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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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Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 4. States Parties shall take or strengthen measures, including through bilateral or multilateral cooperation, to alleviate the factors that make persons, especially women and children, vulnerable to trafficking, such as poverty, underdevelopment and lack of equal opportunity. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
CRC - OPSC - Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 2000, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 3. States Parties shall promote the strengthening of international cooperation in order to address the root causes, such as poverty and underdevelopment, contributing to the vulnerability of children to the sale of children, child prostitution, child pornography and child sex tourism. | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
CRC - OPSC - Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 2000, para. g | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Believing that the elimination of the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography will be facilitated by adopting a holistic approach, addressing the contributing factors, including underdevelopment, poverty, economic disparities, inequitable socio-economic structure, dysfunctioning families, lack of education, urban-rural migration, gender discrimination, irresponsible adult sexual behaviour, harmful traditional practices, armed conflicts and trafficking in children, | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 2000 | ||
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that child labour is to a great extent caused by poverty and that the long-term solution lies in sustained economic growth leading to social progress, in particular poverty alleviation and universal education, and | International Labour Organization | International treaty |
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| 1999 | ||
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention 1999, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Members shall take appropriate steps to assist one another in giving effect to the provisions of this Convention through enhanced international cooperation and/or assistance including support for social and economic development, poverty eradication programmes and universal education. | International Labour Organization | International treaty |
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| 1999 | ||
The rights of the child 1997, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Inviting Member States to promote the values of peace, understanding and dialogue in the education of children, as well as awareness of the urgent need to combat poverty, malnutrition and illiteracy worldwide, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1997 | ||
The girl child 2005, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned also that, in situations of poverty, war and armed conflict, girl children are among those most affected and that their potential for full development is thus limited, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
The rights of the child 2005, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also calls upon States to take the necessary measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by children with disabilities in both the public and the private spheres, including access to good quality education and health care and protection from violence, abuse and neglect, and to develop and, where it already exists, to enforce legislation to prohibit discrimination against them in order to ensure their inherent dignity, promote their self-reliance and facilitate their active participation and integration in the community, taking into account the particularly difficult situation of children with disabilities living in poverty; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
The rights of the child 2005, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical, in an increasingly globalized environment, as a result of the persistence of poverty, social inequality, inadequate social and economic conditions, pandemics, in particular HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, environmental damage, natural disasters, armed conflict, displacement, violence, abuse, exploitation, trafficking in children and their organs, child prostitution, child pornography and child sex tourism, neglect, illiteracy, hunger, intolerance, discrimination, racism, xenophobia, gender inequality, disability and inadequate legal protection, and convinced that urgent and effective national and international action is called for, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
The rights of the child 2008, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical, in an increasingly globalized environment, as a result of the persistence of poverty, social inequality, inadequate social and economic conditions, pandemics, in particular HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, environmental damage, natural disasters, armed conflict, foreign occupation, displacement, violence, terrorism, abuse, trafficking in children and their organs, all forms of exploitation, commercial sexual exploitation of children, child prostitution, child pornography and child sex tourism, neglect, illiteracy, hunger, intolerance, discrimination, racism, xenophobia, gender inequality, disability and inadequate legal protection, and convinced that urgent and effective national and international action is called for, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2010, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon Governments to enable persons with disabilities to participate as agents and beneficiaries of development, in particular in all efforts aimed at achieving the Millennium Development Goals, by ensuring that programmes and policies, namely on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases, ensuring environmental sustainability and developing a global partnership for development, are inclusive of and accessible to persons with disabilities; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
The rights of the child 2012, para. 44e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon all States to include, within the overall context of policies and programmes for the realization of the rights of the child, for all children within their jurisdiction, the relevant provisions for the realization of these rights for indigenous children, in particular:] To strengthen efforts towards poverty eradication and to adopt, implement and/or strengthen, in coordination with indigenous peoples, appropriate policies aimed at ensuring the right to an adequate standard of living for indigenous children and their families, along with equal access to quality and affordable services, especially health, nutrition, education, welfare, social protection, safe drinking water and sanitation and other services that are essential for the child's well-being and, in this regard, to pay particular attention to the most vulnerable children and to those living under especially difficult circumstances; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
The girl child 2013, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that chronic poverty remains one of the biggest obstacles to meeting the needs of and promoting and protecting the rights of children, including the girl child, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family 2013, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that family policies are most effective when targeting the family unit and its dynamic as a whole, including taking into consideration the needs of its members, and noting that family-oriented policies aim in particular at strengthening, and should be designed to enhance, a household's capacity to escape poverty, ensure financial independence and support work-family balance to help manage family functions and foster child development, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Policies and programmes involving youth 2013, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reiterates that the eradication of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, particularly as they affect children and youth, is crucial for accelerating progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, recalls the commitment to eradicate poverty and promote sustained economic growth, sustainable development and global prosperity for all, including the strengthening of international cooperation through the fulfilment of all official development assistance commitments and the transfer of appropriate technology and capacity-building with regard to youth, and the need for urgent action on all sides, including more ambitious national development strategies and efforts backed by increased international support, and calls for the increased participation of youth and youth-led organizations in the development of such national development strategies; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2013 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage 2014, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States and the international community to create an environment in which the well-being of women and girls is ensured by, inter alia, cooperating, supporting and participating in efforts for the eradication of extreme poverty, and reaffirms that investment in women and girls and the protection of their rights are among the most effective ways to end the practice of child, early and forced marriage; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Rights of the child: Omnibus resolution 2008, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States and the international community to cooperate, support and participate in the global efforts for poverty eradication at the global, regional and country levels, to intensify efforts so that all development and poverty reduction goals, as set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, are realized within their time framework, and reaffirms that investments in children and the realization of their rights contribute to their social and economic development, and are among the most effective ways to eradicate poverty; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Policies and programmes involving youth 2015, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reiterates that the eradication of poverty, hunger and malnutrition, particularly as they affect children and youth, is crucial for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, recalls the commitment to eradicate poverty and promote sustained economic growth, sustainable development and global prosperity for all, including the strengthening of international cooperation through the fulfilment of all official development assistance commitments and the transfer of appropriate technology and capacity-building with regard to youth, and the need for urgent action on all sides, including more ambitious national development strategies, efforts and investment in youth, backed by increased international support and, inter alia, by providing youth with a nurturing environment for the full realization of their human rights and capabilities, in order to realize the opportunity of the demographic dividend offered by the largest number of young people ever in the history of humankind, and calls for the increased participation of youth, youth-led and youth-focused organizations in the development of such national development strategies; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
The rights of the child 2014, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains negatively affected by the world financial and economic crisis, and reaffirming that eradicating poverty continues to be the greatest global challenge facing the world today, recognizing its impact beyond the socioeconomic context, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1994, para. 8.12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Important progress has been made in reducing infant and child mortality rates everywhere. Improvements in the survival of children have been the main component of the overall increase in average life expectancy in the world over the past century, first in the developed countries and over the past 50 years in the developing countries. The number of infant deaths (i.e., of children under age 1) per 1,000 live births at the world level declined from 92 in 1970-1975 to about 62 in 1990-1995. For developed regions, the decline was from 22 to 12 infant deaths per 1,000 births, and for developing countries from 105 to 69 infant deaths per 1,000 births. Improvements have been slower in sub-Saharan Africa and in some Asian countries where, during 1990-1995, more than one in every 10 children born alive will die before their first birthday. The mortality of children under age 5 exhibits significant variations between and within regions and countries. Indigenous people generally have higher infant and child mortality rates than the national norm. Poverty, malnutrition, a decline in breast-feeding, and inadequacy or lack of sanitation and of health facilities are all factors associated with high infant and child mortality. In some countries, civil unrest and wars have also had major negative impacts on child survival. Unwanted births, child neglect and abuse are also factors contributing to the rise in child mortality. In addition, HIV infection can be transmitted from mother to child before or during childbirth, and young children whose mothers die are at a very high risk of dying themselves at a young age. | International Conference on Population and Development | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 1994 | ||
Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1994, para. 13.23 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Governments, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and local communities, assisted upon request by the international community, should strive to mobilize the resources needed to reinforce social development goals, and in particular to satisfy the commitments Governments have undertaken previously with regard to Education for All (the Jomtien Declaration), the multisectoral goals of the World Summit for Children, Agenda 21 and other relevant international agreements, and to further mobilize the resources needed to meet the goals in the present Programme of Action. In this regard, Governments are urged to devote an increased proportion of public-sector expenditures to the social sectors, as well as an increased proportion of official development assistance, stressing, in particular, poverty eradication within the context of sustainable development. | International Conference on Population and Development | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
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| 1994 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also urges States, with the collaboration of relevant stakeholders, to ensure that the basic humanitarian needs of affected populations and families, including clean water, sanitation, food, shelter, energy, health, including sexual and reproductive health, nutrition, education and protection, are addressed as critical components of humanitarian response, and to ensure that civil registration and vital statistics are an integral part of humanitarian assessments and that livelihoods are protected, recognizing that poverty and lack of economic opportunities for women and girls are among the drivers of child, early and forced marriage; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Rights of the child 2004, para. 37h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon all States:] To contribute to the elimination of the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography by adopting a holistic approach, addressing the contributing factors, including underdevelopment, poverty, economic disparities, inequitable socio economic structures, dysfunctioning families, lack of education, urban rural migration, gender discrimination, irresponsible adult sexual behaviour, harmful traditional practices, armed conflicts and trafficking in children; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2004 | ||
Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that the objectives of the International Year of the Family and its follow-up processes, especially those relating to family policies in the areas of poverty, work-family balance and intergenerational issues, with attention given to the rights and responsibilities of all family members, can contribute to ending poverty, ending hunger, ensuring a healthy life and promoting well-being for all at all ages, promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, ensuring better education outcomes for children, achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls and eliminating all forms of violence, in particular against women and girls, as part of an integrated comprehensive approach to development, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
The rights of the child 1997, para. VII.3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon Governments to continue actively to seek comprehensive solutions for the problems of children living and/or working on the streets, including by helping to alleviate the poverty of such children, their families or guardians, by taking measures to ensure their reintegration into society and by providing, inter alia, adequate nutrition, shelter, health care and education, taking into account that such children are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1997 | ||
The rights of the child 2007, para. 23 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon all States and the international community to mobilize all necessary resources, support and efforts to eradicate poverty, according to national plans and strategies and in consultation with national Governments, including through an integrated and multifaceted approach based on the rights and well-being of children, and to continue their efforts to realize the internationally agreed development and poverty eradication goals, including the Millennium Development Goals; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2007 | ||
The rights of the child 2008, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon all States and the international community to mobilize all necessary resources, support and efforts to eradicate poverty, according to national plans and strategies and in consultation with national Governments, including through an integrated and multifaceted approach based on the rights and well-being of children, and to continue their efforts to realize the internationally agreed development and poverty eradication goals, including the Millennium Development Goals; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2014, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizes the interlinkages between poverty, lack of or inadequate access to health-care services, early childbearing and child, early and forced marriage as root causes of obstetric fistula, that poverty and inequality remain the main social risk factor and that the eradication of poverty is critical to meeting the needs and rights of women and girls, and calls upon States, in collaboration with the international community, to take accelerated action to address the situation; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017) 2014, para. 31 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses the importance of implementing nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including social protection floors, and of achieving substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable, and encourages Member States to continue developing and implementing social protection floors based on national priorities, paying particular attention to women, children, older persons and persons with disabilities; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Human rights and extreme poverty 2014, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Concerned that, during the Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008-2017), while there has been progress in reducing poverty, especially in some middle-income countries, such progress has been uneven and the number of people living in poverty in some countries continues to increase, with women and children constituting the majority of those most affected, especially in the least developed countries and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 |