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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 education in emergency situations 2010, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges Member States to implement gender-sensitive policies and programme interventions, in order to ensure that populations affected by emergency situations have equal access to safe, quality and relevant education; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recommends that Member States ensure access to education in emergency situations to all affected populations, in accordance with their obligations under international law and without discrimination of any kind; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Considering that quality education can mitigate the psychosocial impact of armed conflicts and natural disasters by providing a sense of normalcy, stability, structure and hope for the future, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to development 1998, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses concern about the adverse impact of the current financial crisis on the realization of the right to development and the full enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights in affected countries, especially on the right to food, health, education and work; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition 2017, para. 27 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expressing its concern that, according to the Global Report on Food Crises 2017, the number of people facing crisis-level food insecurity or worse has increased dramatically, up from almost 80 million in 2015 to 108 million in 2016 in countries affected by, inter alia, conflict, environmental factors, including natural disasters, and excessive food price volatility, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Since earliest times, humanity has been on the move. Some people move in search of new economic opportunities and horizons. Others move to escape armed conflict, poverty, food insecurity, persecution, terrorism, or human rights violations and abuses. Still others do so in response to the adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters (some of which may be linked to climate change), or other environmental factors. Many move, indeed, for a combination of these reasons. | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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The right to food 2016, para. 24 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitment as well as international assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with the affected countries, towards the full realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger or humanitarian emergencies affecting their enjoyment of the right to food; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to food 2016, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses its concern at the fact that the effects created by the world food crisis still continue to have serious consequences for the poorest and most vulnerable people, particularly in developing countries, which have been further aggravated by the impacts of the world financial and economic crisis, and at the particular effects of the crisis on many net food-importing countries, especially least developed countries; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Right to food 2015, para. 42 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in her task, to supply all necessary information requested by her and to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries to enable her to fulfil her mandate more effectively; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Right to food 2015, para. 23 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitment as well as international assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with the affected countries, towards the full realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger or humanitarian emergencies affecting their enjoyment of the right to food; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 2015, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reiterates its call for the substantial reduction of disaster risk and losses in lives, livelihoods and health and in the economic, physical, social, cultural and environmental assets of persons, businesses, communities and countries; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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International Strategy for Disaster Reduction 2015, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming the importance of strengthening international cooperation in the face of disasters, weather-related hazards, including the El Niño phenomenon, and the adverse effects of climate change to prevent major damage and ensure an adequate response and attention to the affected populations in a timely manner in order to ensure resilience to their impacts, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2015, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Condemning in the strongest terms all sexual and other forms of violence committed against civilians in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, inter alia, rape, sexual slavery, enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy, enforced sterilization or any other form of sexual violence of comparable gravity, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Right to food 2014, para. 22 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitment as well as international assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with the affected countries, towards the full realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger or humanitarian emergencies affecting their enjoyment of the right to food; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition 2013, para. 35 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses the need to remove food export restrictions or extraordinary taxes on food purchased for non-commercial humanitarian purposes by the World Food Programme, and not to impose them in the future; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Agriculture development, food security and nutrition 2013, para. 30 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the importance of concrete initiatives aimed at improving protection for the most vulnerable against excessive price volatility through risk management strategies, tools and instruments, such as the pilot project led by the Economic Community of West African States for a targeted regional emergency humanitarian food reserve; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Right to food 2013, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitment as well as international assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with the affected countries, towards the full realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger or humanitarian emergencies affecting the enjoyment of the right to food; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Right to food 2011, para. 18 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitment as well as international assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with the affected countries, towards the full realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger or humanitarian emergencies affecting the enjoyment of the right to food; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 29 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | We resolve to take further effective measures and actions, in conformity with international law, to remove obstacles and constraints, strengthen support and meet the special needs of people living in areas affected by complex humanitarian emergencies and in areas affected by terrorism. | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2010, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizes that acts of torture in armed conflict are serious violations of international humanitarian law and in this regard constitute war crimes, that acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and that the perpetrators of all acts of torture must be prosecuted and punished; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Right to food 2010, para. 17 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitment as well as international assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with the affected countries, towards the full realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger or humanitarian emergencies affecting the enjoyment of the right to food; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States, as primary duty-bearers, to ensure the realization of the right to education in all phases of emergency situations, in a manner that meets the essential needs of the affected populations, recognizing the role of the donor community and humanitarian agencies in assisting those efforts; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests Member States to ensure that the best possible systems of education are in place, including through the allocation of sufficient resources, the appropriate adaptation of curricula and training of teachers, the implementation of risk assessments, disaster preparedness programmes in schools, the legal framework for protection, and health and basic social services, so as to withstand emergencies; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizing the importance of the promotion of human rights education and learning at all levels, including through the implementation of the World Programme for Human Rights Education, as appropriate, and encouraging all States to develop initiatives in that regard, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned that, despite the progress made in recent years towards achieving the goals of the Education for All initiative agreed upon at the World Education Forum, held in Dakar in April 2000, the level of funding for international education goals is inadequate, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to education in emergency situations 2010, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Underscoring the fact that the Convention on the Rights of the Child must constitute the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child and that the requirements for the realization of the right to education, pertinent also to emergency situations, are set out in articles 28 and 29 of that Convention, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2009, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizes that acts of torture in armed conflict are serious violations of international humanitarian law and in this regard constitute war crimes, that acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and that the perpetrators of all acts of torture must be prosecuted and punished; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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The right to development 2009, para. 22 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses its deep concern, in this regard, at the negative impact on the realization of the right to development owing to the further aggravation of the economic and social situation, in particular of developing countries, as a result of the ongoing international energy, food and financial crises as well as global climate change; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Right to food 2009, para. 17 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the need to strengthen national commitment as well as international assistance, upon the request of and in cooperation with the affected countries, towards the full realization and protection of the right to food, and in particular to develop national protection mechanisms for people forced to leave their homes and land because of hunger or humanitarian emergencies affecting the enjoyment of the right to food; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2008, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizes that acts of torture in armed conflict are serious violations of international humanitarian law and in this regard constitute war crimes, that acts of torture can constitute crimes against humanity and that the perpetrators of all acts of torture must be prosecuted and punished; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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