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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 33
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- 16. Reiterates the need for the fact-finding mission to be provided with all the resources and expertise necessary to carry out its mandate, including forensic science expertise and expertise on sexual and gender-based violence, to continue to fulfil its mandate until it presents its final report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-ninth session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue, and requests the presentation of that report to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session, to be followed by an interactive dialogue with the fact-finding mission;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery 2007, para. 3b
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- [Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out his/her mandate:] To take account of the gender and age dimensions of contemporary forms of slavery;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 2017, para. 9
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- Requests the Special Rapporteur to take fully into account, in the discharge of her mandate, all provisions of Human Rights Council resolutions on the right to education and to apply a gender perspective to her work;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Mandate) 2016, para. 8
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- Decides to remain seized of this issue.
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 18
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- Greatly concerned that the significant gap in resources continues and that the shortfall in funding has severely limited the scope and pace of programmes and activities for the elimination of female genital mutilation,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Mandate of the independent expert on minority issues 2011, para. 9c
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- [Decides to extend the mandate of the independent expert on minority issues for a period of three years, and requests the independent expert:] To apply a gender perspective in his/her work;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery 2010, para. 5b
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- [Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out his/her mandate, to continue:] To take account of the gender and age dimensions of contemporary forms of slavery;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Mandate of the independent expert on minority issues 2008, para. 3c
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- [Decides to extend the mandate of the independent expert on minority issues for a period of three years and requests the independent expert:] To apply a gender perspective in his/her work;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2008
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 8b
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- [Calls upon States:] To develop and implement programmes that specifically aim to prevent and eliminate gender disparities in enrolment and gender-based bias and stereotypes in education systems, curricula and materials, whether derived from any discriminatory practices, social or cultural attitudes or legal and economic circumstances;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 11
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- Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and takes note with appreciation of her reports;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: mandate of the Special Rapporteur 2017, para. 1e
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- [Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for a further period of three years:] To integrate a gender perspective and a victim-centred approach throughout the work of his or her mandate;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2017, para. 10
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- Encourages the Special Rapporteur 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 that address the right to food and food insecurity to integrate and effectively implement a gender perspective in their relevant policies, programmes and activities regarding access to food;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation 2016, para. 4
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- Takes note with appreciation of the annual report of the Special Rapporteur submitted to the Human Rights Council at its thirtieth session on access to affordable water and sanitation services, and the annual report submitted to the Council at its thirty-third session on gender equality in the realization of the human rights to water and sanitation;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences 2016, para. 6b
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- [Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out the mandate, to continue:] To take account of the gender and age dimensions of contemporary forms of slavery;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Equal participation in political and public affairs 2016, para. 10e
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- [Invites the Office of the High Commissioner to consider examining in the draft guidelines, inter alia:] Emerging and new forms of participation, in particular through new information and communications technology and social media;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 9
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- Encourages the international community to keep the issue of the elimination of female genital mutilation on the agenda of development policies and to devote special attention to the issue in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2016, para. 10
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- Encourages the Special Rapporteur 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 that address the right to food and food insecurity to integrate and effectively implement a gender perspective in their relevant policies, programmes and activities regarding access to food;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to non-discrimination in this context 2016, para. 6
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- Calls upon States to take positive measures with a view to prevent and eliminate homelessness by adopting and implementing cross-sectoral strategies that are gender-responsive and based on international human rights law;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2015, para. 9
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- Encourages the Special Rapporteur 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 that address the right to food and food insecurity to integrate and effectively implement a gender perspective in their relevant policies, programmes and activities regarding access to food;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to privacy in the digital age: Mandate of the Special Rapporteur 2015, para. 4(f)
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- [Decides to appoint, for a period of three years, a special rapporteur on the right to privacy, whose tasks will include:] To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of the mandate;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Intensifying global efforts and sharing good practices to effectively eliminate female genital mutilation 2014, para. 13
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- Deeply concerned that the significant gap in resources continues and that the shortfall in funding has severely limited the scope and pace of programmes and activities for the elimination of female genital mutilation,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Mandate of the independent expert on minority issues 2014, para. 11d
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- [Decides to extend the mandate of the current mandate holder as a Special Rapporteur on minority issues for a period of three years, and requests the Special Rapporteur:] To apply a gender perspective in his/her work;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: Mandate of the Special Rapporteur 2014, para. 1e
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- [Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for a further period of three years:] To integrate a gender perspective and a victim-centred approach throughout the work of his or her mandate;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences 2013, para. 5b
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- [Requests the Special Rapporteur, in carrying out the mandate, to continue:] To take account of the gender and age dimensions of contemporary forms of slavery;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 2011, para. 4g
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- [Urges all States to give full effect to the right to education by, inter alia, promoting equality of opportunity in education in accordance with their human rights obligations, including by:] Integrating a gender perspective in all policies and programmes relating to education with a view to eliminate gender disparities at all levels of education;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment: Mandate of the Special Rapporteur 2011, para. 3e
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- [Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for a further period of three years:] To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of his or her mandate;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association: Mandate of the Special Rapporteur 2010, para. 5(d)
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- [Decides to appoint, for a period of three years, a special rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association whose tasks will include:] To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of the mandate;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women 2010, para. 7
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- Recalling also Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2000/13 of 17 April 2000, 2001/34 of 23 April 2001 and 2003/22 of 22 April 2003, as well as Council resolution 6/30 of 14 December 2007 on integrating the human rights of women throughout the United Nations system and Council resolution 12/17 of 2 October 2009 on the elimination of discrimination against women,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2008, para. 3e
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- [Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment for a further period of three years:] To integrate a gender perspective throughout the work of his or her mandate;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2008
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to food 2008, para. 7
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- Encourages the Special Rapporteur 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;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2008
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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