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Trafficking in women and girls (2015), para. 55 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 21. Encourages the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the World Tourism Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to promote their global campaign urging travellers to support the fight against trafficking in persons, especially women and girls; |
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Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: situation of women and girls with disabilities (2018), para. 33 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 14. Calls upon States to take effective action to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence, exploitation and abuse, including sexual violence and abuse, against women and girls with disabilities without delay, including by: |
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: violence against women as a barrier to women’s political and economic empowerment (2014), para. 14 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that poverty and lack of empowerment of women, as well as their marginalization resulting from their exclusion from social policies and from the benefits of education, health and sustainable development, can place them at increased risk of violence, and that all forms of violence against women and girls, including sexual violence, are impediments to the development of their full potential as equal partners in all aspects of life, as well as obstacles to the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, |
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Violence against women migrant workers (1995), para. 26 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 15. Invites the World Summit for Social Development, the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace and the Ninth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders to consider including in their respective programmes of action the subject of the traffic in women and girls, as well as youth; |
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Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: domestic violence (2017), para. 28 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Stressing the need to fully engage men and boys as agents and beneficiaries of change in the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, as well as allies in the prevention and elimination of violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, |
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Elimination of domestic violence against women (2004), para. 06 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that domestic violence against women is, inter alia, a societal problem and a manifestation of unequal power relations between women and men, |
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The girl child (2018), para. 56 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 31. Calls upon Member States to devise, enforce and strengthen effective child- and youth-sensitive measures to combat, eliminate and prosecute all forms of trafficking in women and girls, including for sexual and economic exploitation, as part of a comprehensive anti-trafficking strategy within wider efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, including by taking effective measures against the criminalization of girls who are victims of exploitation and ensuring that girls who have been exploited receive access to the necessary psychosocial support, and in this regard urges Member States, the United Nations and other international, regional and subregional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations, the private sector and the media, to fully and effectively implement the relevant provisions of the United Nations Global Plan of __________________ Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons 24 and the activities outlined therein, with full respect for the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime; 25 |
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Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Central African Republic (2019), para. 59 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 28. Remains deeply concerned by the extent of conflict-related sexual violence, in particular against women and girls recruited by armed groups, and encourages the national authorities and the Special Criminal Court to protect victims and advance their empowerment, and to bring all alleged perpetrators of such crimes to justice; |
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (2000), para. 05 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Concerned that violence against women is an obstacle to the achievement of equality, development and peace, as recognized in the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women 7 and the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 8 which recommended a set of integral measures to prevent and eliminate violence against women, and to the full implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, |
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The rule of law, crime prevention and criminal justice in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (2019), para. 28 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 7. Also urges Member States to adopt integrated and comprehensive responses to violence against women in order to reduce risks of gender-related killing through early intervention and risk assessment, exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate, prosecute and punish gender-related killing of women and girls, ensure equal protection of women under the law and equal access to justice, consider adopting an integrated, multidisciplinary and gender-sensitive approach to the prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of gender-related killing of women and girls to minimize the risk of secondary victimization in the criminal justice system, develop appropriate mechanisms and enhance capacities for forensic investigations to identify human remains and missing persons and, to these ends, strive to achieve all relevant Sustainable Development Goals, including Goals 5 and 16; |
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Question of human rights in Afghanistan (2000), para. 09 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 2. Strongly condemns the mass killings and systematic human rights violations against civilians and prisoners of war, including in the areas of Mazar-e Sharif and Bamian, and notes with alarm the resumption by the Taliban of the wider conflict during the past summer, especially in the Shamali Valley, resulting in the massive, forced displacement of the civilian population, in particular of women and children; |
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Human rights in the administration of justice (2013), para. 18 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Aware of the need for special vigilance with regard to the specific situation of children, juveniles and women in the administration of justice, in particular while they are deprived of their liberty, and their vulnerability to various forms of violence, abuse, injustice and humiliation, |
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in the world of work (2019), para. 44 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (b) Ensuring the early, full, effective and meaningful participation of women and girls, including victims and survivors of violence, in the development and implementation of gender-responsive national policies, legislation, action plans, programmes, projects and strategies to eliminate violence against women and girls in the world of work, creating monitoring and accountability mechanisms to ensure implementation of gender-responsive policies and regulations, and analysing the gender impact of such policies in consultation and collaboration with women’s and civil society organizations and gender equality advocates; |
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National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights (2013), para. 33 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 24. Stresses the important contribution of national human rights institutions to the elimination of discrimination and violence against women and girls, as stipulated in the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women at its fifty-seventh session, 6 as well as the need to endow those institutions with the necessary human and sufficient financial resources to enable them to function effectively; |
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Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2014), para. 10 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Reiterating its condemnation of all forms of violence against women and girls, expressing deep concern about gender-related killing of women and girls, and recognizing the key role of the criminal justice system in preventing and responding to gender-related killing of women and girls, including by ending impunity for such crimes, |
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (2013), para. 74 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 25. Calls upon all United Nations bodies, entities, funds and programmes and the specialized agencies and invites the Bretton Woods institutions to intensify their efforts at all levels to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and to better coordinate their work with a view to increasing effective support for national efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women; |
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Trafficking in women and girls (2017), para. 56 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 19. Also urges Governments to ensure that the prevention of and responses to trafficking in persons continue to take into account the specific needs of women and girls and their participation in and contribution to all phases of preventing and responding to trafficking, especially in addressing specific forms of exploitation, such as sexual exploitation; |
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2018), para. 14 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Condemning in the strongest terms all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities, which have resulted in the death of at least 95 humanitarian personnel since December 2013, expressing grave concern for the civilians who sought safety in protection- of-civilians sites who have been attacked, killed, traumatized or displaced, and the serious damage caused to the sites, including to medical clinics and schools, which were burned down and destroyed, and at sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls exiting protection-of-civilians sites throughout the country, |
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Situation of human rights in Rwanda (1997), para. 16 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 3. Expresses its deep concern at the intense suffering of the victims of genocide and crimes against humanity, recognizes the ongoing suffering of their survivors, particularly the extremely high number of traumatized children and women victims of rape and sexual violence, and urges the international community to provide adequate assistance to them and to note the priorities identified by the Government of Rwanda in this area; |
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Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (2018), para. 18 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 7. Calls upon States to take all appropriate measures to ensure the protection of children belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities who are at risk of or have experienced violence, in accordance with the relevant obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 6 and of women who can be exposed to both gender-based violence and violence on the grounds of their belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, and to give special attention to the situation and specific needs of older persons and persons with disabilities belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities; |
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Traffic in women and girls (2001), para. 26 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 7. Invites Governments to consider setting up or strengthening a national coordinating mechanism, for example, a national rapporteur or an inter-agency body, with the participation of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, to encourage the exchange of information and to report on data, root causes, factors and trends in violence against women, in particular trafficking; |
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Political declaration on the implementation of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2017), para. 12 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 9. We commit to intensify our efforts to prevent and address, with a view to eliminating, the demand that fosters trafficking, especially of women and girls, for all forms of exploitation, and in this regard to put in place or to enhance preventive measures, including legislative and punitive measures, to deter exploiters of trafficked persons, as well as ensure their accountability. |
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018), para. 43 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (h) Enacting and enforcing the necessary legislative or other measures, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and civil society organizations, to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls in digital contexts; |
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Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2013), para. 36 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 11. Invites States and all other relevant stakeholders to continue contributing to the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, and acknowledges previous and ongoing contributions to other funding sources that support efforts to combat trafficking in persons; |
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Trafficking in women and girls (2003), para. 10 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing the need to address the impact of globalization on the problem of trafficking in women and children, in particular girls, |
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls: preventing and responding to violence against women and girls in digital contexts (2018), para. 53 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (h) Encouraging and ensuring the participation of women and girls in the development and implementation of policies, programmes and other initiatives aimed at eliminating violence against women and girls in digital contexts; |
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2018), para. 42 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 15. Condemns in the strongest terms the gross and systematic abuse of women’s and children’s rights by so-called ISIL (also known as Da’esh), in particular sexual and gender-based violence, including the enslavement and sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls and the forced recruitment, use and abduction of children; |
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls (2016), para. 05 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recalling the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on violence against women, its causes and consequences 2 and Council resolution 20/12 of 5 July 2012 on accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: remedies for women who have been subjected to violence, 3 |
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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly (2016), para. 28 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 6. Reaffirms that States have an obligation to exercise due diligence to prevent and combat all forms of violence against women and girls, provide protection to the victims and investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of violence against women and girls, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, calls upon Governments to elaborate and implement laws and strategies to eliminate violence against women and girls, encourages and supports men and boys to take an active part in the prevention and elimination of all forms of violence, encourages increased understanding among men and boys of how violence harms girls, boys, women and men and undermines gender equality, encourages all actors to speak out against any form of violence against women, and in this regard encourages Member States to continue to support the Secretary-General’s ongoing campaign “UNiTE to End Violence against Women” and the social mobilization and advocacy platform of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) “Say NO — UNiTE to End Violence against Women”, as well as the Entity’s “HeforShe” campaign; |
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 35 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 17. Strongly condemns all acts of sexual and gender-based violence and abuse, calls for immediate medical and psychosocial support to be provided to all survivors of such crimes and for every effort to be made to ensure justice for those who have suffered as a result of such crimes, and urges all parties to the conflict to respect and protect women’s and girls’ full enjoyment of human rights and to heed the recommendations made by the Commission of Inquiry; |
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