Search Tips
sorted by
15 shown of 15 entities
Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 22
- Paragraph text
- Deploring in particular the construction and expansion of settlements by Israel in and around occupied East Jerusalem, including its so-called E-1 plan, which aims to connect its illegal settlements around and further isolate occupied East Jerusalem, the continuing demolition of Palestinian homes and eviction of Palestinian families from the city, the revocation of Palestinian residency rights in the city, and ongoing settlement activities in the Jordan Valley, all of which further fragment and undermine the contiguity of the Occupied Palestinian Territory,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 24
- Paragraph text
- Deploring the practice of withholding the bodies of those killed, and calling for the release of the bodies that have not yet been returned to their relatives, in accordance with international humanitarian law and human rights law,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 17
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing also the psychological distress that humanitarian situations cause children and their families, putting children at heightened risk for impaired developmental and health outcomes that can follow them throughout their lives,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that humanitarian situations compromise the effective enjoyment of the rights of the child, including the rights to life, to survival, to development, to family relations and not to be separated from one’s parents against one’s will unless necessary for the best interests of the child, to the highest attainable standard of health, to an adequate standard of living, to education, to recreation and play and to be protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Safety of UNHCR Staff and Other Humanitarian Personnel 1997, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Commending the High Commissioner's staff for the courageous and dedicated manner in which they discharge their responsibilities in conflict areas and under hazardous conditions, and paying tribute to those staff members and their families who have suffered serious mental stress or physical injury, or whose lives have been endangered or lost in the course of their duties,
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 1997
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 22
- Paragraph text
- Noting that health services are needed to protect and enhance the well-being of both rural and urban populations affected and displaced by crises and conflicts and to reduce and prevent maternal mortality and morbidity, including by providing family planning and caring for those who are victims of all forms of violence,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Integrating a gender perspective in post-disaster relief, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, including in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster 2005, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Noting that women have multiple and varied roles, including caring for survivors and maintaining family and community in disaster situations,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Protection from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation 2003, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that sexual abuse and exploitation are a consequence of unequal power relationships; a dynamic that is often exacerbated during humanitarian crises characterized by widespread violence, mass displacement, and the breakdown in family structures, social and value systems; and noting with distress, the involvement of humanitarian workers, officials and other persons working closely with refugee populations;
- Body
- Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- Document type
- ExCom Conclusion
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2003
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2016, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- Noting also that women and children who are taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, including in armed conflicts, whether international or non-international, are victims of serious violations or abuses of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, which continues to have a negative impact on efforts to put an end to those conflicts and causes suffering to the families of those women and children, and stressing, in this regard, the need to address the issue from a humanitarian perspective, among others,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2012, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- Noting that women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, whether international or non-international, are victims of serious violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, that continue to have a negative impact on efforts to put an end to those conflicts and cause suffering to the families of those women and children, and stressing, in this regard, the need to address the issue from a humanitarian perspective, among others,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2010, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- Noting that women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts, whether international or non-international, are victims of serious violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, that continue to have a negative impact on efforts to put an end to those conflicts and cause suffering to the families of those women and children, and stressing, in this regard, the need to address the issue from a humanitarian perspective, among others,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Integration of displaced rural women into development processes 1995, para. 7
- Paragraph text
- Taking into account the analytical report of 14 February 1992 of the representative of the Secretary-General concerning internal displacements, which stressed that in many cases displaced populations were composed of women and children and were predominantly of rural origin, as well as other reports of the representative of the Secretary-General concerning internal displacements due to violence, in which it was pointed out that women of rural origin had, as heads of families, been especially affected by such violence and the adverse socio-economic situation in the receiving areas,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2014, para. 11
- Paragraph text
- Noting that women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, including in armed conflicts, whether international or non-international, are victims of serious violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law, that continue to have a negative impact on efforts to put an end to those conflicts and cause suffering to the families of those women and children, and stressing, in this regard, the need to address the issue from a humanitarian perspective, among others,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Children and armed conflict 2011, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging that the implementation of its resolutions 1612 (2005) and 1882 (2009) has generated progress, resulting in the release and reintegration of children into their families and communities, and in a more systematic dialogue with the United Nations country-level task force and parties to the armed conflict on the implementation on time-bound action plans, while remaining deeply concerned over the lack of progress on the ground in some situations of concern where parties to conflict continue to violate with impunity the relevant provisions of applicable international law relating to the rights and protection of children in armed conflict;
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Children and armed conflict 2009, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging that the implementation of its resolution 1612 (2005) has generated progress, resulting in the release and reintegration of children into their families and communities and in a more systematic dialogue between the United Nations country-level task forces and parties to the armed conflict on the implementation of time-bound action plans, while remaining deeply concerned over the lack of progress on the ground in some situations of concern, where parties to conflict continue to violate with impunity the relevant provisions of applicable international law relating to the rights and protection of children in armed conflict,
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2009
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
15 shown of 15 entities