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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 political participation 2011, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing the critical importance of women's political participation in all contexts, including in times of peace and of conflict and at all stages of political transition, concerned that many obstacles still prevent women from participating in political life on equal terms with men, and noting in that regard that situations of political transition may provide a unique opportunity to address such obstacles, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
The role of freedom of opinion and expression in women’s empowerment 2013, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing the critical importance of women’s political participation in all contexts, including in times of peace and of conflict and at all stages of political transition, concerned that many obstacles still prevent women from participating in political life on equal terms with men, and noting in that regard that situations of political transition may provide a unique opportunity to address such obstacles, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Women's economic empowerment 2010, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the importance that recovery measures should take into account the negative impact of the financial and economic crisis on women and men and integrate gender equality concerns in all response measures, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence 2016, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that the persistence of armed conflicts in various parts of the world is a major impediment to the elimination of all forms of violence against women, and bearing in mind that armed conflict and other types of armed violence, including terrorism and hostage-taking, still persist in many parts of the world and that aggression, foreign occupation and ethnic and other types of conflicts are an ongoing reality affecting women and men in nearly every region, that States and the international community should place particular focus on the plight, and give priority attention and increased assistance to relieve the suffering, of women and girls living in such situations and ensure that, where violence is committed against them, all perpetrators of such violence are duly investigated and, as appropriate, prosecuted and punished in order to end impunity, while stressing the need to respect international humanitarian law and human rights law, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict 2015, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting that civilians account for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict, that women and girls are particularly targeted by the use of sexual violence, inter alia by terrorist and extremist groups, including as a tactic of war to humiliate, dominate, instil fear in, disperse and/or forcibly relocate civilian members of a community or ethnic or religious group, and that sexual violence perpetrated in this manner may in some instances persist after the cessation of hostilities, and recognizing that men and boys are also victims of sexual violence in conflict, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Women and peace and security 2015, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reiterating the important engagement by men and boys as partners in promoting women’s participation in the prevention and resolution of armed conflict, peacebuilding and post-conflict situations, | United Nations Security Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Sexual violence in armed conflict 2013, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting with concern that sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations disproportionately affects women and girls, as well as groups that are particularly vulnerable or may be specifically targeted, while also affecting men and boys and those secondarily traumatized as forced witnesses of sexual violence against family members; and emphasizing that acts of sexual violence in such situations not only severely impede the critical contributions of women to society, but also impede durable peace and security as well as sustainable development, | United Nations Security Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Sexual violence in armed conflict 2013, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Affirming that women’s political, social and economic empowerment, gender equality and the enlistment of men and boys in the effort to combat all forms of violence against women are central to long-term efforts to prevent sexual violence in armed conflict and post-conflict situations; and emphasizing the importance of the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) while noting the ongoing work on a set of indicators for the implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) and subsequent resolutions on women and peace and security, and recognizing UN-Women’s efforts in this area, | United Nations Security Council | Resolution |
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| 2013 |
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