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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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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 1997, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting with deep concern that the economic and financial crises in many developing countries have severely affected the socio-economic status of women, especially in rural areas, and the continuing rise in the number of rural women living in poverty, including girls and older women, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1997 | ||
Preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family 2013, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Further encourages Member States to promote the delivery of family-centred benefits, such as housing assistance, child benefits, old-age pensions, cash transfers, social protection, social transfer programmes and other relevant measures to reduce family poverty and prevent the intergenerational transfer of poverty; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
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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| 2014 | ||
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that the objectives of the International Year and its follow-up processes, especially those relating to family policies in the areas of poverty, work–family balance and intergenerational issues, with attention given to the rights and responsibilities of all family members, can contribute to ending poverty, ending hunger, ensuring a healthy life and promoting the well-being of all at all ages, promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, and ensuring better education outcomes for children, to gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and to the full enjoyment by older persons of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, as part of an integrated and comprehensive approach to development, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Human rights and extreme poverty 2012, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing that special attention should be given to children, older persons, persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples who are living in extreme poverty, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Human rights and extreme poverty 2010, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing that special attention should be given to children, older persons, persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples who are living in extreme poverty, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2010 |
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