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The right to food (2017), para. 38 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 8. Encourages the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the right to food to continue to mainstream a gender perspective in the fulfilment of her mandate, and encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and all other United Nations bodies and mechanisms addressing the right to food and food insecurity to continue to integrate a gender perspective into their relevant policies, programmes and activities; |
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Measures to combat contemporary forms of racism and racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2002), para. 06 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Convinced that racism, as one of the exclusionist phenomena plaguing many societies, requires resolute action and cooperation for its eradication, |
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Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2018), para. 34 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (d) To work towards establishing or strengthening inclusive and gender- responsive social protection systems, including floors, to ensure full access to nationally appropriate social protection for all without discrimination of any kind, and to take measures to progressively achieve higher levels of protection, including by facilitating the transition from informal to formal work; |
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Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace (2013), para. 09 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that all efforts made by the United Nations system in general and the international community at large for peacekeeping, peacebuilding, the prevention of conflicts, disarmament, sustainable development, the promotion of human dignity and human rights, democracy, the rule of law, good governance and gender equality at the national and international levels contribute greatly to the culture of peace, |
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Trafficking in women and girls (2013), para. 64 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 33. Stresses the need for the systematic collection of sex- and age-disaggregated data and comprehensive studies at both the national and the international levels and the development of common methodologies and internationally defined indicators to make it possible to develop relevant and comparable figures, and encourages Governments to enhance information-sharing and data-collection capacity as a way of promoting cooperation to combat the trafficking problem; |
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International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001–2010 (2005), para. 09 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that all efforts made by the United Nations system in general and the international community at large for peacekeeping, peacebuilding, the prevention of conflicts, disarmament, sustainable development, the promotion of human dignity and human rights, democracy, the rule of law, good governance and gender equality at the national and international levels contribute greatly to the culture of peace, |
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation (2019), para. 19 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Underscoring the importance of eliminating female genital mutilation as a contribution to the implementation of the range of Sustainable Development Goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular target 5.3, |
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Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and girls (2018), para. 03 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other applicable international human rights instruments, including the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and recalling relevant conventions adopted by the International Labour Organization on the issue of discrimination against women, |
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Inter- Parliamentary Union (2002), para. 05 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recalling with satisfaction the United Nations Millennium Declaration, 2 in which Member States resolved to strengthen further cooperation between the United Nations and national parliaments through their world organization, the Inter- Parliamentary Union, in various fields, including peace and security, economic and social development, international law and human rights and democracy and gender issues, |
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation (2018), para. 41 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (e) To address the widespread stigma and shame surrounding menstruation and menstrual hygiene by ensuring access to factual information thereon, addressing the negative social norms around the issue and ensuring universal access to hygienic products and gender-sensitive facilities, including disposal options for menstrual products; |
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (2013), para. 31 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 14. Urges States to allocate sufficient resources to the implementation of policies and programmes and legislative frameworks aimed at eliminating female genital mutilations; |
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Developing human resources for development (1998), para. 12 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 2. Emphasizes that, in the development of human resources, an overall, well-conceived and integrated approach that mainstreams a gender perspective and takes into account the needs of all people should be adopted, incorporating such vital areas as population, health, nutrition, water, sanitation, housing, communications, education and training, and science and technology, as well as taking into account the need to create more opportunities for employment in an environment that guarantees political freedom, popular participation, respect for human rights, justice and equity, all of which are essential for enhancing human capacity to meet the challenge of development; |
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Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (2005), para. 29 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 22. Underlines the responsibility of the private sector, at both the national and the international levels, including small and large companies and transnational corporations, regarding not only the economic and financial, but also the development, social, gender and environmental implications of their activities, their obligations towards their workers and their contributions to achieving sustainable development, including social development, and emphasizes the need to take concrete actions within the United Nations system and through the participation of all relevant stakeholders on corporate responsibility and accountability; |
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Human rights and cultural diversity (2018), para. 37 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 15. Also emphasizes that tolerance and respect for diversity facilitate the universal promotion and protection of human rights, including gender equality and the enjoyment of all human rights by all, and underlines the fact that tolerance and respect for cultural diversity and the universal promotion and protection of human rights are mutually supportive; |
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Follow-up to and implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the outcome of the 2008 Review Conference (Doha Declaration on Financing for Development) (2010), para. 25 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 9. Stresses the essential role that official development assistance plays in complementing, leveraging and sustaining financing for development in developing countries and in facilitating the achievement of development objectives, including the internationally agreed development goals, in particular the Millennium Development Goals, reiterates that official development assistance can play a catalytic role in assisting developing countries in removing constraints on sustained, inclusive and equitable growth by, inter alia, enhancing social, institutional and physical infrastructure, promoting foreign direct investment, trade and technological innovations, improving health and education, fostering gender equality, preserving the environment and eradicating poverty, and welcomes steps to improve the effectiveness and quality of aid based on the fundamental principles of national ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for results and mutual accountability; |
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Women in development (2014), para. 33 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 14. Encourages Member States, the United Nations system and donor countries to strengthen gender-responsive planning and budgeting processes and to develop and strengthen methodologies and tools for this purpose, as well as for the monitoring and evaluation of investments for gender-equality results, as appropriate, and encourages donors to mainstream a gender perspective in their practices, including joint coordination and accountability mechanisms; |
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Education for Justice and the rule of law in the context of sustainable development (2020), para. 16 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 8. Also invites Member States to intensify, in line with their domestic legal frameworks, national and international efforts to eliminate all forms of discrimination, including racism, religious intolerance, xenophobia and gender - related discrimination, by, inter alia, raising awareness, developing educational materials and programmes and considering, where appropriate, drafting and enforcing legislation against discrimination and, to these ends, to strive to achieve all relevant Sustainable Development Goals, including Goals 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16; |
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Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination and the convening of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001), para. 47 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 18. Welcomes the establishment of the racism project team in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights with a view to coordinating all activities of the Third Decade; |
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilations (2013), para. 14 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned that, despite the increase in national, regional and international efforts and the focus on the abandonment of female genital mutilations, the practice continues to exist in all regions of the world, |
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The right to food (2006), para. 19 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 6. Encourages the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the right to food to continue mainstreaming a gender perspective in the fulfilment of his mandate, and encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and all other United Nations bodies and mechanisms addressing the right to food and food insecurity to integrate a gender perspective into their relevant policies, programmes and activities; |
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2019), para. 17 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Underlining the primacy of the political will, international cooperation and adequate funding at the national, regional and international levels needed to address all forms and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and re lated intolerance for the successful implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, |
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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1997), para. 59 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 40. Invites once again all other functional commissions of the Economic and Social Council, within their mandates, to take due account of the Platform for Action and to ensure the integration of gender aspects in their respective work; |
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Strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system (2014), para. 37 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 12. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to include in the documentation prepared for elections of members of human rights treaty bodies at meetings of States parties an information note on the current situation with respect to the composition of the treaty body, reflecting the balance in terms of geographical distribution and gender representation, professional background and different legal systems, as well as the tenure of current members; |
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2018), para. 42 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 17. Strongly urges the Government of South Sudan to appoint a special representative on sexual and gender-based violence, as previously called for by the Human Rights Council; |
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Situation of human rights in South Sudan (2017), para. 54 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 17. Reiterates its request to the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, in response to the twenty-sixth special session of the Human Rights Council, and as soon as feasibly possible, working with the wider United Nations system, to suggest priority recommendations for the Government of South Sudan to consider how to end sexual and gender-based violence, urges relevant United Nations actors to assist in such implementation as appropriate, and urges the Government to appoint a special representative on sexual and gender-based violence; |
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Equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies (2009), para. 12 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Convinced that the goal of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of human rights treaty bodies is perfectly compatible and can be fully realized and achieved in harmony with the need to ensure gender balance and the representation of the principal legal systems in those bodies and the high moral character, acknowledged impartiality and recognized competence in the field of human rights of their members, |
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment (2005), para. 09 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 3. Urges Governments to take effective measures to prevent torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including their gender-based manifestations; |
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The girl child (2004), para. 25 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 8. Urges all States to promote gender equality and equal access to basic social services, such as education, nutrition, health care, including sexual and reproductive health care, vaccinations, and protection from diseases representing the major causes of mortality, and to mainstream a gender perspective in all development policies and programmes; |
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in the Sudan (2018), para. 21 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 12. Also welcomes the improvements in security in areas of conflict in the Sudan, encourages all sides to build on these developments, urges the Government of Sudan to address alleged violations or abuses of human rights in conflict zones, including those involving sexual and gender-based violence, and urges all parties to protect civilians and to pursue peace; |
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation (2017), para. 40 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 19. Calls upon the international community to strongly support, including through increased financial support, a third phase of the Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Accelerating Change of the United Nations Population Fund and the United Nations Children’s Fund, which will run until 2020, as well as national programmes focused on the elimination of female genital mutilation; |
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