, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular the Sustainable Development Goals on ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition and promoting sustainable agriculture and on ending poverty in all its forms everywhere, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
The role of good governance in the promotion and protection of human rights, para. 11 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing that good governance at the national and international levels is essential for sustained economic growth, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty and hunger, and in this context reaffirming the Millennium Declaration, the 2005 World Summit Outcome, the outcome of the 2010 High-level Summit on the Millennium Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Adequate housing as a component of the rights to an adequate standard of living, and the right to non-discrimination in this context, para. 12 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the guiding principles on security of tenure for the urban poor, as laid out in the report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and on the right to non-discrimination in this context,1 | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Promotion and protection of the human rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas 2017, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that livelihoods in rural areas are disproportionately affected by poverty, climate change, lack of development and lack of access to scientific progress, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Extreme poverty and human rights 2017, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing that respect for all human rights – civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights – which are universal, indivisible and interdependent and interrelated, is of crucial importance for all policies and programmes to effectively fight extreme poverty at the local and national levels, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
The right to food 2017, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming further that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and economic environment at both the national and international levels is the essential foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food security and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
The right to food 2016, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming further that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and economic environment at both the national and international levels is the essential foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food security and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
The right to food 2015, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming further that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and economic environment, at both the national and international levels, is the essential foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food security and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
The right to food 2014, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming further that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and economic environment, at both the national and international levels, is the essential foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food security and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The right to food 2013, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming also that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and economic environment, at both the national and international levels, is the essential foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food security and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The right to food 2012, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming also that a peaceful, stable and enabling political, social and economic environment, at both the national and international levels, is the essential foundation that will enable States to give adequate priority to food and nutrition security and poverty eradication, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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