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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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Women and armed conflict 1998, para. k | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments and international organizations:] Encourage rehabilitation centres to ensure that the knowledge and professions of displaced and refugee people are utilized; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
Women and armed conflict 1998, para. e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments and international organizations:] Ensure the physical safety and security of all refugee women and girls and those internally displaced by, inter alia, adequately providing for and increasing their access to the right of return to their country or place of origin, and the participation of women in the committees responsible for the management of the camp(s), and ensure that camps are designed in accordance with the 1995 Guidelines on the Protection of Refugee Women27 of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; and arrange for gender-sensitive legal, social and medical services in camps, and for the talents and capabilities of refugee and displaced women and girls to be fully integrated in the development and implementation of these programmes while they are in these camps; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 2001, para. 1g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations and civil society, as appropriate]: The Platform for Action recognized that women face barriers to full equality and advancement because of such factors as their race, age, language, ethnicity, culture, religion or disability, because they are indigenous women or of other status. Many women encounter specific obstacles related to their family status, particularly as single parents, and their socio-economic status, including their living conditions in rural, isolated or impoverished areas. Additional barriers also exist for refugee women, other displaced women, including internally displaced women, as well as for immigrant women and migrant women, including women migrant workers. Many women are also particularly affected by environmental disasters, serious and infectious diseases and various forms of violence against women; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2001 | ||
Enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling environment for achieving gender equality and the advancement of women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of education, health and work 2006, para. 7k | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urged Governments […] to take the following actions:] Eliminate all forms of discrimination, sexual exploitation and violence against female refugees, asylum-seekers and internally displaced persons and promote their active involvement in decisions affecting their lives and communities, while recalling the relevant norms of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and international refugee law; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2006 | ||
Enhanced participation of women in development: an enabling environment for achieving gender equality and the advancement of women, taking into account, inter alia, the fields of education, health and work 2006, para. 7j | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urged Governments […] to take the following actions:] Incorporate gender perspectives in all policies and programmes on international migration, promote the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by women migrants, combat discrimination, exploitation, ill-treatment, unsafe working conditions and violence, including sexual violence and trafficking, and facilitate family reunification in an expeditious and effective manner, with due regard to applicable laws, as such reunification had a positive effect on the integration of migrants; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2006 | ||
Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child 2007, para. 14.8. | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission [...] urges Governments [...] to:] Take measures to ensure that the specific needs of girls affected by armed conflict and natural disasters are taken into account in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and finding durable solutions, including in refugee camps and camps for the internally displaced and in reconstruction efforts, and ensure that such assistance is provided in full compliance with international law, and in accordance with General Assembly resolution 46/182 in the context of United Nations humanitarian assistance; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2007 | ||
The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS 2009, para. 15x | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges Governments, [...] to take the following actions [...]:] (x) Strengthen efforts to protect the rights and ensure decent work conditions for all domestic workers, including women migrant domestic workers, in, inter alia, their working hours and wages, and to improve their access to health-care services and other social and economic benefits; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2009 | ||
Education and training of women 1997, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | There is wide consensus that education and training for girls and women, in particular, provides high social and economic returns and is a precondition for the empowerment of women. Education should be aimed at raising and promoting awareness of the rights of women as human rights. Governments, national, regional and international bodies, bilateral and multilateral donors and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, should continue to make special efforts to reduce the female illiteracy rate to at least half its 1990 level, with emphasis on rural, migrant and refugee women, internally displaced women and women with disabilities, in keeping with the Beijing Platform for Action. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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Violence against women 1998, para. a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments:] Consider, where appropriate, formulating bilateral, subregional and regional agreements to promote and protect the rights of migrant workers, especially women and girls; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
The girl child 1998, para. d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by the United Nations and Governments:] Take measures to address the special needs of girls for protection and for gender-appropriate support and counselling centres in refugee camps, and in resettlement and reintegration efforts; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 2001, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action indicate that many women face additional barriers to the enjoyment of their human rights because of such factors as their race, language, ethnicity, culture, religion, disability or socio-economic class or because they are indigenous people, migrants, including women migrant workers, displaced women or refugees. Also the outcome documents of the special session of the General Assembly indicate that in situations of armed conflict and foreign occupation, human rights of women have been extensively violated. Among the further actions and initiatives to implement the platform adopted by the special session were several directed at the elimination of racially motivated violence against women and girls. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2001 | ||
Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child 2007, para. 14.7.a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission [...] urges Governments [...] to:] [14.7. Armed conflict] (a) Take special measures for the protection of girls affected by armed conflict and by post-conflict situations and, in particular, protect them from sexually transmitted diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, including rape and sexual abuse, and sexual exploitation, torture, abduction and forced labour, paying special attention to refugee and displaced girls; and take into account the special needs of girls affected by unilateral measures not in accordance with international law and the Charter of the United Nations and by armed conflicts in the delivery of humanitarian assistance and disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation assistance and reintegration processes, and that girls living under foreign occupation must also be protected in accordance with the provisions of international humanitarian law; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2007 | ||
Access and participation of women and girls in education, training and science and technology, including for the promotion of women's equal access to full employment and decent work 2011, para. 22jj | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges Governments, at all levels [...] to take the following actions, as appropriate:] [Supporting the transition from education to full employment and decent work]: Implement gender-sensitive policies and programmes for women migrant workers and provide safe and legal channels that recognize their skills and education and fair labour conditions, facilitate their productive employment and decent work and integration into the labour force, including, inter alia, in the fields of education and science and technology, and ensure that all women, including care workers, are legally protected against violence and exploitation; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2011 | ||
Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls 2014, para. 42ii | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges Governments, at all levels [...] to take the following actions:] [Realizing women's and girls' full enjoyment of all human rights]: Promote and protect effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, regardless of their migration status, especially those of women and children, and address international migration through international, regional or bilateral cooperation and dialogue and through a comprehensive and balanced approach, recognizing the roles and responsibilities of countries of origin, transit and destination in promoting and protecting the human rights of all migrants, and avoiding approaches that might aggravate their vulnerability; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2014 | ||
Women's empowerment and the link to sustainable development 2016, para. 23i | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission [...] urges Governments, at all levels [...] to take the following actions:] [Strengthening normative, legal and policy frameworks]: Recognize the contribution of migrants, including women migrant workers, to sustainable development, and acknowledge the need to eliminate violence and discrimination against women migrant workers and to promote their empowerment, including through international, regional or bilateral cooperation among all stakeholders, in particular countries of origin, transit and destination; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2016 | ||
Elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls 2013, para. 34bbb | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges governments, at all levels[...] to take the following actions:] [Addressing structural and underlying causes and risk factors so as to prevent violence against women and girls]: Further adopt and implement measures to ensure the social and legal inclusion and protection of women migrants, including women migrant workers in origin, transit and destination countries, and promote and protect the full realization of their human rights, and their protection against violence and exploitation; implement gender-sensitive policies and programmes for women migrant workers and provide safe and legal channels that recognize their skills and education, provide fair labour conditions, and as appropriate facilitate their productive employment and decent work as well as integration into the labour force; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2013 | ||
Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 2001, para. 3f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations and civil society, as appropriate]: Develop anti-racist and gender-sensitive human rights training for personnel in the administration of justice, law enforcement agencies, security and health-care services schools and migration authorities, paying particular attention to immigration officials, border police and staff of migrant detention centres, as well as for United Nations personnel; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2001 | ||
Elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against the girl child 2007, para. 14.12.a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission [...] urges Governments [...] to:] [14.12. Migration] (a) Build awareness of the risks encountered by girls in the context of migration, particularly in the context of irregular migration, such as sexual and labour exploitation, migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons, and develop gender-sensitive migration policies and training programmes for law enforcement personnel, prosecutors and service providers that ensure the delivery of proper and professional interventions for girl migrants who are subjected to abuse and violence; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2007 | ||
The equal sharing of responsibilities between women and men, including caregiving in the context of HIV/AIDS 2009, para. 15y | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [The Commission urges Governments, [...] to take the following actions [...]:] (y) Take measures to address the special needs of girls, including migrant girls, employed as domestic workers and caregivers, as well as those that have to perform excessive domestic chores and caregiving responsibilities, and to provide access to education, vocational training, health services, food, shelter and recreation, while ensuring the prevention and elimination of child labour and economic exploitation of girls; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2009 | ||
Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 2001, para. 2k | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations and civil society, as appropriate]: Review and revise, as appropriate, emigration policies with a view to eliminating all discriminatory policies and practices against migrants, especially women and children, and to protect fully all their human rights, regardless of their legal status, as well as to provide them with humane treatment; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2001 | ||
Women's empowerment and the link to sustainable development 2016, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Commission stresses the need to ensure that no one is left behind in implementing the 2030 Agenda and in this regard recognizes the challenges faced by refugee women and girls and the need to protect and empower them, including in countries in conflict and post-conflict situations, and the need to strengthen the resilience of communities hosting refugees, and underscores the importance of development support for those communities, particularly in developing countries. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2016 | ||
Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work 2017, para. 40 (oo) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Adopt national gender-responsive migration policies and legislation, in line with relevant obligations under international law, to promote the economic empowerment of women migrant workers in all sectors and protect their human rights, regardless of migration status; recognize the skills and education of women migrant workers and, as appropriate, facilitate their productive employment, decent work and integration into the labour force, including in the fields of education and science and technology; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2017 | ||
Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work 2017, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Commission also recognizes that structural barriers to women's economic empowerment throughout their life cycle in the changing world of work, including as regards their terms and conditions of employment, recruitment, retention, re-entry, promotion and progression to management or senior positions, retirement and dismissal, can be compounded by multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination in the private and public spheres, all of which can be exacerbated during economic, financial and humanitarian crises, armed conflict and post-conflict situations, natural and man-made disasters, and refugee and internal displacement settings. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2017 | ||
Gender and all forms of discrimination, in particular racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance 2001, para. 2l | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations and civil society, as appropriate]: Take steps to eliminate any violations of the human rights of women refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons who are often subjected to sexual and other violence; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2001 | ||
Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work 2017, para. 36 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Commission recognizes the positive contribution of migrant women and girls, in particular women migrant workers, to sustainable development in countries of origin, transit and destination. It underlines the value and dignity of migrant women's labour in all sectors, including the labour of domestic and care workers. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2017 | ||
Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work 2017, para. 37 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | The Commission recalls the need to address the special situation and vulnerability of migrant women and girls. It is concerned that many migrant women, particularly those who are employed in the informal economy and in less skilled work, are especially vulnerable to abuse and exploitation, underlining in this regard the obligation of States to protect the human rights of migrants so as to prevent and address abuse and exploitation. | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 2017 | ||
Violence against women 1998, para. l | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments and civil society, including non-governmental organizations:] Encourage campaigns aimed at clarifying opportunities, limitations and rights in the event of migration so as to enable women to make informed decisions and to prevent them from becoming victims of trafficking; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
Women and armed conflict 1998, para. h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments and international organizations:] Mainstream a gender perspective, as appropriate, into national immigration and asylum policies, regulations and practices, in order to extend protection to those women whose claim for protection is based on gender-related persecution; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
Women and armed conflict 1998, para. i | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments and international organizations:] Provide and strengthen assistance to all women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations, including through non-governmental organizations, as appropriate. Refugee women and men must have equal rights in the administration and distribution of goods and services in the camps; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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| 1998 | ||
The girl child 1998, para. h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Actions to be taken by Governments, educational institutions and the United Nations system, as appropriate:] Identify the special needs of girls in difficult circumstances, including girls from migrant families, refugee and displaced girls, girls from ethnic minorities, indigenous girls, orphaned girls, girls with disabilities and other girls with special needs, and provide the resources necessary to address their needs; | Commission on the Status of Women | CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration |
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