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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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Preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family 2013, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages Member States to promote policies that strengthen social integration and intergenerational solidarity through investment in family-centred support programmes, including social protection assistance, the prevention of the abuse of older persons, the protection of persons with disabilities, including in particular children with disabilities, and investments in cross-generational facilities and intergenerational learning, and volunteer programmes for youth, older persons, mentoring and job-sharing; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 2010, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, with the assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in consultation with States, relevant United Nations agencies, national human rights institutions and other relevant stakeholders, to prepare, within existing resources, a thematic study on the realization of the right to health of older persons, including the main existing challenges and best practices; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses particular concern at the grave problems faced by many internally displaced women and children, including violence and abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, forced recruitment and abduction, and encourages the continued commitment of the Special Rapporteur to promote action to address their particular assistance, protection and development needs, as well as those of other groups with special needs, such as severely traumatized individuals, older persons and persons with disabilities, taking into account all relevant United Nations resolutions; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 2000, para. 98g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Support innovative programmes to empower older women to increase their contribution to and benefit from development and efforts to combat poverty. | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2000 | ||
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2007, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges Governments and other relevant stakeholders to address the challenges faced by older women caring for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphaned grandchildren; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2007 | ||
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 30 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | While the rate of growth of world population is on the decline, world population is at an all-time high in absolute numbers, with current increments approaching 86 million persons annually. Two other major demographic trends have had profound repercussions on the dependency ratio within families. In many developing countries, 45 to 50 per cent of the population is less than 15 years old, while in industrialized nations both the number and proportion of elderly people are increasing. According to United Nations projections, 72 per cent of the population over 60 years of age will be living in developing countries by the year 2025, and more than half of that population will be women. Care of children, the sick and the elderly is a responsibility that falls disproportionately on women, owing to lack of equality and the unbalanced distribution of remunerated and unremunerated work between women and men. | Fourth World Conference on Women | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 1995 | ||
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 | ||
Further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 2000, para. 83c | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Take measures to enable all older women to be actively engaged in all aspects of life, as well as to assume a variety of roles in communities, public life and decision-making, and develop and implement policies and programmes to ensure their full enjoyment of human rights and quality of life, as well as to address their needs, with a view to contributing to the realization of a society for all ages; | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2000 | ||
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 106n | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [By Governments, in collaboration with non-governmental organizations and employers' and workers' organizations and with the support of international institutions:] Develop information, programmes and services to assist women to understand and adapt to changes associated with ageing and to address and treat the health needs of older women, paying particular attention to those who are physically or psychologically dependent; | Fourth World Conference on Women | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 1995 | ||
Policies and programmes involving youth 2009, para. 10 | 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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| 2009 | ||
Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2009, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses particular concern at the grave problems faced by many internally displaced women and children, including violence and abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, forced recruitment and abduction, and encourages the continued commitment of the Representative of the Secretary-General to promote action to address their particular assistance, protection and development needs, as well as those of other groups with special needs, such as severely traumatized individuals, older persons and persons with disabilities, taking into account the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and of the Security Council and giving appropriate consideration to annex I to the report of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, entitled “Rights and guarantees for internally displaced children”; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2009 | ||
Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 136 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | We emphasize the importance of increasing the number of metropolitan regions, cities and towns that are implementing policies for sustainable urban planning and design in order to respond effectively to the expected growth of urban populations in the coming decades. We note that sustainable urban planning benefits from the involvement of multiple stakeholders as well as from full use of information and sex-disaggregated data, including on demographic trends, income distribution and informal settlements. We recognize the important role of municipal governments in setting a vision for sustainable cities, from the initiation of city planning through to revitalization of older cities and neighbourhoods, including by adopting energy efficiency programmes in building management and developing sustainable, locally appropriate transport systems. We further recognize the importance of mixed-use planning and of encouraging non-motorized mobility, including by promoting pedestrian and cycling infrastructures. | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2012 | ||
Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2011, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses particular concern at the grave problems faced by many internally displaced women and children, including violence and abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, forced recruitment and abduction, and encourages the continued commitment of the Special Rapporteur to promote action to address their particular assistance, protection and development needs, as well as those of other groups with special needs, such as severely traumatized individuals, older persons and persons with disabilities, taking into account all relevant United Nations resolutions; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2016, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States and other relevant actors to take into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities and of older persons when promoting and ensuring the protection of the human rights of internally displaced persons, in particular by ensuring that persons with disabilities and older persons have timely, appropriate and equal access to assistance, protection and rehabilitation services, including health care, sexual and reproductive health-care services, psychosocial support and educational programmes; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 5e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [At the outset of a large movement of refugees, receiving States, bearing in mind their national capacities and international legal obligations, in cooperation, as appropriate, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, international organizations and other partners and with the support of other States as requested, in conformity with international obligations, would:] Use the registration process to identify specific assistance needs and protection arrangements, where possible, including but not exclusively for refugees with special protection concerns, such as women at risk, children, especially unaccompanied children and children separated from their families, child-headed and single-parent households, victims of trafficking, victims of trauma and survivors of sexual violence, as well as refugees with disabilities and older persons; | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 2016 | ||
Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 1997, para. 2e | 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:] Designing and revising laws to ensure that women have equal access to and control over land, unmediated by male relatives, in order to end land rights discrimination; according women secure use rights and full representation in the decision-making bodies that allocate land and other forms of property, credit, information and new technologies; in the implementation of the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women,4 according women full and equal rights to own land and other property, inter alia, through inheritance; acknowledging, in the context of land reform programmes, the equality of women's rights to land and taking other measures to increase land availability to poor women and men; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1997 | ||
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [2. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to social protection and to the enjoyment of that right without discrimination on the basis of disability, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right, including measures:] (b) To ensure access by persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls with disabilities and older persons with disabilities, to social protection programmes and poverty reduction programmes; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [States Parties recognize that persons with disabilities have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure access for persons with disabilities to health services that are gender-sensitive, including health-related rehabilitation. In particular, States Parties shall:] (b) Provide those health services needed by persons with disabilities specifically because of their disabilities, including early identification and intervention as appropriate, and services designed to minimize and prevent further disabilities, including among children and older persons; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2006 | ||
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 | ||
Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1994, para. 6.19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Governments should seek to enhance the self-reliance of elderly people to facilitate their continued participation in society. In consultation with elderly people, Governments should ensure that the necessary conditions are developed to enable elderly people to lead self-determined, healthy and productive lives and to make full use of the skills and abilities they have acquired in their lives for the benefit of society. The valuable contribution that elderly people make to families and society, especially as volunteers and caregivers, should be given due recognition and encouragement. | International Conference on Population and Development | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 1994 | ||
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges Governments and other relevant stakeholders to address the challenges faced by older women caring for people living with or affected by HIV/AIDS, including orphaned grandchildren; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2006 | ||
Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2014, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing the importance of ensuring non-discriminatory participation and inclusion of women and girls, as well as vulnerable persons within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, in every phase of disaster risk reduction, response and recovery, through a people-centred and holistic approach that fully respects human rights, in order to build an inclusive society, supported by a social bond among people through community-based approaches, which promotes gender equality, the empowerment of women, social and economic inclusion and development, strengthens the resilience of communities and reduces social and economic vulnerabilities to disasters, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2014, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses the importance of mainstreaming gender and disability perspectives in disaster risk management prior to disasters, in order to strengthen the resilience of communities and reduce social vulnerabilities to disasters, and recognizes the need for the inclusive participation and contribution of women, as well as vulnerable persons within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, to various processes, including the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction and its preparatory process; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2014, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Bearing in mind that natural disasters affect human lives and living conditions thereafter, and have a more direct and adverse impact on women and girls, as well as vulnerable persons within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and that natural disasters have different impacts on men and women, owing to social exclusion, gender inequality, gender stereotypes, different family responsibilities, discrimination against women and poverty, as well as the lack of equal access to adequate services, information, economic opportunities, entitlements, justice and safety, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 156 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Although many women have advanced in economic structures, for the majority of women, particularly those who face additional barriers, continuing obstacles have hindered their ability to achieve economic autonomy and to ensure sustainable livelihoods for themselves and their dependants. Women are active in a variety of economic areas, which they often combine, ranging from wage labour and subsistence farming and fishing to the informal sector. However, legal and customary barriers to ownership of or access to land, natural resources, capital, credit, technology and other means of production, as well as wage differentials, contribute to impeding the economic progress of women. Women contribute to development not only through remunerated work but also through a great deal of unremunerated work. On the one hand, women participate in the production of goods and services for the market and household consumption, in agriculture, food production or family enterprises. Though included in the United Nations System of National Accounts and therefore in international standards for labour statistics, this unremunerated work - particularly that related to agriculture - is often undervalued and under- recorded. On the other hand, women still also perform the great majority of unremunerated domestic work and community work, such as caring for children and older persons, preparing food for the family, protecting the environment and providing voluntary assistance to vulnerable and disadvantaged individuals and groups. This work is often not measured in quantitative terms and is not valued in national accounts. Women's contribution to development is seriously underestimated, and thus its social recognition is limited. The full visibility of the type, extent and distribution of this unremunerated work will also contribute to a better sharing of responsibilities. | Fourth World Conference on Women | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 1995 | ||
Protection of civilians in armed conflict 2009, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing the particular impact that armed conflict has on women and children, including as refugees and internally displaced persons, as well as on other civilians who may have specific vulnerabilities including persons with disabilities and older persons, and stressing the protection and assistance needs of all affected civilian populations, | United Nations Security Council | Resolution |
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| 2009 | ||
Mandate of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2007, para. 7d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Requests the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons, in carrying out his/her mandate:] To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of the mandate and to give special consideration to the human rights of internally displaced women and children as well as other groups with special needs among the internally displaced, such as severely traumatized individuals, older persons and persons with disabilities, and their particular assistance, protection and development needs; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2007 | ||
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2013, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses particular concern at the grave problems faced by many internally displaced women and children, including violence and abuse, sexual and labour exploitation, trafficking in persons, forced recruitment and abduction, and notes the need to continue to pay more systematic and in-depth attention to their special assistance, protection and development needs, as well as those of other groups with special needs, such as older persons, persons with disabilities and severely traumatized individuals affected by internal displacement, taking into account the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2012, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing the importance of taking equally into account the specific needs of women and vulnerable people within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities in every phase of disaster risk reduction, response and recovery, ensuring equal opportunities for their participation in these processes, calling for a people-centred, holistic approach, in order to build an inclusive society, supported by a social bond among people through community-based approaches, which promotes gender equality and the empowerment of women, strengthens the resilience of communities and reduces social vulnerabilities to disasters, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2012, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Bearing in mind that natural disasters affect human lives and living conditions thereafter, and often have a more direct and adverse impact on women, as well as vulnerable people within groups such as children, older persons and persons with disabilities, and that natural disasters often have different impacts on men and women in regard to the associated risks and vulnerabilities, due to gender inequality, gender stereotypes and discrimination against women, including the lack of equal access to adequate information and economic opportunities, poverty and social exclusion, safety and different family responsibilities, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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