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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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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 13 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that particular risk factors affect women, children, persons with disabilities and the elderly, and the need to ensure the full enjoyment of all their human rights and fundamental freedoms by them against neglect, abuse, exploitation and violence, and taking note in this regard of the concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea2 and the concluding observations of | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2018 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling further the General Assembly and Human Rights Council resolutions on the issue of the human rights of older persons, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reiterates the call for all States to empower older persons to fully and effectively participate in the economic, political and social lives of their societies; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages the Special Rapporteur, through continuous dialogue with Governments and all intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, to continue her analysis of the reasons for internal displacement and to remain apprised of the needs and human rights of those who are displaced, including the needs of those who may be in particularly vulnerable situations, including women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, the level of emergency preparedness and ways to strengthen protection and assistance, including by enhancing the role of national human rights institutions, where appropriate, and the protection of internally displaced persons, as well as durable solutions for internally displaced persons, including by addressing possible obstacles to the exercise of housing, land and property rights for internally displaced persons, also encourages the Special Rapporteur, with regard to the latter, to use, in her activities, the Framework on Durable Solutions for Internally Displaced Persons of the Inter?Agency Standing Committee, and further encourages the Special Rapporteur to continue to advocate the needs of host communities and promote comprehensive strategies, taking into account the primary responsibility of States for the protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons within their jurisdiction; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2017, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Conscious also of the specific needs of those who may be particularly vulnerable, including women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and the need to ensure that their specific needs are met through the provision of adequate protection and access to assistance, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 27 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the important role of civil society, including organizations of older persons and their families, national human rights institutions, research institutes and academia, in advocacy, promotion, research and policymaking and, as appropriate, the evaluation of family policy development and capacity-building; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to increase efforts to raise awareness of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, including by promoting and supporting initiatives to advance a positive public image of older persons and their multiple contributions to their families, communities and societies and by working with the respective international, regional and national bodies and mechanisms, as appropriate; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizes that consultation with older persons is essential in the formulation and adoption of legislation and policies relating to their specific needs and concerns; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizes the importance of protecting and promoting the human rights of older persons, and urges States to integrate the promotion of and respect for the human rights of older persons into their respective national development frameworks, taking into account those marginalized and in the most vulnerable situations, to ensure that no one is left behind and that those furthest behind are reached first; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also reaffirms that States have the primary responsibility to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all individuals, including older persons, and stresses the fundamental importance of full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the members of the family, including older persons; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing the essential contribution that older persons can continue to make to the functioning of societies and towards the implementation of the 2030 Agenda if adequate guarantees are in place, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 2015, para. 36a (iv) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [When determining specific roles and responsibilities for stakeholders, and at the same time building on existing relevant international instruments, States should encourage the following actions on the part of all public and private stakeholders:] Civil society, volunteers, organized voluntary work organizations and community-based organizations to participate, in collaboration with public institutions, to, inter alia, provide specific knowledge and pragmatic guidance in the context of the development and implementation of normative frameworks, standards and plans for disaster risk reduction; engage in the implementation of local, national, regional and global plans and strategies; contribute to and support public awareness, a culture of prevention and education on disaster risk; and advocate for resilient communities and an inclusive and all-of-society disaster risk management that strengthen synergies across groups, as appropriate. On this point, it should be noted that: Older persons have years of knowledge, skills and wisdom, which are invaluable assets to reduce disaster risk, and they should be included in the design of policies, plans and mechanisms, including for early warning; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2013, para. 17 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the importance of strengthening intergenerational partnerships and solidarity among generations, and in this regard calls upon Member States to promote opportunities for voluntary, constructive and regular interaction between young people and older generations in the family, the workplace and society at large; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Implementation of the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons: realizing the Milliennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities 2005, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting that the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, adopted by the Second World Assembly on Ageing, considers “older persons and disabilities” as a specific issue for policy concern, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also encourages States to continue their efforts to implement the Madrid Plan of Action and to mainstream the concerns of older persons into their policy agendas, bearing in mind the crucial importance of intergenerational family interdependence, solidarity and reciprocity for social development and the realization of all human rights of older persons, and to prevent discrimination against older persons and provide social integration; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also recognizes that neglect, abuse and violence against older persons takes many forms – physical, psychological, emotional, financial – and occurs in every social, economic, ethnic and geographic sphere, including within the family, and calls upon States to, inter alia, enact legislation and strengthen legal efforts to eliminate elder abuse; and educate and sensitize professionals and the general public on violence and abuse of older persons, its various characteristics and causes, and protection of and respect for their human rights and needs; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
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. 20d | 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:] Supporting research and developing comprehensive strategies to enhance the ability of families and communities to care for older family members and to reinforce the role of grandparents in raising grandchildren; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights and extreme poverty 2016, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned that, during the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017), while there has been progress in reducing poverty, especially in some middle-income countries, such progress has been uneven and the number of people living in poverty in some countries continues to increase, with women, children and older persons constituting the majority of those most affected, especially in the least developed countries and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) 2014, para. 31 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses the importance of implementing nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including social protection floors, and of achieving substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable, and encourages Member States to continue developing and implementing social protection floors based on national priorities, paying particular attention to women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 30 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Decides to convene, with the support of the High Commissioner, before the thirty-eighth session of the Human Rights Council, a one-day intersessional seminar on the impact of the implementation by States of their obligations under relevant provisions of international human rights law with regard to the protection of the family on the role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of the human rights of older persons, and to discuss challenges and best practices in this regard, with the participation of Member States and other relevant stakeholders, including national human rights institutions, academic experts and civil society organizations; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging the work of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of the family 2014, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming that States have the primary responsibility to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all human beings, including women, children and older persons, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2016, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Conscious of the human rights, humanitarian, development and possible peacebuilding dimensions of internal displacement, including in long-term displacement situations, the often heightened vulnerability of women and children, as well as of older persons and persons with disabilities, and the responsibilities of States and the international community to further strengthen their protection and assistance, including by respecting and protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all internally displaced persons, with a view to finding durable solutions, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
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. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that in the first stage of the demographic transition, when mortality is falling, the proportion of children increases, that in the second stage, when both fertility and mortality are falling, the proportion of adults of working age increases, and that in the third stage, when fertility and mortality reach low levels, only the proportion of older persons increases, | Commission on Population and Development | Resolution |
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| 2009 | ||
Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2015, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Conscious of the human rights, humanitarian and development dimensions, as well as the possible peacebuilding dimension, of internal displacement, including in long-term displacement situations, the often heightened vulnerability of women and children as well as older persons and persons with disabilities and the responsibilities of States and the international community to further strengthen their protection and assistance, including by respecting and protecting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all internally displaced persons, with a view to finding durable solutions, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 1997, para. 2d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Invites Member States, in their efforts to implement the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women, the World Food Summit and the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), and bearing in mind the Geneva Declaration for Rural Women, to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women, including older women, in their national development strategies, paying special attention to both their practical and strategic needs, by, inter alia:] Increasing the participation of rural women in the decision-making process at the local and national levels; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1997 | ||
Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 1997, para. 2b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Invites Member States, in their efforts to implement the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women, the World Food Summit and the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), and bearing in mind the Geneva Declaration for Rural Women, to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women, including older women, in their national development strategies, paying special attention to both their practical and strategic needs, by, inter alia:] Strengthening national machineries and establishing institutional linkages among governmental bodies in various sectors and non-governmental organizations concerned with rural development; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 1997, para. 2a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Invites Member States, in their efforts to implement the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women, the World Food Summit and the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II), and bearing in mind the Geneva Declaration for Rural Women, to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women, including older women, in their national development strategies, paying special attention to both their practical and strategic needs, by, inter alia:] Integrating the concerns of rural women into national development policies and programmes, in particular by placing a higher priority on budgetary allocation related to the interests of rural women; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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