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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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Human rights and the environment, para. 20 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 2. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Special Rapporteur on the relationship between children’s rights and environmental protection,3 in which he examined the increasing international attention to the relationship between children's rights and the environment, the severe effects of environmental harm on the rights of children, human rights obligations relating to children’s rights in the environmental context, the relationship of future generations and children’s rights, and makes recommendations aimed at increasing respect, protection and fulfilment of the rights of children in relation to the environment; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 6 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming further that the general principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the best interests of the child, non-discrimination, participation, survival and development, provide the framework for all actions concerning children, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 4 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 46/182 of 19 December 1991 and the guiding principles contained in the annex thereto, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 5 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming also the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence in the provision of humanitarian assistance, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 36 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 16. Calls upon States to take all appropriate measures to permanently store and protect civil registration records and to prevent the loss or destruction of records due to, inter alia, natural disasters, emergencies or armed conflict situations, including through the use of digital and new technologies as a means to facilitate and universalize access to civil registration records, including birth registration; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 37 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 17. Urges States, with the collaboration of relevant stakeholders and considering their obligation to ensure to the maximum extent possible the survival and development of the child, to take all measures necessary to ensure that no child is denied access to humanitarian assistance and to meet the needs of children in the context of humanitarian situations, including protection from all forms of violence, exploitation and abuse, including sexual and gender-based violence, the provision of safe drinking water and sanitation, food, shelter and health-care services, including with regard to immunization, nutrition, mental and psychological support and sexual and reproductive health-care services, rehabilitation and education; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 38 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 18. Calls upon States to ensure that all decision-making and assessments regarding children in the context of humanitarian situations are age-, gender- and disability-sensitive, and that civil registration and vital statistics are an integral part of humanitarian assessments; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 39 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 19. Strongly condemns acts of violence, attacks and threats against the wounded and sick, medical personnel and humanitarian personnel exclusively engaged in medical duties, their means of transport and equipment, as well as hospitals and other medical facilities, and the long-term consequences of such attacks for the civilian population, in particular children, and for the health-care systems of the countries concerned; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 41 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 21. Calls upon States to respect, protect and fulfil the right of all children to education, including through increased emphasis on inclusive and quality education, and to promote school enrolment and retention among girls and children in vulnerable situations, such as children with disabilities, including in secondary school; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 15 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling that, around the world, nearly 50 million children have migrated across borders or been forcibly displaced, including more than 10 million child refugees, 1 million child asylum seekers and another 20 million migrant children who have crossed international borders, an estimated 17 million children internally displaced due to conflict and violence and more than 300,000 unaccompanied and separated children, and that children now comprise half of all refugees, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 45 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 25. Calls upon States to promote the meaningful participation of and active consultation with children and adolescents affected by humanitarian situations on all issues affecting them, and to raise awareness about their rights through safe spaces, forums and support networks that provide children with information, life skills and leadership skills training and opportunities to be empowered, to express themselves and to participate meaningfully, consistent with their evolving capacities, during and after an emergency; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 56 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 26(i) Work towards ensuring that no child is denied access to humanitarian assistance and that all children are registered and identified; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 23 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 5. Urges States to provide age-, disability- and gender-sensitive humanitarian assistance, including specialized child protection services, to children in the context of humanitarian situations, including refugee and displaced children, that takes into account the particular vulnerabilities and specific protection needs of children, including those who have been forced to flee violence, who have suffered persecution, who are the primary caregivers of families, who have disabilities or who are unaccompanied or separated; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 24 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 6. Also urges States, in accordance with their obligations under international law, to take all appropriate steps to facilitate the reunification of families separated in armed conflict, including, where relevant, by establishing a national bureau to receive information from and transmit information to family members, by supplying to the Central Tracing Agency of the International Committee of the Red Cross information concerning persons reported missing and by encouraging the work of the humanitarian organizations engaged in the task of family tracing and reunification, and, in cases where no parents or other family members of a child can be found, to ensure that the child is accorded the same protection as any other child permanently or temporarily deprived of his or her family environment for any reason; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 62 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | that theme, in close cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, including States, the United Nations Children’s Fund, other relevant United Nations bodies and agencies, the Special | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 63 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, relevant special procedure mandate holders, regional organizations and human rights bodies, national human rights institutions and civil society, including children themselves, and to present it to the Human Rights Council at its fortieth session, with a view to providing information for the annual day of discussion on the rights of the child. | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 53 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 26(g) Increase and improve financing for education in emergencies so that children’s right to education is recognized as a critical part of humanitarian responses; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 54 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 26(h) Create quality and meaningful child-friendly and gender-sensitive spaces to provide nurturing environments where children have access to play, recreation, leisure and | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Terrorism and human rights, para. 14 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Strongly condemning the recruitment and use of children to perpetrate terrorist attacks and all violations and abuses committed by terrorist groups against children and women, including killing and maiming, abduction and rape and other forms of sexual violence, and noting that such violations and abuses may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Terrorism and human rights, para. 15 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply deploring the suffering caused by terrorism to the victims and their families and, while stressing the need to promote and protect the rights of victims of terrorism, in particular women and children, reaffirming its profound solidarity with them and stressing the importance of providing them with proper support and assistance while respecting, inter alia, considerations regarding remembrance, dignity, respect, accountability, truth and justice, in accordance with international law, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 47 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. Recalls General Assembly resolution 72/188, in which the Assembly expressed its very serious concern at the violations of workers’ rights, including the right to freedom of association and effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, the right to strike and the prohibition of the economic exploitation of children and of any harmful or hazardous work of children, as well as the exploitation of workers sent abroad from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to work under conditions that reportedly | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 10 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Council of the African Union communiqué of 22 September 2017, in which the Council, inter alia, strongly condemned all acts of sexual and gender-based violence and the unlawful recruitment of children into military activities and called upon the Government of South Sudan to investigate alleged crimes and to hold those responsible to account without delay, and its communiqué of 8 February 2018, in which the Council, inter alia, reemphasized the call by the African Union upon South Sudan to urgently sign without further delay the memorandum of understanding on the establishment of the hybrid court for South Sudan, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 7 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply alarmed by the report of the Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan,1 in which it noted that some of the human rights violations may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, and that the conflict and violence in South Sudan includes attacks against civilians, the targeting of civilians on the basis of their ethnic identity, killings, abductions, torture, rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence, deliberate denial of food, the looting and destruction of homes and villages, violence against children, the recruitment or use of child soldiers, and attacks on schools and hospitals, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 22 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 1. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the ongoing violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law in South Sudan, including those involving the targeted killing of civilians, ethnically targeted violence, and widespread sexual and gender-based violence, including rape and gang rape, which can be used as a weapon of war, the recurring recruitment and use of children, arbitrary arrests and detention, torture, the arbitrary denial of humanitarian access and attacks on schools, places of worship, hospitals and United Nations and associated peacekeeping personnel by all parties, and the impunity for such violence by all armed groups, condemns the harassment and violence directed at civil society, human rights defenders, humanitarian personnel and journalists, and emphasizes that those responsible for violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law must be held accountable; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 54 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 24. Urges Israel to ensure that any arrest, detention and/or trial of Palestinian children is in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including by refraining from holding criminal proceedings against them in military courts that, by definition, fall short of providing the necessary guarantees to ensure respect for their rights and that infringe upon their right to non-discrimination; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 51 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 21. Expresses deep concern at the conditions of the Palestinian prisoners and detainees, including minors, in Israeli jails and detention centres, calls upon Israel to explicitly prohibit torture, including psychological torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, demands that Israel, the occupying Power, fully respect and abide by its international law obligations towards all Palestinian prisoners and detainees in its custody, expresses its concern at the continued extensive use of administrative detention, calls for the full implementation of the agreement reached in May 2012 for a prompt and independent investigation into all cases of death in custody, and calls upon Israel to immediately release all Palestinian prisoners, including Palestinian legislators, detained in violation of international law; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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The right to food, para. 63 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 32. Calls upon States to heed the urgent United Nations humanitarian appeal to assist countries facing drought, starvation and famine with emergency aid and urgent funding, and underlines that if no immediate response is received, an estimated 20 million people, most of whom are women and children, risk losing their lives; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 8 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcoming also the attention paid by the special procedures of the Human Rights Council to the rights of the child in the context of their respective mandates, in particular the work of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, as well as the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and taking note of their most recent reports,1 | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 28 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 10. Urges States to ensure that timely and adequate funding and attention is dedicated to children in the contexts of national disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes and of settlement, rehabilitation and reintegration efforts for children associated with armed forces and groups, including detained children, and to secure the long-term sustainability of such efforts; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 43 | Sep 17, 2019 | Paragraph | 23. Encourages States to contemplate non-formal learning in the context of emergency response plans when formal education is not possible in order to ensure that education continues to be delivered; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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