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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 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalled that in numerous earlier conclusions the Executive Committee had appealed to States to accede to the 1951 United Nations Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees and that similar appeals had also been addressed to Governments in various resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognized that these instruments incorporate fundamental principles of refugee law including the principle of non-refoulement and lay down minimum standards for the treatment of refugees and thus constitute the corner-stone of international protection; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (d) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressed that accession to the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol implies a commitment to and a reinforcement of the fundamental principles which these instruments embody, underlines the importance attached by each acceding State to international efforts to solve refugee problems and reflects the universal character that the refugee problem has now assumed; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (e) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognized that widespread accession to these instruments reaffirms their universal applicability and serves to reinforce the international legal framework for the protection of refugees and thereby facilitates the exercise of the High Commissioner's international protection function; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (f) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Called on States not having acceded to the 1951 United Nations Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees to accede to these instruments; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (h) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalled that the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol are complemented by various international instruments of relevance to refugees adopted at the universal level as well as by a number of standard setting instruments adopted at the regional level and called upon States to consider acceding to such additional universal instruments and to such other instruments as are applicable to their region; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (i) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noted that accession to the various international refugee instruments, whether of a universal or regional character, is now of utmost importance in view of the magnitude and the seriousness of the contemporary refugee problem and requested the High Commissioner to continue his efforts at the highest level to promote further accession to the international refugee instruments; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Accession to International Instruments and their Implementation 1986, para. (j) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recommended to States which have not yet done so, to consider adopting appropriate legislative and/or administrative measures for the effective implementation of the international refugee instruments, making the necessary distinction between refugees and other aliens. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1986 | ||
Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the obligations of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, | Commission on Population and Development | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon Member States to promote and protect effectively the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants, especially young people, regardless of their migration status, and to 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, especially young people, and to address the root causes of youth migration, while avoiding approaches that might aggravate their vulnerability; | Commission on Population and Development | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing the contributions of adolescents and young migrants to countries of origin and destination, their particular vulnerabilities, circumstances and needs, and their potential to build social, economic and cultural bridges of cooperation and understanding across societies, and in that regard encouraging States to consider the socioeconomic circumstances and specific needs of young migrants, | Commission on Population and Development | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling further the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the obligations of States parties to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, | Commission on Population and Development | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2014 | ||
Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to 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 to 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 Population and Development | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2014 | ||
Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging also the important link between migration and development, and recognizing that migration brings both opportunities and challenges to countries of origin, transit and destination, to migrants and to the global community, and recognizing also the responsibility of States to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all migrants effectively, regardless of their migration status, especially that of women and children, | Commission on Population and Development | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2014 | ||
Assessment of the status of implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 2014, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Aware that migration has increased in volume, scope, complexity and impact since the adoption of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and that migration is an intrinsic feature of a globalizing world in which economic, social, cultural, demographic, political and environmental factors all play an important role, | Commission on Population and Development | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2014 | ||
Asylum 1977, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noted with satisfaction the report of the High Commissioner that States have generally continued to follow liberal asylum practices; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Asylum 1977, para. (b) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned, however, that according to the report of the High Commissioner cases continue to occur in which asylum-seekers have encountered serious difficulties in finding a country willing to grant them even temporary refuge and that refusal of permanent or temporary asylum has led in a number of cases to serious consequences for the persons concerned; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Asylum 1977, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requested the High Commissioner to draw the attention of Governments to the various international instruments existing in the field of asylum and reiterated the fundamental importance of these instruments from a humanitarian standpoint; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Asylum 1977, para. (d) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Appealed to Governments to follow, or continue to follow, liberal practices in granting permanent or at least temporary asylum to refugees who have come directly to their territory; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Asylum 1977, para. (e) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Called on Governments to co-operate, in a spirit of international solidarity, with the High Commissioner in the performance of his functions-especially with respect to asylum-in accordance with General Assembly Resolution 428(V) of 14 December 1950. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1977 | ||
Central American Refugees and the Cartagena Declaration 1985, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognized the complexity and gravity of the refugees situation in the Central American region which has recently received special attention; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1985 | ||
Central American Refugees and the Cartagena Declaration 1985, para. (b) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledged the provisions relating to refugees in the Contadora Act for Peace and Co-operation in Central America; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1985 | ||
Central American Refugees and the Cartagena Declaration 1985, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noted with interest the Cartagena Declaration, embodying the conclusions of the Colloquium on International Protection of Refugees in Central America, Mexico and Panama: Juridical and Humanitarian Problems, held in Cartagena, Colombia from 19 to 22 November 1984, under the auspices of the Government of the Republic of Colombia; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1985 | ||
Central American Refugees and the Cartagena Declaration 1985, para. (d) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcomed the use of regional approaches in resolving refugee problems of regional scope, as amply demonstrated by the Colloquium. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1985 | ||
Cessation of Status 1992, para. (a) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses that, in taking any decision on application of the cessation clauses based on "ceased circumstances", States must carefully assess the fundamental character of the changes in the country of nationality or origin, including the general human rights situation, as well as the particular cause of fear of persecution, in order to make sure in an objective and verifiable way that the situation which justified the granting of refugee status has ceased to exist; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1992 | ||
Cessation of Status 1992, para. (c) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizes that the "ceased circumstances" cessation clauses shall not apply to refugees who continue to have a well-founded fear of persecution; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1992 | ||
Cessation of Status 1992, para. (d) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes therefore that all refugees affected by a group or class decision to apply these cessation clauses must have the possibility, upon request, to have such application in their cases reconsidered on grounds relevant to their individual case; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1992 | ||
Cessation of Status 1992, para. (e) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recommends, so as to avoid hardship cases, that States seriously consider an appropriate status, preserving previously acquired rights, for persons who have compelling reasons arising out of previous persecution for refusing to re-avail themselves of the protection of their country and recommends also that appropriate arrangements, which would not put into jeopardy their established situation, be similarly considered by relevant authorities for those persons who cannot be expected to leave the country of asylum, due to a long stay in that country resulting in strong family, social and economic links there; | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1992 | ||
Cessation of Status 1992, para. (f) | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recommends that States, in giving effect to a decision to invoke the cessation clauses, should in all situations deal humanely with the consequences for the affected individuals or groups, and that countries of asylum and countries of origin should together facilitate the return, to assure that it takes place in a fair and dignified manner. Where appropriate, return and reintegration assistance should be made available to the returnees by the international community, including through relevant international agencies. | Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | ExCom Conclusion |
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| 1992 |