Search Tips
sorted by
30 shown of 297 entities
7 columns hidden
Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The rights of the child 2000, para. II.1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon all States to intensify efforts to ensure the registration of all children immediately after birth, including through the consideration of simplified, expeditious and effective procedures; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2000 | ||
Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2008, para. 8d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To strengthen research, monitoring and evaluation systems, including community-based notification of obstetric fistula cases and maternal and newborn deaths, to guide the implementation of maternal health programmes; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2008 | ||
The rights of the child 2010, para. 43h | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon all States to include, within the overall context of policies and programmes for all children within their jurisdiction, appropriate provisions for the realization of the rights of children in early childhood, in particular:] To ensure that community and civil society institutions, services and facilities responsible for early childhood comply with national quality standards, especially in the areas of health and social protection, and to develop training programmes to ensure a quality, suitable and well-trained workforce in these areas; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2010 | ||
Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2010, para. 9a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To redouble their efforts to meet the internationally agreed goal of improving maternal health by making maternal health services and obstetric fistula treatment geographically and financially accessible, including by increasing access to skilled attendance at birth, emergency obstetric care and appropriate prenatal and post-natal care; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2010 | ||
Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2010, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcoming further the Secretary-General's Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health, undertaken by a broad coalition of partners, in support of national plans and strategies aimed at significantly reducing the number of maternal, newborn and under-five child deaths as a matter of immediate concern by scaling up a priority package of high-impact interventions and integrating efforts in sectors such as health, education, gender equality, water and sanitation, poverty reduction and nutrition, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2010 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2014, para. 12n | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To strengthen research, monitoring and evaluation systems, including by developing a community- and facility-based mechanism for the systematic notification of obstetric fistula cases and maternal and newborn deaths to ministries of health, and their recording in a national register, and by acknowledging obstetric fistula as a nationally notifiable condition, triggering immediate reporting, tracking and follow-up for the purpose of guiding the development and implementation of maternal health programmes; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2014 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2014, para. 12o | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To strengthen research, data collection, monitoring and evaluation to guide the planning and implementation of maternal health programmes, including for obstetric fistula, by conducting up-to-date needs assessments on emergency obstetric and newborn care and for fistula and routine reviews of maternal deaths and near-miss cases as part of a national maternal death surveillance and response system, integrated within national health information systems; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2014 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2014, para. 12j | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To empower fistula survivors to contribute to community sensitization and mobilization as advocates for fistula elimination, safe motherhood and newborn survival; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2014 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2016, para. 14j | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector, to end obstetric fistula within a generation by: (j) Empowering fistula survivors to contribute to community sensitization and mobilization as advocates for fistula elimination, safe motherhood and newborn survival; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2016 | ||
Preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights: follow-up to Council resolution 11/8 2010, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcoming the recent initiatives relevant to preventable maternal mortality and morbidity and human rights, including the Secretary-General’s Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health, the Group of Eight Muskoka initiative on maternal, newborn and under-five child health, as well as the convening of the fifteenth ordinary session of the summit of the African Union in Kampala, from 19 to 27 July 2010, with the theme “Maternal, infant and child health and development in Africa”, the launch of the African Union campaign in accelerated reduction of maternal mortality in Africa and the "Africa cares: no woman should die while giving life" campaign, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2010 | ||
Rights of the child: The right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health 2013, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Affirms the importance of applying a human rights-based approach to reducing and eliminating preventable maternal and child mortality and morbidity, and requests all States to renew their political commitment in that respect at all levels, and also calls upon States, in adopting a human rights-based approach, especially to scale up efforts to achieve integrated management of maternal, newborn and child health care and to take action to address the main causes of maternal and child mortality; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2013 | ||
Rights of the child: The right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health 2013, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcomes the comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition of the World Health Organization, adopted on 26 May 2012 at the sixty-fifth World Health Assembly, with its targets and time frame, and urges States and, where appropriate, international organizations and partners and the private sector to establish adequate mechanisms to safeguard against potential conflicts of interest and to put the comprehensive implementation plan into practice; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2013 | ||
Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage 2015, para. 18 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that birth registration and marriage, divorce and death registration are part of a comprehensive civil registration system that facilitates the development of vital statistics and the effective planning and implementation of programmes and policies intended to promote better governance and to achieve internationally agreed development goals, and that the absence of compulsory registration of customary and religious marriages is a major stumbling block for the implementation of existing legislation and other initiatives to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2015 | ||
Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern 2016, para. 9a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests the High Commissioner: To organize, prior to the thirty-ninth session of the Human Rights Council, in close collaboration with the World Health Organization, an expert workshop to discuss experiences in preventing mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age, with a particular focus on the implementation of the technical guidance, including challenges, best practices and lessons learned, and including consideration of the particular challenges in respect of the newborn child; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2016 | ||
New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 5f | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [At the outset of a large movement of refugees, receiving States, bearing in mind their national capacities and international legal obligations, in cooperation, as appropriate, with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, international organizations and other partners and with the support of other States as requested, in conformity with international obligations, would:] Work to ensure the immediate birth registration for all refugee children born on their territory and provide adequate assistance at the earliest opportunity with obtaining other necessary documents, as appropriate, relating to civil status, such as marriage, divorce and death certificates; | United Nations General Assembly | Declaration / Confererence outcome document |
|
| 2016 | ||
Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2012, para. 9i | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To empower fistula survivors to contribute to community sensitization and mobilization as advocates for fistula elimination, safe motherhood and newborn survival; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2012 | ||
Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern 2016, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned also that, despite progress made in the reduction of child mortality, Millennium Development Goal 4, on reducing child mortality by two thirds from 1990 to 2015, was not achieved, and that deaths of newborn babies are falling more slowly, with a projected increase, if current trends continue, in the share of neonatal deaths by 2030, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2016 | ||
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2000, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses that every effort should be made by Governments, relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, individually and collectively, to place combating HIV/AIDS as a priority on the development agenda and to implement effective prevention strategies and programmes, especially for the most vulnerable populations, including women, young girls and infants, also taking into account prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
|
| 2000 | ||
Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2012, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Welcoming also ongoing partnerships between stakeholders at all levels to address the multifaceted determinants of maternal, newborn and child health in close coordination with Member States based on their needs and priorities and the commitments to accelerate progress on the health-related Millennium Development Goals, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2012 | ||
The rights of the child 2003, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon all States to intensify efforts to ensure the registration of all children immediately after birth, including through the consideration of simplified, expeditious and effective procedures; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2003 | ||
Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2008, para. 8b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To develop, implement and support national and international prevention, care and treatment and reintegration and support strategies, as appropriate, to address effectively the condition of obstetric fistula and to develop further a multisectoral, multidisciplinary, comprehensive and integrated approach in order to bring about lasting solutions and put an end to obstetric fistula, maternal mortality and related morbidities, including through ensuring access to affordable, comprehensive, quality maternal health-care services, including skilled birth attendance and emergency obstetric care; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2008 | ||
Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2010, para. 9d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To strengthen research, monitoring and evaluation systems, including community-based notification of obstetric fistula cases and maternal and newborn deaths, to guide the implementation of maternal health programmes; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2010 | ||
Women in development 2011, para. 35 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Expresses deep concern that maternal health remains one area constrained by some of the largest health inequities in the world, and over the uneven progress in improving child and maternal health, and in this context calls upon States to implement their commitments to preventing and reducing child and maternal mortality and morbidity, and welcomes in that regard the Secretary-General's Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health as well as national, regional and international initiatives contributing to the reduction in the number of maternal deaths and deaths of the newborn and children under age 5; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2011 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2014, para. 12a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Calls upon States and/or the relevant funds and programmes, organs and the specialized agencies of the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, and invites the international financial institutions and all relevant actors of civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and the private sector:] To redouble their efforts to meet the internationally agreed goal of improving maternal health by making maternal health-care services and obstetric fistula treatment geographically and financially accessible, including by ensuring universal access to skilled attendance at birth and timely access to high-quality emergency obstetric care and family planning, as well as appropriate prenatal and postnatal care; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2014 | ||
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2016, para. 16 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing, with interest, the Secretary-General's revised Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030), undertaken by a broad coalition of partners, in support of national plans and strategies that aim for the highest attainable standards of health and well-being, physical, mental and social, at every age, ending maternal and newborn mortality, which is preventable, and noting that this can contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
|
| 2016 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2013, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to request technical assistance, if required, from relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, funds and programmes, including the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Population Fund, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Health Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the United Nations Development Programme, and other relevant stakeholders in order to fulfil their obligation to undertake birth registration as a means to respect the right of everyone to be recognized everywhere as a person before the law; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2013 | ||
Preventable mortality and morbidity of children under 5 years of age as a human rights concern 2013, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Affirms the importance of applying a human rights-based approach to reducing and eliminating preventable child mortality and morbidity, and requests all States to renew their political commitment in that respect at all levels, and also calls upon States, in adopting a human rights-based approach, especially to scale up efforts to achieve integrated management of integrated and quality maternal, newborn and child health care and services, particularly at the community and family levels, and to take action to address the main causes of child mortality; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2013 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2015, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests the High Commissioner to identify and actively pursue opportunities to collaborate with the United Nations Statistics Division and other relevant United Nations agencies, funds and bodies, as well as other relevant stakeholders, in order to strengthen existing policies and programmes aimed at universal birth registration and vital statistics development, and to ensure that they are based on international standards, taking into account best practices, and are implemented in accordance with relevant international human rights obligations, and also requests the High Commissioner to prepare a report on efforts made in this regard and to submit it to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-third session; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2015 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 18 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests the High Commissioner to identify and actively pursue opportunities to collaborate with the United Nations Statistics Division and other relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, as well as other relevant stakeholders, in order to strengthen existing policies and programmes aimed at universal birth registration and vital statistics development, and to ensure that they are based on international standards, taking into account best practices, and are implemented in accordance with relevant international human rights obligations; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2017 | ||
Birth registration and the right of everyone to recognition everywhere as a person before the law 2017, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Takes note with appreciation of the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on strengthening policies and programmes for universal birth registration and vital statistics development, which refers to the international legal framework related to birth registration, the progress and challenges towards the universality of this right, and existing policies and programmes aimed at universal birth registration and vital statistics development; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
|
| 2017 |