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Agricultural technology for sustainable development (2016), para. 16 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that young people play a significant role in supporting sustainable economic growth and that agricultural technology has an essential role to play in facilitating access to agricultural skills for young women and men, improving the livelihoods of youth and securing the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, |
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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas (2004), para. 22 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (g) Developing specific assistance programmes and advisory services to promote economic skills of rural women in banking, modern trading and financial procedures and providing microcredit and other financial and business services to a greater number of women in rural areas for their economic empowerment; |
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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas (2010), para. 28 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (k) Developing specific assistance programmes and advisory services to promote economic skills of rural women in banking, modern trading and financial procedures and providing microcredit and other financial and business services to a greater number of women in rural areas, in particular female-headed households, for their economic empowerment; |
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Commodities (2016), para. 20 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing the adverse impact of excessive price volatility of commodities, especially on women and girls, |
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Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy – promoting youth participation in social and economic development (2008), para. 128 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 59. Governments should promote greater participation by young women in the labour force, including those living in rural and remote areas, by providing and developing the necessary skills to enable them to find employment, especially taking measures to eliminate male and female stereotypes, promoting role models and facilitating better reconciliation of work and family life. |
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Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities (2018), para. 12 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that young women and girls belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities may often face particular challenges, and underlining in this context the importance of taking a gender-sensitive approach when considering measures to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, |
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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 (2010), para. 17 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recalling Security Council resolutions 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and 1820 (2008) of 19 June 2008 on women and peace and security, and welcoming the adoption of Council resolution 1882 (2009) of 4 August 2009 on children and armed conflict and Council resolutions 1888 (2009) of 30 September 2009 and 1889 (2009) of 5 October 2009 on women and peace and security, |
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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas (2002), para. 18 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (c) Taking steps towards ensuring that women’s unpaid work and contributions to on-farm and off-farm production, including income generated in the informal sector, are visible, and assessing the feasibility of developing and improving mechanisms, such as time-use studies, to measure in quantitative terms unpaid work, recognizing the potential for it to be reflected in the formulation and implementation of policies and programmes at the national and regional levels; |
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Comprehensive review of special political missions (2017), para. 23 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 5. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly, at its seventy-third session, a timely report on the implementation of the present resolution regarding the overall policy matters pertaining to special political missions, including efforts towards improving expertise and effectiveness, transparency, accountability, geographical representation, gender perspective and women’s equal participation, and in this regard requests the Secretary-General to include relevant detailed information on these matters in the report; |
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Women in development (2014), para. 21 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 2. Calls upon Member States, the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, within their respective mandates, and all sectors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, as well as all women and men, to fully commit themselves and to intensify their contributions to the implementation of the Beijing Declaration 2 and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, 4 and the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development; 21 |
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System-wide coherence (2010), para. 004 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Reaffirming the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 1F 2 the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, 2F 3 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 4 3F and international law, in particular international human rights and humanitarian law, |
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The role of cooperatives in the light of new economic and social trends (1995), para. 04 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that cooperatives in their various forms are becoming an indispensable factor in the economic and social development of all countries, promoting the fullest possible participation in the development process of all population groups, including women, youth, disabled persons and the elderly, |
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Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace (2015), para. 29 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 6. Commends the practical initiatives and actions by relevant United Nations bodies, including the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) and the University for Peace, as well as their activities in further promoting a culture of peace and non-violence, including the promotion of peace education and activities related to specific areas identified in the Programme of Action and encourages them to continue and further strengthen and expand their efforts, and in this context notes with appreciation the global launch of the United Nations Children’s Fund Early Childhood Peace Consortium in September 2013; |
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Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development (2014), para. 24 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 4. Reaffirms that gender equality and women’s empowerment are essential to achieve equitable and effective development and sustained, inclusive and equitable economic growth, reiterates the need for gender mainstreaming in the formulation and implementation of development policies, including financing for development policies, and for dedicated resources, and recognizes the importance of mainstreaming a gender perspective into the integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to all the major United Nations conferences and summits in the economic, social, environmental and related fields; |
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Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace (2017), para. 36 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 7. Further encourages Member States to leverage sport and physical education policies and programmes to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls; |
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Improvement of the status of women in the Secretariat (2000), para. 18 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 10. Encourages the Secretary-General to appoint more women as special representatives and envoys and to pursue good offices on his behalf, especially in matters related to peacekeeping, peace-building, preventive diplomacy and economic and social development, and in operational activities, including as resident coordinators, as well as to appoint more women to other high-level positions; |
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World Survey on the Role of Women in Development (2015), para. 4 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 2. Requests the Secretary-General to update the World Survey on the Role of Women in Development for the consideration of the General Assembly at its seventy-fourth session, noting that it should continue to focus on selected emerging development themes that have an impact on the role of women in the economy at the national, regional and international levels. |
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2014), para. 31 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Deploring also the killing and wounding of refugee children and women sheltering in the Agency schools by the Israeli occupying forces during the military operations of July and August 2014, |
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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. 06 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing the significance of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 4 held at Beijing in 1995, to make a real change for the empowerment of women and thus to the fulfilment of the goals adopted in the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, 5 |
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Accelerating efforts to eliminate violence against women: engaging men and boys in preventing and responding to violence against all women and girls (2017), para. 22 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 1. Expresses outrage at the persistence and pervasiveness of all forms of violence against women and girls worldwide; |
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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 (2014), para. 30 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 11. Encourages all actors, including Governments, the United Nations system, other international organizations and civil society, to continue to support the work of the Commission on the Status of Women in fulfilling its central role in the follow-up to and review of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session, and, as applicable, to carry out the recommendations of the Commission, welcomes in this regard the Commission’s continued sharing of experiences, lessons learned and good practices in overcoming challenges to full implementation at the national and international levels and the evaluation of progress in the implementation of priority themes, and encourages the intergovernmental bodies of the United Nations system, as appropriate, to incorporate the outcomes of the Commission into their work; |
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Further measures for the restructuring and revitalization of the United Nations in the economic, social and related fields (1996), para. 165 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Item 6. Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women. |
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Draft outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005 (2005), para. 094 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 47. We strongly support fair globalization and resolve to make the goals of full and productive employment and decent work for all, including for women and young people, a central objective of our relevant national and international policies as well as our national development strategies, including poverty reduction strategies, as part of our efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. These measures should also encompass the elimination of the worst forms of child labour, as defined in International Labour Organization Convention No. 182, and forced labour. We also resolve to ensure full respect for the fundamental principles and rights at work. |
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (2008), para. 16 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; 12F 13 2. Also welcomes the growing number of States parties to the Convention, 4 |
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (2009), para. 13 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Expressing its appreciation for the high number of activities undertaken by States to eliminate all forms of violence against women, such as enacting or amending legislation relating to acts of violence against women and adopting comprehensive national action plans to combat such violence, |
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1997), para. 06 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Having considered the reports of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on its fourteenth 3 and fifteenth sessions, |
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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women (2007), para. 34 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | (n) To promote awareness and information campaigns on women’s rights and the responsibility to respect them, including in rural areas, and encourage men and boys to speak out strongly against violence against women; |
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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas (2016), para. 39 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | 4. Requests the relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, in particular those dealing with issues of development, to address and support the empowerment of rural women and their specific needs in their programmes and strategies; |
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Agriculture development, food security and nutrition (2019), para. 40 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Reiterating the urgent need for action to address the adverse effects of climate change on food security, in particular for women, youth, older persons and persons with disabilities, as well as the other root causes of food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition, |
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Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation (2019), para. 11 | Feb 25, 2020 | Paragraph | Recognizing that female genital mutilation is inherently linked to deep -rooted harmful stereotypes, negative social norms, perceptions and customs on the part of both women and men that threaten the physical and psychological integrity of women and girls, and that are obstacles to their full enjoyment of human rights, and acknowledging in this regard that awareness-raising is critical, |
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