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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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