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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 28

Paragraph text: We express our profound concern at the large number of people who have lost their lives in transit. We commend the efforts already made to rescue people in distress at sea. We commit to intensifying international cooperation on the strengthening of search and rescue mechanisms. We will also work to improve the availability of accurate data on the whereabouts of people and vessels stranded at sea. In addition, we will strengthen support for rescue efforts over land along dangerous or isolated routes. We will draw attention to the risks involved in the use of such routes in the first instance.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 11

Paragraph text: We acknowledge a shared responsibility to manage large movements of refugees and migrants in a humane, sensitive, compassionate and people-centred manner. We will do so through international cooperation, while recognizing that there are varying capacities and resources to respond to these movements. International cooperation and, in particular, cooperation among countries of origin or nationality, transit and destination, has never been more important; "win-win" cooperation in this area has profound benefits for humanity. Large movements of refugees and migrants must have comprehensive policy support, assistance and protection, consistent with States' obligations under international law. We also recall our obligations to fully respect their human rights and fundamental freedoms, and we stress their need to live their lives in safety and dignity. We pledge our support to those affected today as well as to those who will be part of future large movements.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 49

Paragraph text: We commit to strengthening global governance of migration. We therefore warmly support and welcome the agreement to bring the International Organization for Migration, an organization regarded by its Member States as the global lead agency on migration, into a closer legal and working relationship with the United Nations as a related organization. We look forward to the implementation of this agreement, which will assist and protect migrants more comprehensively, help States to address migration issues and promote better coherence between migration and related policy domains.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 14

Paragraph text: We strongly condemn acts and manifestations of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against refugees and migrants, and the stereotypes often applied to them, including on the basis of religion or belief. Diversity enriches every society and contributes to social cohesion. Demonizing refugees or migrants offends profoundly against the values of dignity and equality for every human being, to which we have committed ourselves. Gathered today at the United Nations, the birthplace and custodian of these universal values, we deplore all manifestations of xenophobia, racial discrimination and intolerance. We will take a range of steps to counter such attitudes and behaviour, in particular with regard to hate crimes, hate speech and racial violence. We welcome the global campaign proposed by the Secretary-General to counter xenophobia and we will implement it in cooperation with the United Nations and all relevant stakeholders, in accordance with international law. The campaign will emphasize, inter alia, direct personal contact between host communities and refugees and migrants and will highlight the positive contributions made by the latter, as well as our common humanity.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 70

Paragraph text: We will ensure that refugee admission policies or arrangements are in line with our obligations under international law. We wish to see administrative barriers eased, with a view to accelerating refugee admission procedures to the extent possible. We will, where appropriate, assist States to conduct early and effective registration and documentation of refugees. We will also promote access for children to child-appropriate procedures. At the same time, we recognize that the ability of refugees to lodge asylum claims in the country of their choice may be regulated, subject to the safeguard that they will have access to, and enjoyment of, protection elsewhere.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 38

Paragraph text: We will take measures to provide, on the basis of bilateral, regional and international cooperation, humanitarian financing that is adequate, flexible, predictable and consistent, to enable host countries and communities to respond both to the immediate humanitarian needs and to their longer-term development needs. There is a need to address gaps in humanitarian funding, considering additional resources as appropriate. We look forward to close cooperation in this regard among Member States, United Nations entities and other actors and between the United Nations and international financial institutions such as the World Bank, where appropriate. We envisage innovative financing responses, risk financing for affected communities and the implementation of other efficiencies such as reducing management costs, improving transparency, increasing the use of national responders, expanding the use of cash assistance, reducing duplication, increasing engagement with beneficiaries, diminishing earmarked funding and harmonizing reporting, so as to ensure a more effective use of existing resources.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 39

Paragraph text: We commit to combating xenophobia, racism and discrimination in our societies against refugees and migrants. We will take measures to improve their integration and inclusion, as appropriate, and with particular reference to access to education, health care, justice and language training. We recognize that these measures will reduce the risks of marginalization and radicalization. National policies relating to integration and inclusion will be developed, as appropriate, in conjunction with relevant civil society organizations, including faith-based organizations, the private sector, employers' and workers' organizations and other stakeholders. We also note the obligation for refugees and migrants to observe the laws and regulations of their host countries.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 23

Paragraph text: We recognize and will address, in accordance with our obligations under international law, the special needs of all people in vulnerable situations who are travelling within large movements of refugees and migrants, including women at risk, children, especially those who are unaccompanied or separated from their families, members of ethnic and religious minorities, victims of violence, older persons, persons with disabilities, persons who are discriminated against on any basis, indigenous peoples, victims of human trafficking, and victims of exploitation and abuse in the context of the smuggling of migrants.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Ethnic minorities
Persons on the move
Persons with disabilities
Women

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 5a

Paragraph text: [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:] Ensure, to the extent possible, that measures are in place to identify persons in need of international protection as refugees, provide for adequate, safe and dignified reception conditions, with a particular emphasis on persons with specific needs, victims of human trafficking, child protection, family unity, and prevention of and response to sexual and gender-based violence, and support the critical contribution of receiving communities and societies in this regard;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 26

Paragraph text: We will continue to protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons, in transit and after arrival. We stress the importance of addressing the immediate needs of persons who have been exposed to physical or psychological abuse while in transit upon their arrival, without discrimination and without regard to legal or migratory status or means of transportation. For this purpose, we will consider appropriate support to strengthen, at their request, capacity-building for countries that receive large movements of refugees and migrants.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 13

Paragraph text: We envisage also that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration and Development, Mr. Peter Sutherland, would coordinate the contributions to be made to the negotiation process by the Global Forum on Migration and Development and the Global Migration Group. We envisage that the International Labour Organization, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Development Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and other entities with significant mandates and expertise related to migration would contribute to the process.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 14

Paragraph text: Regional consultations in support of the negotiations would be desirable, including through existing consultative processes and mechanisms, where appropriate.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 5e

Paragraph text: [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:] Use the registration process to identify specific assistance needs and protection arrangements, where possible, including but not exclusively for refugees with special protection concerns, such as women at risk, children, especially unaccompanied children and children separated from their families, child-headed and single-parent households, victims of trafficking, victims of trauma and survivors of sexual violence, as well as refugees with disabilities and older persons;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Movement

Person(s) affected

Children
Families
Older persons
Persons on the move
Persons with disabilities
Women

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 8g

Paragraph text: [The global compact could include, but would not be limited to, the following elements:] The impact of migration on human capital in countries of origin;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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New York Declaration For Refugees and Migrants 2016, para. 8j

Paragraph text: [The global compact could include, but would not be limited to, the following elements:] International cooperation for border control, with full respect for the human rights of migrants;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2016

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Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 2

Paragraph text: Calls upon States, with the participation of relevant stakeholders, including girls, women, religious and community leaders, civil society and human rights groups, humanitarian actors, men and boys, and youth organizations, to develop and implement holistic, comprehensive and coordinated responses, strategies and policies to prevent, respond to and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, including in humanitarian settings, and to support already married girls, adolescents and women, including through the strengthening of child protection systems, protection mechanisms, such as safe shelters, access to justice and legal remedies, and the sharing of best practices across borders, in full compliance with international human rights obligations and commitments;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Harmful Practices
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Boys
Children
Girls
Men
Women
Youth

Year: 2017

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Elimination of violence against women 1995, para. 4

Paragraph text: Condemns all acts of gender-based violence against women, and in this regard calls, in accordance with the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, for the elimination of gender-based violence in the family, within the general community and where perpetrated or condoned by the State, and emphasizes the duty of Governments to refrain from engaging in violence against women and to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and, in accordance with national legislation, to punish acts of violence against women and to take appropriate and effective action concerning acts of violence against women, whether those acts are perpetrated by the State or by private persons, and to provide access to just and effective remedies and specialized assistance to victims;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Families
Women

Year: 1995

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 3

Paragraph text: Condemns all acts of genderbased violence against women and in this regard calls, in accordance with the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, for the elimination of genderbased violence in the family, within the general community and where perpetrated or condoned by the State, and emphasizes the duty of Governments to refrain from engaging in violence against women and to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and, in accordance with national legislation, punish acts of violence against women and to take appropriate and effective action concerning acts of violence against women, whether those acts are perpetrated by the State, by private persons or by armed groups or warring factions, and to provide access to just and effective remedies and specialized, including medical, assistance to victims;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Families
Women

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 1997, para. 3

Paragraph text: Condemns all acts of gender-based violence against women and in this regard calls, in accordance with the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, for the elimination of gender-based violence in the family, within the general community and where perpetrated or condoned by the State, and emphasizes the duty of Governments to refrain from engaging in violence against women and to exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and, in accordance with national legislation, punish acts of violence against women and to take appropriate and effective action concerning acts of violence against women, whether those acts are perpetrated by the State or by private persons, and to provide access to just and effective remedies and specialized assistance to victims;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Families
Women

Year: 1997

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 6

Paragraph text: Requests all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, to supply all information requested and to respond to the Special Rapporteur's visits and communications;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 9a

Paragraph text: [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in times of armed conflict, violence against women in custody and violence against refugee and internally displaced women, and calls upon States:] To work actively to ratify and/or implement international human rights norms and instruments as they relate to violence against women, and to comply with the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Humanitarian
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 9b

Paragraph text: [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in times of armed conflict, violence against women in custody and violence against refugee and internally displaced women, and calls upon States:] To include in reports submitted in accordance with the provisions of relevant United Nations human rights instruments genderdisaggregated data, whenever possible, information pertaining to violence against women and measures taken to implement the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and the Beijing Platform for Action;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Humanitarian
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 9d

Paragraph text: [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in times of armed conflict, violence against women in custody and violence against refugee and internally displaced women, and calls upon States:] To enact and, where necessary, reinforce or amend penal, civil, labour and administrative sanctions in domestic legislation to punish and redress the wrongs done to women and girls subjected to any form of violence, whether in the home, the workplace, the community or society, in custody or in situations of armed conflict, and to ensure that they conform with relevant international human rights instruments and humanitarian law;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Humanitarian
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Persons on the move
Women

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 1996, para. 1

Paragraph text: Welcomes the work of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and takes note of her report (E/CN.4/1996/53 and Add.1 and 2);

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

N.A.
Women

Year: 1996

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Elimination of violence against women 1996, para. 9

Paragraph text: Requests Governments to support initiatives of women's organizations and non-governmental organizations all over the world to raise awareness on the issue of violence against women and to contribute to its elimination;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 1996

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Elimination of violence against women 1996, para. 11

Paragraph text: Requests all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of the tasks and duties mandated, to supply all information requested and respond to the Special Rapporteur's visits and communications;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 1996

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Elimination of violence against women 1996, para. 15

Paragraph text: Decides to continue consideration of the question as a matter of high priority at its fifty-third session.

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 1996

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Elimination of violence against women 1997, para. 9f

Paragraph text: [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in the family and in the community, and calls upon States:] To enact and/or reinforce penal, civil, labour and administrative sanctions in domestic legislation to punish and redress the wrongs done to women and girls subjected to any form of violence, whether in the home, the workplace, the community or society, bearing in mind the Special Rapporteur's recommendations;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Families
Girls
Women

Year: 1997

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 9i

Paragraph text: [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in times of armed conflict, violence against women in custody and violence against refugee and internally displaced women, and calls upon States:] To mainstream a gender perspective, as appropriate, into national immigration and asylum policies, regulations and practices, in order to extend protection to those women whose claim for protection is based on genderrelated persecution;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Humanitarian
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 9j

Paragraph text: [Stresses the conclusions and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights of women and must exercise due diligence to prevent violence against women, including violence against women in times of armed conflict, violence against women in custody and violence against refugee and internally displaced women, and calls upon States:] To examine and consider modifying existing legal definitions and standards to ensure that they fully protect the human rights of all women and girls affected by armed conflict, and to reaffirm that rape, including systematic rape, and sexual slavery in armed conflict constitute war crimes, and under certain circumstances constitute crimes against humanity and an act of genocide as defined in the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Humanitarian
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Persons on the move
Women

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 2002, para. 2

Paragraph text: Also welcomes the attention given to violence against women by its special mechanisms;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

N.A.
Women

Year: 2002

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Elimination of violence against women 1998, para. 13

Paragraph text: Requests Governments to support initiatives of women's organizations and nongovernmental organizations all over the world to raise awareness of the issue of violence against women and to contribute to its elimination;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 1998

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Elimination of violence against women 2001, para. 22

Paragraph text: Encourages Governments and the United Nations system to ensure greater international cooperation in, and national attention to, acquiring data and developing indicators on the extent, nature and consequences of violence against women and girls, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programmes for combating this violence, and calls upon States to include in reports submitted in accordance with the provisions of relevant United Nations human rights instruments sex-disaggregated data and, whenever possible, information pertaining to violence against women and measures taken to implement the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women and the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2001

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Elimination of violence against women 1999, para. 2

Paragraph text: Recalling its resolutions 1994/45 of 4 March 1994, in which it decided to appoint a special rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, and 1997/44 of 11 April 1997, in which that mandate was renewed,

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 1999

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Elimination of violence against women 2001, para. 29

Paragraph text: Decides to continue consideration of the question as a matter of high priority at its fifty-eighth session.

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2001

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Elimination of violence against women 2002, para. 3

Paragraph text: Recalling all its previous resolutions on the elimination of violence against women, in particular its resolution 1994/45 of 4 March 1994, in which it decided to appoint a special rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences,

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2002

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Elimination of violence against women 2004, para. 15d

Paragraph text: [Stresses that States have an affirmative duty to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of women and girls and must exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish all acts of violence against women and girls, and calls upon States:] To include in reports submitted in accordance with the provisions of relevant United Nations human rights instruments data and information disaggregated by sex, age and other factors, where appropriate, pertaining to violence against women, including measures to eliminate traditional or customary practices harmful to women and girls, and other measures taken to implement the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women and other instruments relevant to the elimination of violence against women;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2004

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Elimination of violence against women 2003, para. 16

Paragraph text: Acknowledges the inclusion of gender-related crimes in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and in the Elements of Crimes, and urges States to ratify or accede to the Rome Statute, which entered into force on 1 July 2002;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 1999, para. 25d

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To guarantee respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly the right to life, and to take urgent and effective measures to prevent the killing of children working and/or living on the street and to combat torture and violence against them, to bring the perpetrators to justice and to ensure strict compliance with international human rights instruments, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the requirement that legal and juridical processes respect the rights of the child;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1999

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Rights of the child 2000, para. 14

Paragraph text: Welcoming also the unanimous adoption in June 1999 of International Labour Organization Convention No. 182 the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour, and reaffirming the right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child's education, or to be harmful to the child's health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development, in accordance with obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the aim of effective abolition of child labour contrary to accepted international standards, giving priority to immediate and concrete action for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour and to the rehabilitation and social reintegration of the children concerned, as well as to the search for alternatives to child labour and for a better socio-economic environment to prevent child labour,

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2000

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 13

Paragraph text: Concerned at the number of illegal adoptions, of children growing up without parents and of child victims of family and social violence, neglect and abuse,

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Social & Cultural Rights
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Families

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 24b

Paragraph text: [Reaffirming paragraphs 26 to 28 of its resolution 2000/85,] [Calls upon all States to take all necessary measures, including legal reforms where appropriate:] To eliminate all forms of discrimination against girls and all forms of violence, harmful traditional or customary practices, including female genital mutilation, the root causes of son preference, marriages without free and full consent of the intending spouses and early marriages, by enacting and enforcing legislation and, where appropriate, formulating comprehensive, multidisciplinary and coordinated national plans, programmes or strategies protecting girls;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Harmful Practices
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 25

Paragraph text: [Reaffirming paragraph 29 of its resolution 2000/85,] Calls upon all States to take all necessary measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by children with disabilities and, where necessary, to develop and enforce legislation against their discrimination to ensure dignity, promote self-reliance and facilitate the child's active participation in the community, including adequate and effective access to health care, rehabilitation and education of good quality for children with disabilities and their parents, taking into account the situation of children with disabilities living in poverty;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Poverty
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons with disabilities

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 27

Paragraph text: [Reaffirming paragraph 31 of its resolution 2000/85,] Calls upon all States to prevent arbitrary and summary executions, torture, all kinds of violence against and exploitation of children working and/or living on the street and other violations of their rights and to bring the perpetrators to justice, to adopt and implement policies for the protection, social and psychosocial rehabilitation and reintegration of these children, and to adopt economic, social and educational solutions to address the problems of children working and/or living on the street;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Social & Cultural Rights
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 2

Paragraph text: Bearing in mind the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict,

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 12

Paragraph text: Welcoming the reports of the Secretary-General on the status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (E/CN.4/2002/84), of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education (E/CN.4/2002/60 and Add.1-2), of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography (E/CN.4/2002/88), of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on the impact of armed conflict on children to the General Assembly at its fifty-sixth session (A/56/453) and to the Commission at its fifty-eighth session (E/CN.4/2002/85), and the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict (A/56/342-S/2001/852),

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 40c

Paragraph text: [Reaffirming paragraphs 43 to 56 of its resolution 2000/85,] [Calls upon:] All States and relevant United Nations bodies to continue to support national and international mine action efforts, including through financial contributions, mine awareness programmes, mine clearance, victim assistance and child-centred rehabilitation, taking note of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, and welcomes the positive effects on children of concrete legislative and other measures with respect to anti-personnel mines, and also taking note of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices (Amended Protocol II) to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects, and the implementation of these instruments by those States that become parties to them;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 12d

Paragraph text: [Reaffirming paragraph 15 of its resolution 2000/85,] [Calls upon all States:] To address cases of international abduction of children, in particular by one of their parents;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children
Families

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 13

Paragraph text: [Convinced that investments in children and the realization of their rights are among the most effective ways to eradicate poverty,] 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, recognizing that strengthened availability and effective allocation of resources are required at all of these levels, in order to ensure that the development and poverty reduction goals, as set out in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, are realized and to promote the enjoyment of the rights of the child;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2002, para. 15a

Paragraph text: [Reaffirming paragraphs 20 and 21 of its resolution 2000/85,] [Calls upon all States:] To recognize the right to education on the basis of equal opportunity by making primary education free and compulsory to all and ensuring that all children, including girls, children in need of special protection, children with disabilities, indigenous children and children belonging to minorities, have access without discrimination to education of good quality, as well as making secondary education generally available and accessible to all, and in particular by the progressive introduction of free education, bearing in mind that affirmative action contributes to achieving equal opportunity and combating exclusion, and that the education of the child is carried out and that States parties develop and implement programmes for the education of the child in accordance with articles 28 and 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Children
Ethnic minorities
Girls
Persons with disabilities

Year: 2002

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 3

Paragraph text: Calls upon States parties to implement the Convention fully and to ensure that the rights set forth in the Convention are respected without discrimination of any kind and that the best interests of the child are a primary consideration in all actions concerning children, to recognize the child's inherent right to life and that the child's survival and development are ensured to the maximum extent possible, and that the child is able to express his/her views freely in all opinions on matters affecting him/her and that these views are listened to and given due weight in accordance with his/her age and maturity;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 6

Paragraph text: Welcoming the integration of child rights issues into the outcome documents of all major United Nations conferences, special sessions and summits,

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 17b

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To take all appropriate measures to prevent racism and discriminatory and xenophobic attitudes and behaviour through education, keeping in mind the important role that children play in changing these practices;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 9

Paragraph text: Welcoming the appointment by the Secretary-General of the independent expert for the United Nations study on violence against children,

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 11

Paragraph text: Calls upon all States and relevant actors concerned to continue to cooperate with the special rapporteurs and special representatives of the United Nations system in the implementation of their mandates, requests the Secretary-General to provide them with appropriate staff and facilities from the United Nations regular budget, when this is in accordance with their respective mandates, invites States to continue to make voluntary contributions, where appropriate, and urges all relevant parts of the United Nations system to provide them with comprehensive reporting to make the full discharge of their mandates possible;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 19

Paragraph text: Requests the independent expert to conduct the study on the question of violence against children as soon as possible, invites him to be based in Geneva in order to enhance his collaboration with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Children's Fund and the World Health Organization, invites Member States, United Nations bodies and organizations, including the Committee on the Rights of the Child, as well as other relevant intergovernmental organizations, to provide substantive and, where appropriate, financial support, including through voluntary contributions, for the effective conduct of the study and invites non-governmental organizations to contribute to the study, taking into account the recommendations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child made following the general discussions on violence against children held in September 2000 and 2001, and, further, encourages the independent expert to seek also the participation of children in the study, taking into account their age and maturity;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 13c

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To ensure as far as possible the right of the child to know and be cared for by his or her parents; to ensure that the child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except when the competent authorities, subject to judicial review, determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures and giving all interested parties an opportunity to participate in the proceedings and make their views known, that such separation is necessary for the best interests of the child; such determination may be necessary in a particular case, such as one involving abuse or neglect of the child by the parents or one where the parents are living separately and a decision must be made as to the child's place of residence; to respect the right of the child who is separated from one or both parents to maintain personal relations and direct contact with both parents on a regular basis, except if it is contrary to the child's best interests; where such separation results from action initiated by a State, such as the detention, imprisonment, exile, deportation or death (including death arising from any cause while the person is in the custody of the State) of one or both parents of the child, that State shall, upon request, provide the parents, the child or, if appropriate, another member of the family with the essential information concerning the whereabouts of the absent member(s) of the family, unless the provision of the information would be detrimental to the well-being of the child; and, further, to ensure that the submission of such a request shall of itself entail no adverse consequences for the person(s) concerned;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children
Families

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 24

Paragraph text: Calls upon all States to ensure that children are entitled to their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights without discrimination of any kind;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 25

Paragraph text: Notes with concern the large number of children, particularly girls, among the victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, and stresses the need to incorporate special measures, in accordance with the principle of the best interests of the child and respect for his or her views, in programmes to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, in order to give priority attention to the rights and the situation of children who are victims of these practices, and calls upon States to provide special support and ensure equal access to services for those children;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 41e

Paragraph text: [Noting with appreciation the Agenda for War-Affected Children adopted by the International Conference on War-Affected Children, held in Winnipeg, Canada, in September 2000, and efforts by regional organizations to include prominently the rights and protection of children affected by armed conflict in their policies and programmes,] [Calls upon States:] To take all feasible measures to ensure the demobilization and effective disarmament of children used in armed conflicts and to implement effective measures for their rehabilitation, physical and psychological recovery and reintegration into society, taking into account the rights, and the specific needs and capacities of girls;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 43

Paragraph text: [Noting with appreciation the Agenda for War-Affected Children adopted by the International Conference on War-Affected Children, held in Winnipeg, Canada, in September 2000, and efforts by regional organizations to include prominently the rights and protection of children affected by armed conflict in their policies and programmes,] Recommends that, whenever sanctions are imposed, in particular in the context of armed conflict, their impact on children be assessed and monitored and, to the extent that there are humanitarian exemptions, they be child-focused and formulated with clear guidelines for their application, in order to address possible adverse effects of the sanctions, and reaffirms the recommendations of the General Assembly and the International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 44

Paragraph text: [Noting with appreciation the Agenda for War-Affected Children adopted by the International Conference on War-Affected Children, held in Winnipeg, Canada, in September 2000, and efforts by regional organizations to include prominently the rights and protection of children affected by armed conflict in their policies and programmes,] Encourages States to cooperate, including through bilateral and multilateral technical cooperation and financial assistance, in the implementation of their obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, including in the prevention of any activity contrary to the rights of the child and in the rehabilitation and social integration of the victims, such assistance and cooperation to be undertaken in consultation among concerned States and relevant international organizations as well as other relevant actors;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 45b

Paragraph text: [Decides:] To continue its consideration of this question at its sixtieth session under the same agenda item.

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 38

Paragraph text: [Noting with appreciation the Agenda for War-Affected Children adopted by the International Conference on War-Affected Children, held in Winnipeg, Canada, in September 2000, and efforts by regional organizations to include prominently the rights and protection of children affected by armed conflict in their policies and programmes,] Reaffirms the essential role of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Human Rights for the promotion and protection of the rights and welfare of children, including children in armed conflict, and takes note of the importance of the debates held by the Security Council on children and armed conflict, of Council resolutions 1379 (2001) of 20 November 2001 and 1460 (2003) of 30 January 2003 and of the undertaking by the Council to give special attention to the protection, welfare and rights of children in armed conflict when taking action aimed at maintaining peace and security, including provisions for the protection of children in the mandates of peacekeeping operations, as well as the inclusion of child protection advisers in these operations;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Rights of the child 2003, para. 41d

Paragraph text: [Noting with appreciation the Agenda for War-Affected Children adopted by the International Conference on War-Affected Children, held in Winnipeg, Canada, in September 2000, and efforts by regional organizations to include prominently the rights and protection of children affected by armed conflict in their policies and programmes,] [Calls upon States:] To take all feasible measures to prevent recruitment and use of children by armed groups, as distinct from the armed forces of a State, including the adoption of legal measures necessary to prohibit and criminalize such practices;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2003

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Violence against women migrant workers 2002, para. 8

Paragraph text: Decides to continue its consideration of this question at its sixtieth session under the appropriate agenda item.

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2002

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Maintenance of international peace and security 2015, para. 8

Paragraph text: Affirming the important role youth can play in the prevention and resolution of conflicts and as a key aspect of the sustainability, inclusiveness and success of peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts,

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2015

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Maintenance of international peace and security 2015, para. 11

Paragraph text: Expressing concern over the increased use, in a globalized society, by terrorists and their supporters of new information and communication technologies, in particular the Internet, for the purposes of recruitment and incitement of youth to commit terrorist acts, as well as for the financing, planning and preparation of their activities, and underlining the need for Member States to act cooperatively to prevent terrorists from exploiting technology, communications and resources to incite support for terrorist acts, while respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms and in compliance with other obligations under international law,

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2015

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Violence against women migrant workers 2000, para. 3

Paragraph text: Takes note with appreciation of the workshop-seminar on migrant women, boys and girls held in San Salvador on 25 and 26 February 2000 as part of the Plan of Action of the Regional Conference on Migration;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Boys
Girls
Persons on the move
Women

Year: 2000

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Violence against women migrant workers 2000, para. 4

Paragraph text: Calls upon concerned Governments, particularly those of countries of origin and destination, if they have not yet done so, to put in place penal sanctions to punish perpetrators of violence against women migrant workers and, to the extent possible, to provide the victims of violence with the full range of immediate assistance, such as counselling, legal and consular assistance, temporary shelters and other measures that will allow them to be present during the judicial process, to safeguard their dignified return to the country of origin as well as to establish reintegration and rehabilitation schemes for returning women migrant workers;

Body: United Nations Commission on Human Rights

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 2000

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 36e

Paragraph text: [We are determined to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition and poor health by providing a safe and healthy start in life for all children; providing access to effective, equitable, sustained and sustainable primary health-care systems in all communities, ensuring access to information and referral services; providing adequate water and sanitation services; and promoting a healthy lifestyle among children and adolescents. Accordingly, we resolve to achieve the following goals in conformity with the outcomes of recent United Nations conferences, summits and special sessions of the General Assembly, as reflected in their respective reports:] Development and implementation of national early childhood development policies and programmes to ensure the enhancement of children’s physical, social, emotional, spiritual and cognitive development;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Adolescents
Children

Year: 2002

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 37.15

Paragraph text: [To achieve these goals and targets, taking into account the best interests of the child, consistent with national laws, religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of the people, and in conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, we will carry out the following strategies and actions:] Strengthen health and education systems and expand social security systems to increase access to integrated and effective health, nutrition and childcare in families, communities, schools and primary health-care facilities, including prompt attention to marginalized boys and girls.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Boys
Children
Families
Girls

Year: 2002

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 39f

Paragraph text: [As agreed at the World Education Forum in Dakar, which reconfirmed the mandated role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in coordinating “Education For All” partners and maintaining their collective momentum within the process of securing basic education, we will accord high priority to ensuring by 2015 that all children have access to and complete primary education that is free, compulsory and of good quality. We will also aim at the progressive provision of secondary education. As a step towards these goals, we resolve to achieve the following targets:] Achieve a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy by 2015, especially for women.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2002

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 37.5

Paragraph text: [To achieve these goals and targets, taking into account the best interests of the child, consistent with national laws, religious and ethical values and cultural backgrounds of the people, and in conformity with all human rights and fundamental freedoms, we will carry out the following strategies and actions:] Protect, promote and support exclusive breastfeeding of infants for six months and continued breastfeeding with safe, appropriate and adequate complementary feeding up to two years of age or beyond. Provide infant-feeding counselling for mothers living with HIV/AIDS so that they can make free and informed choices.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Children
Infants

Year: 2002

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 41

Paragraph text: Hundreds of millions of children are suffering and dying from war, violence, exploitation, neglect and all forms of abuse and discrimination. Around the world, children live under especially difficult circumstances – permanently disabled or seriously injured by armed conflict; internally displaced or driven from their countries as refugees; suffering from natural and man-made disasters, including such perils as exposure to radiation and dangerous chemicals; as children of migrant workers and other socially disadvantaged groups; as victims of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. Trafficking, smuggling, physical and sexual exploitation and abduction, as well as the economic exploitation of children, even in its worst forms, are daily realities for children in all regions of the world, while domestic violence and sexual violence against women and children remain serious problems. In several countries, there have been social and humanitarian impacts from economic sanctions on the civilian population, in particular women and children.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Humanitarian
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons on the move
Women

Year: 2002

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 44.45

Paragraph text: [To achieve these goals, we will implement the following strategies and actions:] Take necessary action, at all levels, as appropriate, to criminalize and penalize effectively, in conformity with all relevant and applicable international instruments, all forms of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children, including within the family or for commercial purposes, child prostitution, paedophilia, child pornography, child sex tourism, trafficking, the sale of children and their organs, engagement in forced child labour and any other form of exploitation, while ensuring that, in the treatment by the criminal justice system of children who are victims, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Families

Year: 2002

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 44.36

Paragraph text: [To achieve these goals, we will implement the following strategies and actions:] In this context, protect children from all forms of economic exploitation by mobilizing national partnerships and international cooperation, and improve the conditions of children by, inter alia, providing working children with free basic education and vocational training, and integration into the education system in every way possible, and encourage support for social and economic policies aimed at poverty eradication and at providing families, particularly women, with employment and income-generating opportunities.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Poverty
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children
Families
Women

Year: 2002

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A world fit for children 2002, para. 40.11

Paragraph text: [To achieve these goals and targets, we will implement the following strategies and actions:] Urge the continued development and implementation of programmes for children, including adolescents, especially in schools, to prevent and discourage the use of tobacco and alcohol and detect, counter and prevent trafficking in and the use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances except for medical purposes by, inter alia, promoting mass media information campaigns on their harmful effects as well as the risk of addiction, and taking necessary actions to deal with the root causes.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Adolescents
Children

Year: 2002

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The right to education: follow-up to Human Rights Council resolution 8/4 2017, para. 8

Paragraph text: Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education for a period of three years;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2017

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Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children 2017, para. 5

Paragraph text: Welcoming the adoption by the General Assembly of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and recalling targets 5.2, 8.7 and 16.2, which aim at eliminating all forms of violence against all women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation; taking immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms; and ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Inclusive development for persons with disabilities 2016, para. 5

Paragraph text: Expresses appreciation to Member States and United Nations entities that have drafted strategies outlining their way forward in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development or are in the process of doing so, and encourages States, with the support of relevant stakeholders, to encourage the participation of persons with disabilities in the design and implementation of these strategies and ensure that the strategies are inclusive of persons with disabilities and respect, protect and promote their rights, bearing in mind the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2016

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The work and employment of persons with disabilities 2013, para. 10

Paragraph text: Recognizing also that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple, aggravated or intersecting forms of discrimination, including in the context of realizing their right to work on an equal basis with others,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Girls
Persons with disabilities
Women

Year: 2013

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The work and employment of persons with disabilities 2013, para. 5c

Paragraph text: [Also calls upon States parties to adopt and implement appropriate measures, including legislative measures, to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the right to work on an equal basis with others, including by, inter alia:] Adopting positive measures, as appropriate, to increase employment of persons with disabilities in the public and private sectors, in particular for women and youth with disabilities, persons with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities, and ensuring that such positive measures are designed and promoted in a way that recognizes the value of diversity in the workplace and of equal career development for all;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities
Women
Youth

Year: 2013

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The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017, para. 5

Paragraph text: Reaffirming that the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is a human right as enshrined in, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as well as, with respect to non-discrimination, in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and that such a right derives from the inherent dignity of the human person,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health

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Year: 2017

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The right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017, para. 9

Paragraph text: Reaffirming also General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which the Assembly adopted the outcome document of the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, recognizing that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, and envisaging a world free of poverty, hunger, disease and want, a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity that includes equitable and universal access to health-care services and social protection, and where physical, mental and social well-being are assured,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Year: 2017

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The work and employment of persons with disabilities 2013, para. 15

Paragraph text: Also decides that its next annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities will be held at its twenty-fifth session, and that it will focus on the right of persons with disabilities to education;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2013

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The work and employment of persons with disabilities 2013, para. 16

Paragraph text: Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare a study on the right of persons with disabilities to education, in consultation with States and other relevant stakeholders, including the United Nations Children’s Fund, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, regional organizations, the Special Rapporteur on Disabilities of the Commission for Social Development, civil society organizations, including organizations of persons with disabilities, and national human rights institutions, and requests that the study be made available on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner, in an accessible format, prior to the twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons with disabilities

Year: 2013

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The right to education of persons with disabilities 2014, para. 4

Paragraph text: Recalling the human right of everyone to education, which is enshrined in, inter alia, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the International Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, and, most recently with regard to persons with disabilities, in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and other relevant international instruments,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 2014

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The right to education of persons with disabilities 2014, para. 6

Paragraph text: Recalling relevant guidelines of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, such as the Guidelines for Inclusion: Ensuring Access to Education for All of 2005,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 2014

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Follow up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty third special session of the General Assembly 2012, para. 14

Paragraph text: Expressing serious concern that the urgent goal of 50/50 gender balance in the United Nations system, especially at senior and policymaking levels, with full respect for the principle of equitable geographical distribution, in conformity with Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, remains unmet, and that the representation of women in the United Nations system has remained almost static, with negligible improvement in some parts of the system, as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General on improvement in the status of women in the United Nations system,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2012

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The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities 2014, para. 2

Paragraph text: Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and relevant international human rights instruments,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 2014

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The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities 2014, para. 4

Paragraph text: Welcoming the twenty-fifth anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2014

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The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities 2014, para. 5

Paragraph text: Recalling in particular article 31 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which outlines the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2014

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The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities 2014, para. 7

Paragraph text: Recalling relevant International Labour Organization conventions with respect to child labour,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2014

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The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities 2014, para. 8

Paragraph text: Reaffirming all previous relevant resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights, the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly on the rights of the child,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Year: 2014

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The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities 2014, para. 9

Paragraph text: Welcoming the work of the Committee on the Rights of the Child, and taking note with interest of its general comment No. 17 (2013),

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2014

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Access to medicines in the context of the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 2016, para. 6

Paragraph text: Reaffirming General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 27 September 2015, entitled “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, in which the Assembly adopted the outcome document of the United Nations summit for the adoption of the post-2015 development agenda, recognizing that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, and envisaging a world free of poverty, hunger, disease and want, a world of universal respect for human rights and human dignity that includes equitable and universal access to health care and social protection, and where physical, mental and social well-being are assured,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Year: 2016

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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly 2015, para. 27

Paragraph text: Requests the Secretary-General to review and redouble his efforts to make progress towards achieving the goal of 50/50 gender balance at all levels throughout the United Nations system, with full respect for the principle of equitable geographical distribution, in conformity with Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, considering, in particular, women from the developing and the least developed countries, countries with economies in transition and unrepresented or largely underrepresented Member States, and to ensure the implementation of measures, including temporary special measures, to accelerate progress, and managerial and departmental accountability with respect to gender balance targets, and strongly encourages Member States to identify and regularly submit more women candidates for appointment to positions in the United Nations system, especially at more senior and policymaking levels, including in peacekeeping operations;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2015

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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly 2015, para. 12

Paragraph text: Recognizes the important role of UN-Women in promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and the central role it plays in supporting Member States, in coordinating the United Nations system and in mobilizing civil society, the private sector and other relevant stakeholders, at all levels, in support of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and calls upon UN-Women and the United Nations system, within their respective mandates, to continue to support the full, effective and accelerated implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the international, regional, national and local levels, including through systematic gender mainstreaming, the mobilization of resources to deliver results and the monitoring of progress with data and robust accountability systems;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2015

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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 11

Paragraph text: Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, within the framework of the preparations for the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration and in accordance with General Assembly resolutions 71/1 and 71/280 of 6 April 2017, to provide inputs submitted to the Human Rights Council by the Office of the High Commissioner for the forthcoming stocktaking meeting and to engage with Members States and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for International Migration to help to identify, through a human rights-based approach, concrete measures and best practices to improve the human rights situation of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Adolescents
Children
Persons on the move

Year: 2017

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The full enjoyment of human rights by all women and girls and the systematic mainstreaming of a gender perspective into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017, para. 3

Paragraph text: Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in collaboration with Member States, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), the United Nations Population Fund and other United Nations agencies, funds and programmes, international human rights mechanisms, civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders, to organize a two-day intersessional expert meeting to consider gaps in, challenges to and best practices aimed at the full enjoyment of human rights by all women and girls and the systematic mainstreaming of a gender perspective into the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, to prepare a report on the outcome of the above-mentioned meeting, and to present the report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-ninth session.

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Preventing and eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace 2017, para. 2e

Paragraph text: [Encourages Member States to:] Take measures to encourage employers to take steps to prevent and address sexual harassment by their employees in and outside of the workplace;

Body: Commission on the Status of Women

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2017

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Mental health and human rights 2017, para. 4

Paragraph text: Reaffirms the obligation of States to protect, promote and respect all human rights and fundamental freedoms and to ensure that policies and services related to mental health comply with international human rights norms;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Year: 2017

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World Programme for Human Rights Education 2017, para. 12

Paragraph text: Welcoming the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including Goal 4, target 7 thereof, and of the Education 2030 Framework for Action, and affirming the interlinkages and integrated nature of all Sustainable Development Goals and targets,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2017

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Mental health and human rights 2017, para. 7

Paragraph text: Encourages States to take concrete steps towards recognizing the importance of addressing mental health by, inter alia, promoting the participation of all stakeholders in the development of public policies in this regard, promoting prevention and training programmes for social, health and other relevant professionals, integrating mental health services into primary and general health care, and providing effective mental health and other community-based services that protect, promote and respect the enjoyment of the rights to liberty and security of person and to live independently and be included in the community, on an equal basis with others;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Year: 2017

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Mental health and human rights 2017, para. 8

Paragraph text: Calls upon States to abandon all practices that fail to respect the rights, will and preferences of all persons, on an equal basis, and that lead to power imbalances, stigma and discrimination in mental health settings;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Year: 2017

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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 7

Paragraph text: Calls upon States of origin, transit and destination to find effective and timely responses to the needs of unaccompanied or separated children as soon as they are identified as such, including, where appropriate and feasible, their integration, voluntary and safe repatriation or resettlement, in keeping with the principles of due process, the best interests of the child and non-refoulement, and urges States to develop bilateral or multilateral agreements that standardize approaches for identifying and implementing sustainable solutions for unaccompanied or separated children, including a procedure for monitoring their return;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons on the move

Year: 2017

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Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice 2017, para. 25

Paragraph text: Urges States to ensure that, under their legislation and practice, neither capital punishment nor life imprisonment are imposed for offences committed by persons under 18 years of age;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Year: 2017

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Human rights in the administration of justice, including juvenile justice 2017, para. 34

Paragraph text: Decides to continue its consideration of this issue under the same agenda item, in accordance with its annual programme of work.

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2017

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The girl child 2017, para. 37

Paragraph text: Invites States to promote initiatives aimed at reducing the prices of antiretroviral drugs, especially second-line drugs, available to the girl child, including bilateral and private sector initiatives as well as initiatives on a voluntary basis taken by groups of States, including those based on innovative financing mechanisms that contribute to the mobilization of resources for social development, including those that aim to provide further access to drugs at affordable prices to developing countries on a sustainable and predictable basis, and in this regard takes note of the International Drug Purchase Facility, UNITAID;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls

Year: 2017

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The girl child 2017, para. 38

Paragraph text: Calls upon all States to integrate food and nutritional support with the goal that children, especially girl children, have access at all times to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food requirements for an active and healthy life;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Food & Nutrition
Health

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2

Paragraph text: Reaffirming the obligation of all States to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and also that all forms of discrimination, including discrimination against women and girls, are contrary to the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other human rights instruments,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2y

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Taking steps to build the capacities and skills of rural women and their enterprises and cooperatives and to design or develop and implement procurement policies and measures to enable rural women and their enterprises and cooperatives to benefit from public and private sector procurement processes, recognizing that the promotion of rural women’s enterprises and cooperatives can sustainably contribute to the economic empowerment of rural women;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2e

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Integrating a gender perspective into the design, implementation and evaluation of and follow-up to development policies, plans and programmes, including budget policies, where lacking, ensuring coordination between line ministries, gender policymakers, gender machineries and other relevant government organizations and institutions with gender expertise, and paying increased attention to the needs of rural women and girls to ensure that they benefit from policies and programmes adopted in all spheres and that the disproportionate number of rural women living in poverty is reduced;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2dd

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Strengthening the capacity of national statistical offices and other relevant government institutions to collect, analyse and disseminate data, disaggregated by sex and age, and gender statistics on time use, unpaid work, land tenure, energy, water and sanitation, among other things, to support policies and actions to improve the situation of rural women and girls, and to monitor and track the implementation of such policies and actions;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Water & Sanitation

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2w

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Taking appropriate measures to raise public awareness among rural women and girls about the risks of trafficking in persons, including the factors that make rural women and girls vulnerable to trafficking, and discouraging, with a view to eliminating, the demand that fosters all forms of exploitation, including sexual exploitation and forced labour, with a view to eliminating the exploitation of rural women and girls;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2gg

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Supporting a gender-sensitive education system, including through approaches that attract and retain female students and teachers and that consider the specific needs of rural women and girls in order to eliminate gender stereotypes and discriminatory tendencies affecting them, including through community-based dialogue involving women and men and girls and boys;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Equality & Inclusion
Gender

Person(s) affected

Boys
Girls
Men
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2ii

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Promoting education, training and relevant information programmes for rural and farming women through the use of affordable and appropriate technologies and the mass media, and taking concrete measures to improve rural women’s skills, productivity and employment opportunities through technical, agricultural and vocational education and training;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Gender

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2l

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Fully engaging men and boys, including community leaders, as strategic partners and allies in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls and eliminating all forms of discrimination and violence against them, including by working to counteract attitudes by which women and girls are regarded as subordinate to men and boys;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender

Person(s) affected

Boys
Girls
Men
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2m

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Eliminating all forms of violence against rural women and girls in public and private spaces through multisectoral and coordinated approaches to prevent and respond to violence against rural women and girls, to investigate, prosecute and punish the perpetrators of violence against rural women and girls and end impunity, and to provide protection as well as equal access to comprehensive social, health and legal services for all victims and survivors to support their full recovery and reintegration into society, including by providing access to psychosocial support and rehabilitation, and bearing in mind the importance of all women and girls living free from violence, such as gender-related killings, including femicide, and harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation, as well as of addressing the structural and underlying causes of violence against women and girls through enhanced prevention measures, research and strengthened coordination and monitoring and evaluation, by, inter alia, encouraging awareness-raising activities;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Harmful Practices
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 2n

Paragraph text: [Urges Member States, in collaboration with the organizations of the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate, to continue their efforts to implement the outcome of and to ensure an integrated and coordinated follow-up to the relevant United Nations conferences and summits, including their reviews, and to attach greater importance to the improvement of the situation of rural women and girls in their national, regional and global development strategies by, inter alia:] Designing and implementing national policies and legal frameworks that promote and protect the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by rural women and girls, and creating an environment that does not tolerate violations or abuses of their rights, including domestic violence, sexual violence and all other forms of gender-based violence and discrimination;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2017

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Policies and programmes involving youth 2017, para. 1

Paragraph text: Recalling the World Programme of Action for Youth, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolutions 50/81 of 14 December 1995 and 62/126 of 18 December 2007,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2017

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Policies and programmes involving youth 2017, para. 4

Paragraph text: Recalling that youth development is not only critical to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda but that it is also recognized in other development frameworks, including the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development, the Istanbul Declaration and the Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011–2020, the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway, the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) and the outcome of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Youth

Year: 2017

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Policies and programmes involving youth 2017, para. 8

Paragraph text: Recognizing that a youthful population creates significant opportunities for development, and underlining in this regard the importance of the creation by Member States of appropriate policy environments, in collaboration with the United Nations system, in order to realize a demographic dividend driven by large proportions of young people moving into the labour force, while adopting an inclusive results-based approach to development planning and implementation in accordance with national priorities and legislation, and stressing in this regard the decision of the African Union to proclaim 2017 the Year of Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2017

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Rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 13

Paragraph text: Recognizing the importance to indigenous peoples of revitalizing, using, developing and transmitting to future generations their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literature,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Ethnic minorities

Year: 2017

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Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond 2017, para. 7

Paragraph text: Acknowledging also that strengthening intergenerational relations, through such measures as promoting intergenerational living arrangements and encouraging extended family members to live in close proximity to each other, has been found to promote the autonomy, security and well-being of children and older persons, and that initiatives to promote involved and positive parenting and to support the role of grandparents have been found to be beneficial in advancing social integration and solidarity between generations, as well as in promoting and protecting the human rights of all family members,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children
Families
Older persons

Year: 2017

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Rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 21

Paragraph text: Recognizing the importance of facilitating indigenous peoples’ livelihoods, which may be achieved by, inter alia, the recognition of their traditions, adequate public policies and economic empowerment,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Ethnic minorities

Year: 2017

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Rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 23

Paragraph text: Concerned about the extreme disadvantages that indigenous peoples have typically faced across a range of social and economic indicators and about the impediments to their full enjoyment of their rights,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Ethnic minorities

Year: 2017

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Rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 2

Paragraph text: Urges Governments and the United Nations system, in consultation and cooperation with indigenous peoples through their representatives and institutions, to continue to implement, when appropriate, measures at the national level, including legislative, policy and administrative measures, to achieve the ends of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and to promote awareness of it among all sectors of society, including members of legislatures, the judiciary and the civil service, as well as among indigenous peoples, and invites international and regional organizations, within their respective mandates, national human rights institutions, where they exist, civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and other relevant actors to contribute to those efforts;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Ethnic minorities

Year: 2017

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Rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 20

Paragraph text: Encourages the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to continue to provide inputs on indigenous issues to the high-level political forum on sustainable development for consideration in its thematic reviews;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Ethnic minorities

Year: 2017

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Rights of indigenous peoples 2017, para. 21

Paragraph text: Underlines the need to intensify efforts, in cooperation with indigenous peoples, to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence and discrimination against indigenous women, children, youth, older persons and persons with disabilities and to support measures that will ensure their empowerment and full and effective participation in decision-making processes at all levels and in all areas and eliminate structural and legal barriers to their full, equal and effective participation in political, economic, social and cultural life;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children
Ethnic minorities
Persons with disabilities
Women
Youth

Year: 2017

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 39

Paragraph text: Emphasizes the importance of States ensuring proper follow-up to the recommendations and conclusions of the relevant treaty bodies and mechanisms, including the Committee, the Subcommittee, national preventive mechanisms and the Special Rapporteur, while recognizing the important role of the universal periodic review, national human rights institutions and other relevant national or regional bodies in preventing torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2017

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 7

Paragraph text: Urges States not to expel, return (“refouler”), extradite or in any other way transfer a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture, stresses the importance of effective legal and procedural safeguards in this regard, and recognizes that diplomatic assurances, where given, do not release States from their obligations under international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law, in particular the principle of non-refoulement;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Year: 2017

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 24

Paragraph text: Stresses that an independent, competent domestic authority must promptly, effectively and impartially investigate all allegations of torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, as well as wherever there is reasonable ground to believe that such an act has been committed, and that those who encourage, instigate, order, tolerate, acquiesce in, consent to or perpetrate such acts must be held responsible, brought to justice and punished in a manner commensurate with the severity of the offence, including the officials in charge of any place of detention or other place where persons are deprived of their liberty where the prohibited act is found to have been committed;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 2017

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 11

Paragraph text: Recalls its resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988 on the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, and in this context stresses that ensuring that any individual arrested or detained is promptly brought before a judge or other independent judicial officer in person, and permitting prompt and regular medical care and legal counsel throughout all stages of detention, as well as visits by family members and independent monitoring mechanisms, are effective measures for the prevention of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Families

Year: 2017

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2017, para. 45

Paragraph text: Recognizes the global need for international assistance to victims of torture, stresses the importance of the work of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture, appeals to all States and organizations to contribute annually to the Fund, preferably with a substantial increase in the level of contributions, and welcomes the establishment of and encourages contributions to the Special Fund established by the Optional Protocol to support the implementation of the recommendations made by the Subcommittee and of educational programmes by the national preventive mechanisms;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 2017

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Protection of migrants 2017, para. 30

Paragraph text: Recognizing the contributions of young migrants to countries of origin and destination, and in that regard encouraging States to consider the specific circumstances and needs of young migrants,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Youth

Year: 2017

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Protection of migrants 2017, para. 31

Paragraph text: Recognizing also the obligations of countries of origin, transit and destination under international human rights law,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2017

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Protection of migrants 2017, para. 7

Paragraph text: Welcoming the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, adopted on 19 September 2016 at the High-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2017

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Protection of migrants 2017, para. 3a

Paragraph text: [Reaffirms the rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the obligations of States under the International Covenants on Human Rights, and in this regard:] Strongly condemns acts, manifestations and expressions of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance against migrants and the stereotypes often applied to them, including on the basis of religion or belief, and urges States to apply and, where needed, to reinforce existing laws when hate crimes, xenophobic or intolerant acts, manifestations or expressions against migrants occur, in order to eradicate impunity for those who commit those acts and, where appropriate, to provide effective remedy to the victims;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2017

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Protection of migrants 2017, para. 1

Paragraph text: Recalling all its previous resolutions on the protection of migrants, the most recent of which is resolution 70/147 of 17 December 2015, and recalling also Human Rights Council resolutions 35/17 of 22 June 2017 and 35/5 of 28 September 2017,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2017

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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly 2017, para. 18

Paragraph text: Reaffirming further the commitments in regard to gender equality and the empowerment of women in the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development: outcome document of the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third International Conference on Financing for Development,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2017

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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly 2017, para. 19

Paragraph text: Recalling its resolution 71/243 of 21 December 2016 on the quadrennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system, in which it called upon all entities of the United Nations development system to continue to promote women’s empowerment and gender equality by enhancing gender mainstreaming through the full implementation of the United Nations System-wide Action Plan on Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, developed under the leadership of UN-Women,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2017

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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly 2017, para. 20

Paragraph text: Bearing in mind the challenges and obstacles to changing discriminatory attitudes and gender stereotypes, which perpetuate discrimination against women and girls and stereotypical roles of boys and girls, men and women, and stressing that challenges and obstacles remain in the implementation of international standards and norms to address inequality between men and women,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Boys
Girls
Men
Women

Year: 2017

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Protection of civilians in armed conflict 2006, para. 22

Paragraph text: Urges all those concerned as set forth in international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Regulations, to allow full unimpeded access by humanitarian personnel to civilians in need of assistance in situations of armed conflict, and to make available, as far as possible, all necessary facilities for their operations, and to promote the safety, security and freedom of movement of humanitarian personnel and United Nations and its associated personnel and their assets;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Year: 2006

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Acts of sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts 2008, para. 4

Paragraph text: Recalling the commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (A/52/231) as well as those contained in the outcome document of the twenty-third Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the Twenty-first Century” (A/S-23/10/Rev.1), in particular those concerning sexual violence and women in situations of armed conflict;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2008

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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1

Paragraph text: 1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disability.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2006

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Acts of sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts 2008, para. 8

Paragraph text: Reiterating deep concern that, despite its repeated condemnation of violence against women and children in situations of armed conflict, including sexual violence in situations of armed conflict, and despite its calls addressed to all parties to armed conflict for the cessation of such acts with immediate effect, such acts continue to occur, and in some situations have become systematic and widespread, reaching appalling levels of brutality,

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Humanitarian
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2008

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The rights of the child 2000, para. VI.6

Paragraph text: Recognizes that primary education is one of the main instruments for reintegrating child workers, calls upon all States to recognize the right to education by making primary education compulsory and to ensure that all children have equal access to free primary education as a key strategy to prevent child labour, and recognizes, in particular, the important role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund in this regard;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2000

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Traffic in women and girls 2000, para. 3

Paragraph text: Urges Governments to take appropriate measures to address the root factors, including external factors, that encourage trafficking in women and girls for prostitution and other forms of commercialized sex, forced marriages and forced labour, in order to eliminate trafficking in women, including by strengthening existing legislation with a view to providing better protection of the rights of women and girls and to punishing perpetrators, through both criminal and civil measures;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2000

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Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly 2017, para. 13

Paragraph text: Welcomes the commitment of UN-Women to support Member States in their efforts to develop and strengthen norms, policies and standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women, as well as to integrate gender perspectives into sectoral policy and normative frameworks, in line with its mandate, and encourages the Entity to continue to promote the need to mainstream and strengthen a gender perspective in the work of intergovernmental bodies and processes and the opportunities therein, and to provide technical assistance, at the request of Member States, in strengthening a gender perspective in resolutions and other outcomes;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2017

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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. 4

Paragraph text: 4. The Committee may, at its discretion, decide to include any comments made by it in accordance with paragraph 3 of this article, together with the observations thereon received from the State Party concerned, in its annual report made in accordance with article 24. If so requested by the State Party concerned, the Committee may also include a copy of the report submitted under paragraph I of this article.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 1984

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CAT - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 1984, para. 1c

Paragraph text: (c) The Committee shall deal with a matter referred to it under this article only after it has ascertained that all domestic remedies have been invoked and exhausted in the matter, in conformity with the generally recognized principles of international law. This shall not be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged or is unlikely to bring effective relief to the person who is the victim of the violation of this Convention;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

All
N.A.

Year: 1984

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CRC - Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989, para. 2

Paragraph text: 2. Such protective measures should, as appropriate, include effective procedures for the establishment of social programmes to provide necessary support for the child and for those who have the care of the child, as well as for other forms of prevention and for identification, reporting, referral, investigation, treatment and follow-up of instances of child maltreatment described heretofore, and, as appropriate, for judicial involvement.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1989

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1

Paragraph text: 1. Migrant workers and members of their families shall have the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. This right shall include freedom to have or to adopt a religion or belief of their choice and freedom either individually or in community with others and in public or private to manifest their religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Movement
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1

Paragraph text: 1. The present Convention is applicable, except as otherwise provided hereafter, to all migrant workers and members of their families without distinction of any kind such as sex, race, colour, language, religion or conviction, political or other opinion, national, ethnic or social origin, nationality, age, economic position, property, marital status, birth or other status.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 3b

Paragraph text: [3. The exercise of the right provided for in paragraph 2 of the present article carries with it special duties and responsibilities. It may therefore be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided by law and are necessary:] (b) For the protection of the national security of the States concerned or of public order (ordre public) or of public health or morals;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 3

Paragraph text: 3. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that migrant workers are not deprived of any rights derived from this principle by reason of any irregularity in their stay or employment. In particular, employers shall not be relieved of any legal or contractual obligations, nor shall their obligations be limited in any manner by reason of such irregularity.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 2b

Paragraph text: [2. For any migrant worker a State of employment may:] (b) Restrict free choice of remunerated activity in accordance with its legislation concerning recognition of occupational qualifications acquired outside its territory. However, States Parties concerned shall endeavour to provide for recognition of such qualifications.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 3a

Paragraph text: [3. For migrant workers whose permission to work is limited in time, a State of employment may also:] (a) Make the right freely to choose their remunerated activities subject to the condition that the migrant worker has resided lawfully in its territory for the purpose of remunerated activity for a period of time prescribed in its national legislation that should not exceed two years;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 4

Paragraph text: 4. Elections of members of the Committee shall be held at a meeting of States Parties convened by the Secretary-General at United Nations Headquarters. At that meeting, for which two thirds of the States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those nominees who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the States Parties present and voting.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 5a

Paragraph text: (a) The members of the Committee shall serve for a term of four years. However, the terms of five of the members elected in the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election, the names of these five members shall be chosen by lot by the Chairman of the meeting of States Parties;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 6

Paragraph text: 6. If a member of the Committee dies or resigns or declares that for any other cause he or she can no longer perform the duties of the Committee, the State Party that nominated the expert shall appoint another expert from among its own nationals for the remaining part of the term. The new appointment is subject to the approval of the Committee.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 2

Paragraph text: 2. States of employment shall take all adequate and effective measures to eliminate employment in their territory of migrant workers in an irregular situation, including, whenever appropriate, sanctions on employers of such workers. The rights of migrant workers vis-à-vis their employer arising from employment shall not be impaired by these measures.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 2

Paragraph text: 2. Whenever States Parties concerned consider the possibility of regularizing the situation of such persons in accordance with applicable national legislation and bilateral or multilateral agreements, appropriate account shall be taken of the circumstances of their entry, the duration of their stay in the States of employment and other relevant considerations, in particular those relating to their family situation.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1b

Paragraph text: (b) The Committee shall consist, at the time of entry into force of the present Convention, of ten and, after the entry into force of the Convention for the forty-first State Party, of fourteen experts of high moral standing, impartiality and recognized competence in the field covered by the Convention.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 4

Paragraph text: 4. The Committee may invite the specialized agencies and organs of the United Nations, as well as intergovernmental organizations and other concerned bodies to submit, for consideration by the Committee, written information on such matters dealt with in the present Convention as fall within the scope of their activities.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 8

Paragraph text: 8. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall transmit the annual reports of the Committee to the States Parties to the present Convention, the Economic and Social Council, the Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations, the Director-General of the International Labour Office and other relevant organizations.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Families
Persons on the move

Year: 1990

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ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1a

Paragraph text: [1. A State Party to the present Convention may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the present Convention. Communications under this article may be received and considered only if submitted by a State Party that has made a declaration recognizing in regard to itself the competence of the Committee. No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State Party which has not made such a declaration. Communications received under this article shall be dealt with in accordance with the following procedure:] (a) If a State Party to the present Convention considers that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the present Convention, it may, by written communication, bring the matter to the attention of that State Party. The State Party may also inform the Committee of the matter. Within three months after the receipt of the communication the receiving State shall afford the State that sent the communication an explanation, or any other statement in writing clarifying the matter which should include, to the extent possible and pertinent, reference to domestic procedures and remedies taken, pending or available in the matter;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 1990

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CRC - OPSC - Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 2000, para. b

Paragraph text: Considering also that the Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes the right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous or to interfere with the child's education, or to be harmful to the child's health or physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2000

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CRC - OPSC - Optional Protocol to the CRC on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography 2000, para. k

Paragraph text: Recognizing the importance of the implementation of the provisions of the Programme of Action for the Prevention of the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography and the Declaration and Agenda for Action adopted at the World Congress against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, held in Stockholm from 27 to 31 August 1996, and the other relevant decisions and recommendations of pertinent international bodies,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2000

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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. 2a

Paragraph text: 2. Each State Party shall also adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences: (a) Subject to the basic concepts of its legal system, attempting to commit an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2000

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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. 2b

Paragraph text: 2. Each State Party shall also adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences: (b) Participating as an accomplice in an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article; and

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2000

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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. 2c

Paragraph text: 2. Each State Party shall also adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences: (c) Organizing or directing other persons to commit an offence established in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2000

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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. 1

Paragraph text: 1. In appropriate cases and to the extent possible under its domestic law, each State Party shall protect the privacy and identity of victims of trafficking in persons, including, inter alia, by making legal proceedings relating to such trafficking confidential.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2000

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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 5a

Paragraph text: [5. With a view to enabling persons with disabilities to participate on an equal basis with others in recreational, leisure and sporting activities, States Parties shall take appropriate measures:] (a) To encourage and promote the participation, to the fullest extent possible, of persons with disabilities in mainstream sporting activities at all levels;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2006

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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 3b

Paragraph text: [3. Each State Party shall ensure that the authorities referred to in paragraph 1 of this article:] (b) Have access, if necessary with the prior authorization of a judicial authority, which shall rule promptly on the matter, to any place of detention or any other place where there are reasonable grounds to believe that the disappeared person may be present.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2006

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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 6

Paragraph text: 6. Extradition shall, in all cases, be subject to the conditions provided for by the law of the requested State Party or by applicable extradition treaties, including, in particular, conditions relating to the minimum penalty requirement for extradition and the grounds upon which the requested State Party may refuse extradition or make it subject to certain conditions.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Year: 2006

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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1b

Paragraph text: [1. States Parties undertake to collect appropriate information, including statistical and research data, to enable them to formulate and implement policies to give effect to the present Convention. The process of collecting and maintaining this information shall:] (b) Comply with internationally accepted norms to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and ethical principles in the collection and use of statistics.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2006

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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1

Paragraph text: 1. States Parties, in accordance with their system of organization, shall designate one or more focal points within government for matters relating to the implementation of the present Convention, and shall give due consideration to the establishment or designation of a coordination mechanism within government to facilitate related action in different sectors and at different levels.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2006

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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 7

Paragraph text: 7. The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years. They shall be eligible for re-election once. However, the term of six of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election, the names of these six members shall be chosen by lot by the chairperson of the meeting referred to in paragraph 5 of this article.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2006

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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

Paragraph text: 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.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Poverty
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2000

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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1a

Paragraph text: [1. Each State Party shall ensure that the training of law enforcement personnel, civil or military, medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in the custody or treatment of any person deprived of liberty includes the necessary education and information regarding the relevant provisions of this Convention, in order to:] (a) Prevent the involvement of such officials in enforced disappearances;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence

Year: 2006

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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1b

Paragraph text: [1. Each State Party shall ensure that the training of law enforcement personnel, civil or military, medical personnel, public officials and other persons who may be involved in the custody or treatment of any person deprived of liberty includes the necessary education and information regarding the relevant provisions of this Convention, in order to:] (b) Emphasize the importance of prevention and investigations in relation to enforced disappearances;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence

Year: 2006

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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. 5

Paragraph text: 5. When an amendment enters into force, it shall be binding on those States Parties which have expressed their consent to be bound by it. Other States Parties shall still be bound by the provisions of this Protocol and any earlier amendments that they have ratified, accepted or approved.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2000

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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. 1

Paragraph text: 1. A State Party may denounce this Protocol by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Such denunciation shall become effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2000

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ICED - International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearance 2006, para. 1

Paragraph text: 1. The State Party in the territory under whose jurisdiction a person alleged to have committed an offence of enforced disappearance is found shall, if it does not extradite that person or surrender him or her to another State in accordance with its international obligations or surrender him or her to an international criminal tribunal whose jurisdiction it has recognized, submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: International treaty

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Year: 2006

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Children and armed conflict 1999, para. 17a

Paragraph text: [Reaffirms its readiness when dealing with situations of armed conflict:] to continue to support the provision of humanitarian assistance to civilian populations in distress, taking into account the particular needs of children including, inter alia, the provision and rehabilitation of medical and educational services to respond to the needs of children, the rehabilitation of children who have been maimed or psychologically traumatized, and child-focused mine clearance and mine-awareness programmes;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Health
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1999

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Protection of civilians in armed conflict 1999, para. 12

Paragraph text: Expresses its support for the inclusion, where appropriate, in peace agreements and mandates of United Nations peacekeeping missions, of specific and adequate measures for the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants, with special attention given to the demobilization and reintegration of child soldiers, as well as clear and detailed arrangements for the destruction of surplus arms and ammunition and, in this regard, recalls the statement of its President of 8 July 1999;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1999

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Protection of civilians in armed conflict 1999, para. 20

Paragraph text: Stresses the importance of consultation and cooperation between the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross and other relevant organizations, including regional organizations, on follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General and encourages the Secretary-General to continue consultations on this subject and to take concrete actions aimed at enhancing the capacity of the United Nations to improve the protection of civilians in armed conflict;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 1999

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Protection of civilians in armed conflict 2009, para. 21

Paragraph text: Recognizes the necessity to take into account the protection needs of civilians in situations of armed conflict, in particular women and children, in the early phase of mandate drafting and throughout the lifecycle of United Nations peacekeeping and other relevant missions and in this regard underlines the importance of engagement with the countries concerned and of close consultation with the Secretariat, troop and police contributing countries, and other relevant actors;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2009

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Children and armed conflict 2000, para. 3

Paragraph text: Urges all parties to armed conflict to respect fully international law applicable to the rights and protection of children in armed conflict, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the obligations applicable to them under the Additional Protocols thereto of 1977, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989 and the Optional Protocol thereto of 25 May 2000, and to bear in mind the relevant provisions of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2000

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Children and armed conflict 2000, para. 9

Paragraph text: Notes that the deliberate targeting of civilian populations or other protected persons, including children, and the committing of systematic, flagrant and widespread violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, including that relating to children, in situations of armed conflict may constitute a threat to international peace and security, and in this regard reaffirms its readiness to consider such situations and, where necessary to adopt appropriate steps;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2000

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Children and armed conflict 2000, para. 16a

Paragraph text: [Welcomes recent initiatives by regional and subregional organizations and arrangements for the protection of children affected by armed conflict, and urges them to:] Consider establishing, within their secretariats, child protection units for the development and implementation of policies, activities and advocacy for the benefit of children affected by armed conflict, including children in the design and implementation of such policies and programmes where possible;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2000

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Children and armed conflict 2001, para. 13c

Paragraph text: [Urges regional and subregional organizations and arrangements to:] Take steps leading to the elimination of cross-border activities deleterious to children in times of armed conflict, such as the cross-border recruitment and abduction of children, the sale of or traffic in children, attacks on camps and settlements of refugees and internally displaced persons, the illicit trade in precious minerals, the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons, and other criminal activities;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Humanitarian
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons on the move

Year: 2001

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Children and armed conflict 2001, para. 16

Paragraph text: Requests the Secretary-General to attach to his report a list of parties to armed conflict that recruit or use children in violation of the international obligations applicable to them, in situations that are on the Security Council’s agenda or that may be brought to the attention of the Security Council by the Secretary-General, in accordance with Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations, which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2001

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Post-conflict peacebuilding 2016, para. 10

Paragraph text: Stresses the importance of closer cooperation between the Economic and Social Council and Peacebuilding Commission, in accordance with their respective mandates, including through enhanced dialogue in support of promoting coherence and complementarity between the United Nations' peace and security efforts and its development, human rights and humanitarian work, and encourages the Peacebuilding Commission to draw on the expertise of relevant Economic and Social Council subsidiary bodies, as appropriate;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2016

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Sexual violence against women and children in situations of armed conflict 2010, para. 17

Paragraph text: Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 24 November 2010 (S/2010/604) and stressing that the present resolution does not seek to make any legal determination as to whether situations that are referred to in the Secretary-General’s report are or are not armed conflicts within the context of the Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols thereto, nor does it prejudge the legal status of non-State parties involved in these situations,

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2010

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Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women 1993, para. 4p

Paragraph text: [States should condemn violence against women and should not invoke any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its elimination. States should pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating violence against women and, to this end, should:] Facilitate and enhance the work of the women's movement and non-governmental organizations and cooperate with them at local, national and regional levels;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 1993

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Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women 1993, para. 4q

Paragraph text: [States should condemn violence against women and should not invoke any custom, tradition or religious consideration to avoid their obligations with respect to its elimination. States should pursue by all appropriate means and without delay a policy of eliminating violence against women and, to this end, should:] Encourage intergovernmental regional organizations of which they are members to include the elimination of violence against women in their programmes, as appropriate.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 1993

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Women and peace and security 2013, para. 4

Paragraph text: Reaffirming that women’s and girls’ empowerment and gender equality are critical to efforts to maintain international peace and security, and emphasizing that persisting barriers to full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women’s empowerment, participation, and human rights, and through concerted leadership, consistent information and action, and support, to build women’s engagement in all levels of decision-making,

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2013

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Post-conflict peacebuilding 2016, para. 4c

Paragraph text: [Reaffirms its Resolution 1645 (2005), including the main purposes of the Peacebuilding Commission as an intergovernmental advisory body, and stresses the importance of the Peacebuilding Commission to fulfil the following functions in this regard:] To serve a bridging role among the principal organs and relevant entities of the United Nations by sharing advice on peacebuilding needs and priorities, in line with the respective competencies and responsibilities of these bodies;

Body: United Nations Security Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2016

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Towards full integration of persons with disabilities in society: implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, and of the Long-Term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action concern ... 1994, para. 11

Paragraph text: Requests the Secretary-General to support the effective monitoring by the Special Rapporteur of the Standard Rules, and invites voluntary contributions to fund the Special Rapporteur's work in this regard;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 1994

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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 1993, para. 2a

Paragraph text: [Invites Member States to attach greater importance in their national development strategies to the improvement of the situation of rural women, paying special attention to both their practical and strategic needs, by, inter alia:] Integrating the concerns of rural women into national development policies and programmes, in particular by placing a higher priority on budgetary allocations related to the interests of rural women;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 1993

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Towards full integration of persons with disabilities in society: implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, and of the Long-Term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action concern ... 1994, para. 1

Paragraph text: Recalling its resolution 48/96 of 20 December 1993, by which it adopted the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 1994

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Towards full integration of persons with disabilities in society: implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, and of the Long-Term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action concern ... 1994, para. 2

Paragraph text: Recalling also its resolution 37/52 of 3 December 1982, by which it adopted the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 1994

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The rights of the child 1997, para. IV.19

Paragraph text: Recommends that the Secretary-General ensure that the necessary support is made available to the Special Representative for the effective performance of his mandate, encourages the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide support to the Special Representative, and calls upon States and other institutions to provide voluntary contributions for that purpose;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons on the move

Year: 1997

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The girl child 1997, para. 18

Paragraph text: Calls upon all States, all relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system and non-governmental organizations to implement commitments to goals and actions relating to the girl child and to report on initiatives and progress to the Commission on the Status of Women at its forty-second session, pursuant to the decision of the Commission to review, in 1998, the progress made in the implementation of the provisions of the Platform for Action of the Fourth World Conference on Women relating to the girl child.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls
Women

Year: 1997

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The rights of the child 1997, para. III.4

Paragraph text: Calls upon all States parties to the Convention to fulfil their obligation under article 34 of the Convention, and also calls upon all States to support efforts in the context of the United Nations system aimed at adopting effective national, bilateral and multilateral measures for the prevention and eradication of the sale of children and of their sexual exploitation, including child prostitution and child pornography, in particular by criminalizing the sexual exploitation of children;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1997

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The rights of the child 1997, para. VII.6

Paragraph text: Calls upon the international community to support, through effective international cooperation, the efforts of States to improve the situation of children living and/or working on the streets, and encourages States parties to the Convention, in preparing their reports to the Committee on the Rights of the Child, to take full account of the particular needs and rights of such children and to consider requesting technical advice and assistance for initiatives aimed at improving their situation;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1997

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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 1997, para. 7

Paragraph text: Welcoming also the decision by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee to extend a standing invitation to the representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons to participate in its meetings and those of its subsidiary bodies, and encouraging further strengthening of this collaboration in order to promote better assistance, protection and development strategies for internally displaced persons,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 1997

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Towards full integration of persons with disabilities in society: implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, and of the Long-Term Strategy to Implement the World Programme of Action concern ... 1994, para. 4

Paragraph text: Encourages Governments to take legal and administrative measures, as appropriate, to implement fully the Standard Rules;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 1994

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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1998, para. 3d

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To intensify efforts to raise awareness of and to mobilize international and national public opinion concerning the harmful effects of traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls, including female genital mutilation, in particular through education, the dissemination of information, training, the media and local community meetings, in order to achieve the total elimination of these practices;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Harmful Practices
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 1998

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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 1998, para. 3f

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To involve, among others, public opinion leaders, educators, religious leaders, chiefs, traditional leaders, medical practitioners, women's health and family planning organizations and the media in publicity campaigns, with a view to promoting a collective and individual awareness of the human rights of women and girls and of how harmful traditional or customary practices violate those rights;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Harmful Practices
Health
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 1998

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The rights of the child 1999, para. IV.1

Paragraph text: Urges Governments to improve the implementation of policies and programmes for the protection, care and well-being of refugee and internally displaced children, with the necessary international cooperation, in particular with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's Fund and the Representative of the Secretary-General on internally displaced persons, in accordance with the obligations of States under the Convention on the Rights of the Child;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons on the move

Year: 1999

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The rights of the child 1999, para. V.6

Paragraph text: Recognizes that primary education is one of the main instruments for reintegrating child workers, calls upon all States to recognize the right to education by making primary education compulsory and to ensure that all children have access to free primary education as a key strategy to prevent child labour, and recognizes, in particular, the important role of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund in this regard;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1999

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1998, para. 15

Paragraph text: Appeals to all Governments, organizations and individuals to respond favourably to requests for contributions to the Fund, if possible on a regular basis and annually before the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Fund, preferably by the end of February, and if possible also with a substantial increase in the level of contributions, so that consideration may be given to the increasing demand for assistance;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 1998

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1999, para. 3

Paragraph text: Recalling also that the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, firmly declared that efforts to eradicate torture should, first and foremost, be concentrated on prevention and called for the early adoption of an optional protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which is intended to establish a preventive system of regular visits to places of detention,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 1999

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The rights of the child 1999, para. I.11

Paragraph text: Calls upon States to protect all human rights of migrant children, in particular unaccompanied migrant children, and to ensure that the best interest of the child shall accordingly be a primary consideration, and encourages the Committee, the United Nations Children's Fund and other relevant United Nations bodies, within their respective mandates, to pay particular attention to the conditions of migrant children in all States and, as appropriate, to make recommendations to strengthen their protection;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Children
Persons on the move

Year: 1999

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The rights of the child 1999, para. III.18

Paragraph text: Strongly supports the work of the open-ended inter-sessional working group of the Commission on Human Rights on the elaboration of a draft optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child related to the involvement of children in armed conflict and the consultations conducted by the chairperson of the working group in order to make further progress with the aim of finalizing its work before the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 1999

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Violence against women migrant workers 1999, para. 10

Paragraph text: Encourages concerned Governments, in particular those of the countries of origin and destination, to support and, if they have not done so, to formulate and implement training programmes for their law enforcers, prosecutors and service providers with a view to instilling among those public sector workers the necessary skills and attitude to ensure the delivery of proper and professional interventions for women migrant workers who are subjected to abuse and violence;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 1999

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Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century 2000, para. 18

Paragraph text: We decide to develop action-oriented policy recommendations on the prevention and control of computer-related crime, and we invite the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice to undertake work in this regard, taking into account the ongoing work in other forums. We also commit ourselves to working towards enhancing our ability to prevent, investigate and prosecute high-technology and computer-related crime.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2000

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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 3o

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To cooperate closely with relevant specialized agencies and United Nations funds and programmes, as well as with regional intergovernmental organizations, as appropriate, and relevant community and non-governmental organizations, including women's organizations, in a joint effort to eradicate traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2001

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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 3p

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To include in their reports to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee on the Rights of the Child and other relevant treaty bodies specific information on measures taken to eliminate traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls, including female genital mutilation, and to prosecute the perpetrators of such practices;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Harmful Practices
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2001

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Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls 2001, para. 4a

Paragraph text: [Invites:] Relevant specialized agencies, United Nations bodies, regional intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to exchange information on the subject of the present resolution, and encourages the exchange of such information between non-governmental organizations active in this field and the bodies monitoring the implementation of relevant human rights treaties;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2001

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The rights of the child 2002, para. II.15

Paragraph text: Urges all States to assign priority to activities and programmes aimed at preventing the abuse of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and inhalants as well as preventing other addictions, in particular addiction to alcohol and tobacco, among children and young people, especially those in vulnerable situations, and urges all States to counter the use of children and young people in the illicit production of and trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Youth

Year: 2002

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Policies and programmes involving youth 2001, para. 15

Paragraph text: Expresses deep concern over the fact that, currently, approximately half of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are in youth aged 15 to 24 years and that no fewer than 6,500 young people are infected by the virus each day, and reiterates the need to achieve the goals and commitments contained in the Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS adopted by the General Assembly at its twenty-sixth special session, held at Headquarters from 25 to 27 June 2001;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2001

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The girl child 2002, para. 4

Paragraph text: Urges all Governments and the United Nations system to strengthen efforts bilaterally and with international organizations and private sector donors in order to achieve the goals of the World Education Forum, in particular that of eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and to implement the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative as a means of reaching this goal, and reaffirms the commitment contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration in this regard;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls

Year: 2002

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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2001, para. 8

Paragraph text: Calls upon all Governments to continue to facilitate the activities of the Representative of the Secretary-General, in particular Governments with situations of internal displacement, encourages them to give serious consideration to inviting the Representative to visit their countries so as to enable him to study and analyse more fully the issues involved, and thanks those Governments that have already done so;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2001

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2001, para. 3

Paragraph text: Recalling also that the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, firmly declared that efforts to eradicate torture should, first and foremost, be concentrated on prevention and called for the early adoption of an optional protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, which is intended to establish a preventive system of regular visits to places of detention,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 2001

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2001, para. 8

Paragraph text: Urges States parties to comply strictly with their obligations under the Convention, including, in view of the high number of reports not submitted, their obligation to submit reports in accordance with article 19 of the Convention, and invites States parties to incorporate a gender perspective and information concerning children and juveniles when submitting reports to the Committee against Torture;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Adolescents
Children

Year: 2001

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2003, para. 4

Paragraph text: Recalling the recommendation contained in the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 that high priority should be given to providing the necessary resources to assist victims of torture and effective remedies for their physical, psychological and social rehabilitation, inter alia, through additional contributions to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 2003

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Women in development 2009, para. 27

Paragraph text: Encourages Governments to create a climate that is conducive to increasing the number of women entrepreneurs and the size of their businesses by giving them greater access to financial instruments, providing training and advisory services, facilitating networking and information-sharing and increasing their participation in advisory boards and other forums so as to enable them to contribute to the formulation and review of policies and programmes being developed by financial institutions;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2009

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Women in development 2009, para. 32

Paragraph text: Recognizes the need to empower women, particularly poor women, economically and politically, and in this regard encourages Governments, with the support of their development partners, to invest in appropriate infrastructure and other projects, including the provision of water and sanitation to rural areas and urban slums to increase health and well-being, relieve the workloads of women and girls and release their time and energy for other productive activities, including entrepreneurship;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Water & Sanitation

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2009

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Women in development 2009, para. 35

Paragraph text: Reaffirms the commitment to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015, as set out at the International Conference on Population and Development, by integrating this goal into strategies to attain the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration5 aimed at reducing maternal mortality, improving maternal health, reducing child mortality, promoting gender equality, combating HIV/AIDS and eradicating poverty;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Health

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2009

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Women in development 2009, para. 40

Paragraph text: Stresses the importance of collecting and exchanging all relevant information needed on the role of women in development, including data on international migration, as well as the need to develop statistics disaggregated by age and sex, and in that regard encourages developed countries and relevant entities of the United Nations to provide support and assistance to developing countries, upon their request, with respect to establishing, developing and strengthening their databases and information systems;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 2009

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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2009, para. 1

Paragraph text: Recalling that internally displaced persons are persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of or in order to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights or natural or human-made disasters, and who have not crossed an internationally recognized State border,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2009

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Human rights in the administration of justice, in particular juvenile justice 2015, para. 21

Paragraph text: Also welcomes the Global Programme on Violence against Children in the Field of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice recently developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and United Nations Children’s Fund, which is intended to promote and assist in the effective implementation of the Model Strategies and Practical Measures, and encourages Member States and other stakeholders to support and to benefit from this programme;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2015

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Trafficking in women and girls 2012, para. 32

Paragraph text: Invites the business sector, in particular the tourism, travel and telecommunications industries, relevant recruitment agencies and mass media organizations, to cooperate with Governments in eliminating trafficking in women and children, in particular girls, including through the dissemination by the media of information regarding the dangers of trafficking, the means used by traffickers, the rights of trafficked persons and the services available to victims of trafficking;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls
Women

Year: 2012

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Elimination of domestic violence against women 2003, para. 7k

Paragraph text: [Calls upon States:] To intensify efforts to raise collective and individual awareness about violence against women, including through human rights education, to highlight the role of men and boys in the prevention and elimination of domestic violence against women, and to encourage and support initiatives to promote attitudinal and behavioural change on the part of, and the rehabilitation of, perpetrators of violence against women;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Boys
Girls
Men
Women

Year: 2003

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Elimination of domestic violence against women 2003, para. 8

Paragraph text: Emphasizes the need for technical and financial assistance to developing countries in their efforts to eliminate domestic violence against women from United Nations funds and programmes, international and regional financial institutions and bilateral and multilateral donors, and civil society, as well as the need for assistance from the international community to non-governmental organizations and community-based groups active in this field;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2003

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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 2003, para. 6

Paragraph text: Welcoming further the ministerial declaration of the high-level segment of the substantive session of 2003 of the Economic and Social Council, adopted on 2 July 2003, which stressed the need for rural development to become an integral part of national and international development policies and of the activities and programmes of the United Nations system, and called for an enhanced role for rural women at all levels of rural development, including decision-making,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2003

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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 2003, para. 2

Paragraph text: Requests the Secretary-General and all relevant United Nations bodies to take into account, while developing future policies, plans and activities, the views expressed by Member States in their replies concerning the desirability of convening a high-level policy consultation at the governmental level, with a view to setting priorities and developing critical strategies that would meet the manifold challenges faced by rural women;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2003

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Women and political participation 2003, para. 11

Paragraph text: Recognizing also that women's full and equal participation in the political process and decision-making will provide a balance that more accurately reflects the composition of society, is needed to strengthen democracy and promote its proper functioning, plays a pivotal role in furthering women's equal status, including improving women's socio-economic status, and contributes to redefining political priorities and providing new perspectives on political issues,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2003

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Women and political participation 2003, para. 2b

Paragraph text: [Invites Governments, as well as the private sector, non-governmental organizations and other actors of civil society:] To encourage political parties to remove all barriers that directly or indirectly discriminate against the participation of women, in order to ensure that women have the right to participate fully at all levels of decision-making in all internal policy-making structures and nominating processes and in the leadership of political parties on equal terms with men;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Men
Women

Year: 2003

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Women and political participation 2003, para. 5

Paragraph text: Requests the Secretary-General, in his report to the Commission on the Status of Women at its fiftieth session, to include information on the participation of women in politics at all levels, bearing in mind that in 2006 the Commission will consider the item entitled “Equal participation of women and men in decision-making processes at all levels”, and encourages Governments to cooperate with the Secretary-General by providing precise data on the political participation of women at all levels.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Men
Women

Year: 2003

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Policies and programmes involving youth 2003, para. 7

Paragraph text: Takes note with appreciation of the work done by the regional commissions to implement the World Programme of Action, to follow up the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth in their respective regions, in coordination with regional meetings of ministers responsible for youth and regional non-governmental youth organizations, and to provide advisory services to support national youth policies and programmes in each region, and encourages them to continue to do so;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2003

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Policies and programmes involving youth 2003, para. 8

Paragraph text: Recommends that the United Nations system, on the basis of the positive experience of youth participation in the work of the United Nations, inter alia, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the special session of the General Assembly on children, continue to provide opportunities for dialogue between Governments and representatives of youth organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council through forums, open-ended dialogues, meetings and debates;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children
Youth

Year: 2003

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2004, para. 2

Paragraph text: Condemns in particular any action or attempt by States or public officials to legalize or authorize torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment under any circumstances, including on grounds of national security or through judicial decisions, and calls upon Governments to eliminate any practices of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Year: 2004

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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 11

Paragraph text: Emphasizing also that the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour requires greater efforts and commitment on the part of Governments and the international community, inter alia, through international cooperation efforts, and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, and that fundamental changes in societal attitude are required,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2004

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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 1c

Paragraph text: [Welcomes:] The efforts, such as projects, undertaken by United Nations bodies, funds and programmes, including the United Nations Population Fund, the United Nations Children's Fund and the United Nations Development Fund for Women, to address the issue of crimes against women committed in the name of honour, and encourages them to coordinate their efforts;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls
Women

Year: 2004

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Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 2

Paragraph text: Note with alarm that we are facing an unprecedented human catastrophe; that a quarter of a century into the pandemic, AIDS has inflicted immense suffering on countries and communities throughout the world; and that more than 65 million people have been infected with HIV, more than 25 million people have died of AIDS, 15 million children have been orphaned by AIDS and millions more made vulnerable, and 40 million people are currently living with HIV, more than 95 per cent of whom live in developing countries;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Health

Person(s) affected

Children

Year: 2006

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Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 51

Paragraph text: Call upon Governments, national parliaments, donors, regional and subregional organizations, organizations of the United Nations system, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, civil society, people living with HIV, vulnerable groups, the private sector, communities most affected by HIV/AIDS and other stakeholders to work closely together to achieve the targets set out above, and to ensure accountability and transparency at all levels through participatory reviews of responses to HIV/AIDS;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Year: 2006

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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 3k

Paragraph text: [Calls upon all States:] To gather and disseminate statistical information on the occurrence of such crimes, including information disaggregated by sex and age, and to make any such information available to the Secretariat for use in the in-depth study on violence against women, in accordance with resolution 58/185, and the in-depth study on violence against children, in accordance with resolution 57/190;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Girls
Women

Year: 2004

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Working towards the elimination of crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour 2004, para. 4a

Paragraph text: [Invites:] The international community, including relevant United Nations bodies, funds and programmes, inter alia, through technical assistance and advisory services programmes, to support the efforts of all countries, at their request, aimed at strengthening institutional capacity for preventing crimes against women and girls committed in the name of honour and at addressing the root causes of such crimes;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2004

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Role of microcredit and microfinance in the eradication of poverty 2004, para. 5

Paragraph text: Recognizing the need to create inclusive financial sectors in order to facilitate access for people living in poverty, especially women, to microcredit and microfinance so as to enable them to undertake microenterprises to generate employment and contribute to achieving self-empowerment, and to enhance their ability to increase income, build assets and mitigate vulnerability in times of hardship,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2004

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Role of microcredit and microfinance in the eradication of poverty 2004, para. 9

Paragraph text: Noting the ongoing efforts by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the Secretariat and the United Nations Capital Development Fund in jointly coordinating the activities of the United Nations system regarding the preparation and observance of the Year, and noting also the ongoing efforts of public and private development agencies, including the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, on microcredit and microfinance,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2004

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2006, para. 2

Paragraph text: Reaffirming also the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”, and the declaration adopted at the forty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2006

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2006, para. 4

Paragraph text: Strongly condemns all acts of violence against women and girls, whether these acts are perpetrated by the State, by private persons or by non-State actors, calls for the elimination of all forms of gender-based violence in the family, within the general community and where perpetrated or condoned by the State, and stresses the need to treat all forms of violence against women and girls as a criminal offence, punishable by law;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Families
Girls
Women

Year: 2006

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Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2007, para. 9

Paragraph text: Encourages communication and networking among existing fistula centres to facilitate training, research, advocacy and fund-raising and the development and application of relevant standards, including Obstetric Fistula: Guiding Principles for Clinical Management and Programme Development, published by the World Health Organization, which provides background information along with principles for developing fistula prevention and treatment strategies and programmes;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2007

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Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2007, para. 2

Paragraph text: Reaffirming also the international commitments in the field of social development and to gender equality and the advancement of women made at the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development and the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, as well as those made in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and at the 2005 World Summit,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Health

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2007

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2007, para. 7

Paragraph text: Stressing that States have the obligation to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, including women and girls, and must exercise due diligence to prevent, investigate and punish the perpetrators of violence against women and girls, to eliminate impunity and to provide protection to the victims, and that failure to do so violates and impairs or nullifies the enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2007

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2007, para. 4

Paragraph text: Calls upon all United Nations bodies, entities, funds and programmes and the specialized agencies and invites the Bretton Woods institutions to intensify their efforts at all levels to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls and to better coordinate their work, inter alia, through the Task Force on Violence against Women of the Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2007

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Improvement of the situation of women in rural areas 2007, para. 3

Paragraph text: Recalling further the United Nations Millennium Declaration, in which Member States resolved, inter alia, to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women as effective ways to combat poverty, hunger and disease and to stimulate development that is truly sustainable, and the 2005 World Summit Outcome, in which they also resolved to promote gender equality and eliminate pervasive gender discrimination by taking all the necessary resolute action,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2007

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Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy: promoting youth participation in social and economic development 2007, para. 9

Paragraph text: Calls upon the international community to continue to support the efforts of Governments, together with civil society, including youth-led organizations, the private sector and other parts of society, to anticipate and offset the negative social and economic consequences of globalization and to maximize its benefits for young people;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2007

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Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy: promoting youth participation in social and economic development 2007, para. 10

Paragraph text: Urges Member States to combat all forms of discrimination against young people, including that based on race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, and to promote equal opportunities for all;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Youth

Year: 2007

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Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy: promoting youth participation in social and economic development 2007, para. 12

Paragraph text: Urges Member States to involve young people and youth-led organizations in the development of national policies that affect them, where appropriate, including poverty reduction strategy papers where they exist, bearing in mind that girls, boys, young women and young men have the same rights;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Boys
Girls
Women
Youth

Year: 2007

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Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations 2007, para. 2

Paragraph text: Reaffirming also that discrimination on the basis of sex is contrary to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and other international human rights instruments and that its elimination is an integral part of efforts towards the elimination of all forms of violence against women,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2007

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Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations 2007, para. 4

Paragraph text: Reaffirming the goals, objectives and commitments of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and those contained in the outcome documents of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled "Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century" with respect to sexual violence and to women in armed conflict,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Humanitarian
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2007

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Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations 2007, para. 9

Paragraph text: Recognizing that violence against women is an offence against the dignity and integrity of the victim, which often inflicts serious physical and psychological harm, and that all forms of violence against women seriously violate and impair or nullify the enjoyment by women of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and constitute a major impediment to the ability of women to make use of their capabilities,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2007

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2008, para. 15

Paragraph text: Urges States not to expel, return (“refouler”), extradite or in any other way transfer a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that the person would be in danger of being subjected to torture, and recognizes that diplomatic assurances, where used, do not release States from their obligations under international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law, in particular the principle of non-refoulement;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2008

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Violence against women migrant workers 2009, para. 8

Paragraph text: Stressing the shared responsibility of all stakeholders, in particular countries of origin, transit and destination, relevant regional and international organizations, the private sector and civil society, in promoting an environment that prevents and addresses violence against women migrant workers, and in this regard recognizing the importance of joint and collaborative approaches and strategies at the national, bilateral, regional and international levels,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 2009

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Violence against women migrant workers 2009, para. 16

Paragraph text: Encourages Governments to formulate and implement training programmes for their law enforcers, immigration officers and border officials, diplomatic and consular officials, prosecutors and service providers, with a view to sensitizing those public-sector workers to the issue of violence against women migrant workers and imparting to them the necessary skills and attitude to ensure the delivery of proper, professional and gender-sensitive interventions;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Movement
Violence

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move
Women

Year: 2009

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Right to food 2009, para. 14

Paragraph text: Recalls the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and acknowledges that many indigenous organizations and representatives of indigenous peoples have expressed in different forums their deep concerns over the obstacles and challenges they face for the full enjoyment of the right to food, and calls upon States to take special actions to combat the root causes of the disproportionately high level of hunger and malnutrition among indigenous peoples and the continuous discrimination against them;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Food & Nutrition
Health

Person(s) affected

Ethnic minorities

Year: 2009

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Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty 2009, para. 3

Paragraph text: Recalling further the United Nations Millennium Declaration, the Monterrey Consensus of the International Conference on Financing for Development, the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (“Johannesburg Plan of Implementation”), the Doha Declaration on Financing for Development and the Outcome of the Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and Its Impact on Development,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2009

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Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty 2009, para. 15

Paragraph text: Deeply concerned by the significant challenges that the financial and economic crisis poses for the eradication of poverty, and in this regard reiterating that national efforts should be complemented by an enabling international environment, to ensure the achievement of a more inclusive, equitable, balanced, development-oriented and sustainable economic development that would help to overcome poverty and inequality,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Year: 2009

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Legal empowerment of the poor and eradication of poverty 2009, para. 8

Paragraph text: Recognizes the importance of pursuing appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks at national levels to promote a dynamic, inclusive, well-functioning and socially responsible private sector as a valuable instrument for generating economic growth and reducing poverty, and encourages the promotion of an enabling environment that facilitates entrepreneurship and doing business by all, including women, the poor and the vulnerable;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Economic Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2009

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Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations 2007, para. 19

Paragraph text: Affirming the need for States to ensure that perpetrators of rape or other forms of sexual violence committed on their territory do not operate with impunity and that the perpetrators of such acts are brought to justice as provided for by national law and obligations under international law, and also affirming the need to penalize persons in authority found guilty of sexually assaulting victims,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Year: 2007

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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2009, para. 10

Paragraph text: Recognizes the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement3 as an important international framework for the protection of internally displaced persons, welcomes the fact that an increasing number of States, United Nations organizations and regional and non-governmental organizations are applying them as a standard, and encourages all relevant actors to make use of the Guiding Principles when dealing with situations of internal displacement;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2009

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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2009, para. 14

Paragraph text: Urges all Governments to continue to facilitate the activities of the Representative of the Secretary-General, in particular Governments with situations of internal displacement, and to respond favourably to requests from the Representative for visits so as to enable him to continue and enhance dialogue with Governments in addressing situations of internal displacement, and thanks those Governments that have already done so;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2009

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Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons 2009, para. 16

Paragraph text: Calls upon Governments to provide protection and assistance, including reintegration and development assistance, to internally displaced persons, and to facilitate the efforts of the relevant United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations in these respects, including by further improving access to internally displaced persons and by maintaining the civilian and humanitarian character of camps and settlements for internally displaced persons where they exist;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian
Movement

Person(s) affected

Persons on the move

Year: 2009

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Eliminating rape and other forms of sexual violence in all their manifestations, including in conflict and related situations 2007, para. 1e

Paragraph text: [Urges States:] To promote human rights education, including on all aspects of rape and other forms of sexual violence, ensuring factual accounts of such violence, in an effort to encourage better understanding among all peoples, with a view to the prevention and elimination of rape and other forms of sexual violence;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Education
Violence

Person(s) affected

Year: 2007

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 26

Paragraph text: Note with alarm the rise in the incidence of HIV among people who inject drugs and that, despite continuing increased efforts by all relevant stakeholders, the drug problem continues to constitute a serious threat to, among other things, public health and safety and the well-being of humanity, in particular children and young people and their families, and recognize that much more needs to be done to effectively combat the world drug problem;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Health

Person(s) affected

Children
Youth

Year: 2011

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Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 2009, para. 2

Paragraph text: Recalling that freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is a non-derogable right that must be protected under all circumstances, including in times of international or internal armed conflict or disturbance, and that the absolute prohibition of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is affirmed in relevant international instruments,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Governance & Rule of Law
Humanitarian

Person(s) affected

Year: 2009

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 29

Paragraph text: Note that many national HIV-prevention strategies inadequately focus on populations that epidemiological evidence shows are at higher risk, specifically men who have sex with men, people who inject drugs and sex workers, and further note, however, that each country should define the specific populations that are key to its epidemic and response, based on the epidemiological and national context;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Health

Person(s) affected

Men
Women

Year: 2011

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 61

Paragraph text: Commit to ensure that national prevention strategies comprehensively target populations at higher risk and that systems of data collection and analysis about these populations are strengthened, and to take measures to ensure that HIV services, including voluntary and confidential HIV testing and counselling, are accessible to these populations so that they are encouraged to access HIV prevention, treatment, care and support;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2011

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 66

Paragraph text: Commit to accelerate efforts to achieve the goal of universal access to antiretroviral treatment for those eligible based on World Health Organization HIV treatment guidelines that indicate timely initiation of quality assured treatment for its maximum benefit, with the target of working towards having 15 million people living with HIV on antiretroviral treatment by 2015;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Year: 2011

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 69

Paragraph text: Commit to promote services that integrate prevention, treatment and care of co-occurring conditions, including tuberculosis and hepatitis and improve access to quality, affordable primary health care, comprehensive care and support services, including those which address physical, spiritual, psychosocial, socio-economic and legal aspects of living with HIV, and palliative care services;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Year: 2011

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 70

Paragraph text: Commit to take immediate action at the national and global levels to integrate food and nutritional support into programmes directed to people affected by HIV in order to ensure access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to enable people to meet their dietary needs and food preferences, for an active and healthy life as part of a comprehensive response to HIV and AIDS;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Food & Nutrition
Health

Person(s) affected

Year: 2011

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 76

Paragraph text: Commit to reduce the high rates of HIV and hepatitis B and C co-infection by developing, as soon as practicable, an estimate of the global treatment need, increasing efforts towards the development of a vaccine for hepatitis C and rapidly expanding access to appropriate vaccination for hepatitis B and to diagnostics and treatment of HIV and hepatitis co-infections;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Health

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2011

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Political Declaration on HIV and AIDS: Intensifying our Efforts to Eliminate HIV and AIDS 2011, para. 90

Paragraph text: Strongly urge African countries that adopted the Abuja Declaration and Framework for Action for the fight against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Other Related Infectious Diseases to take concrete measures to meet the target of allocating at least 15 per cent of their annual budget to the improvement of the health sector, in accordance with the Abuja Declaration and Framework for Action;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2011

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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 18

Paragraph text: Invites Governments to consider setting up or strengthening a national coordinating mechanism, for example, a national rapporteur or an inter-agency body, with the participation of civil society, as appropriate, including non-governmental organizations, to encourage the exchange of information and to report on data, root causes, factors and trends in trafficking in persons, especially women and girls, and to include data on victims of trafficking disaggregated by sex and age;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2010

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Trafficking in women and girls 2010, para. 20

Paragraph text: Calls upon concerned Governments to allocate resources, as appropriate, to provide access to appropriate programmes for the physical, psychological and social recovery of victims of trafficking, including through job training, legal assistance in a language that they can understand and health care, including for HIV/AIDS, and by taking measures to cooperate with intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to provide for the social, medical and psychological care of the victims;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2010

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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: access to effective remedies for trafficked persons and their right to an effective remedy for human rights violations 2012, para. 5

Paragraph text: Recalling also the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization, and welcoming the adoption by that Organization of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and of the Domestic Workers Recommendation, 2011 (No. 201),

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Violence

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2012

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Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities 2013, para. 18

Paragraph text: Encourages civil society organizations, including non-governmental organizations, to promote awareness of the Declaration and to review the extent to which they integrate the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities and the Declaration into their work, as well as to inform persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities about their rights;

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

Ethnic minorities

Year: 2013

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The promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests 2014, para. 5

Paragraph text: Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 12/16 of 2 October 2009 and 16/4 of 24 March 2011, on freedom of opinion and expression, 15/21 of 30 September 2010, 21/16 of 27 September 2012 and 24/5 of 26 September 2013, on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, and 19/35 of 23 March 2012 and 22/10 of 21 March 2013, on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of peaceful protests,

Body: United Nations Human Rights Council

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2014

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 11

Paragraph text: Also requests the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to take steps, as appropriate, to ensure broad dissemination of the Bangkok Rules, as a supplement to the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non custodial Measures (the Tokyo Rules), and to ensure the intensification of information activities in this area;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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Realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2010, para. 1

Paragraph text: Recalling the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons, the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in which persons with disabilities are recognized as both development agents and beneficiaries in all aspects of development,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 13

Paragraph text: The following rules do not in any way replace the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the Tokyo Rules. Therefore, all provisions contained in those two sets of rules continue to apply to all prisoners and offenders without discrimination.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 14

Paragraph text: Section I of the present rules, covering the general management of institutions, is applicable to all categories of women deprived of their liberty, including criminal or civil, untried or convicted women prisoners, as well as women subject to "security measures" or corrective measures ordered by a judge.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 15

Paragraph text: Section II contains rules applicable only to the special categories dealt with in each subsection. Nevertheless, the rules under subsection A, applicable to prisoners under sentence, shall be equally applicable to the category of prisoners dealt with in subsection B, provided they do not conflict with the rules governing that category of women and are for their benefit.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 1

Paragraph text: Takes note with appreciation of the work of the expert group to develop supplementary rules specific to the treatment of women in detention and in custodial and non custodial settings at its meeting, held in Bangkok from 23 to 26 November 2009, and of the outcome of the meeting;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: The particular risk of abuse that women face in pretrial detention shall be recognized by relevant authorities, which shall adopt appropriate measures in policies and practice to guarantee such women's safety at this time. (See also rule 58 below, with regard to alternatives to pretrial detention.)

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: The provisions of the Tokyo Rules shall guide the development and implementation of appropriate responses to women offenders. Gender specific options for diversionary measures and pretrial and sentencing alternatives shall be developed within Member States' legal systems, taking account of the history of victimization of many women offenders and their caretaking responsibilities.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: Taking into account the provisions of rule 2.3 of the Tokyo Rules, women offenders shall not be separated from their families and communities without due consideration being given to their backgrounds and family ties. Alternative ways of managing women who commit offences, such as diversionary measures and pretrial and sentencing alternatives, shall be implemented wherever appropriate and possible.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Families
Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: Efforts shall be made to organize and promote research on the number of children affected by their mothers' confrontation with the criminal justice system, and imprisonment in particular, and the impact of this on the children, in order to contribute to policy formulation and programme development, taking into account the best interests of the children.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: Prison authorities shall utilize options such as home leave, open prisons, halfway houses and community based programmes and services to the maximum possible extent for women prisoners, to ease their transition from prison to liberty, to reduce stigma and to re establish their contact with their families at the earliest possible stage.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Health

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: Prison authorities, in cooperation with probation and/or social welfare services, local community groups and non governmental organizations, shall design and implement comprehensive pre and post release reintegration programmes which take into account the gender specific needs of women.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. 1

Paragraph text: Only medical staff shall be present during medical examinations unless the doctor is of the view that exceptional circumstances exist or the doctor requests a member of the prison staff to be present for security reasons or the woman prisoner specifically requests the presence of a member of staff as indicated in rule 10, paragraph 2, above.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Health

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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Realizing the Millennium Development Goals for persons with disabilities towards 2015 and beyond 2010, para. 8

Paragraph text: Calls upon Governments and United Nations bodies and agencies to include disability issues and persons with disabilities in reviewing progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and to step up efforts to include in their assessment the extent to which persons with disabilities are able to benefit from efforts to achieve the Goals;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion

Person(s) affected

Persons with disabilities

Year: 2010

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 13

Paragraph text: Recognizing further that the empowerment of women, by, inter alia, ensuring their full representation and full and equal participation at all levels of decision-making and their full economic autonomy, including by promoting their equal access to the labour market, is fundamental for eliminating violence against women and girls, especially in the current time of economic crisis,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2010

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 12

Paragraph text: Also stresses that, despite important steps taken by many countries around the world, States should continue to focus on the prevention of violence against women and its causes and consequences, in order to complement more effectively the improved legal and policy frameworks, and should therefore monitor and rigorously evaluate the implementation of available programmes, policies and laws and improve, where possible, their impact and effectiveness;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 18

Paragraph text: Stresses the contribution of the ad hoc international criminal tribunals and the International Criminal Court to ending impunity, by ensuring accountability and punishing perpetrators of violence against women, and urges States to consider ratifying or acceding as a matter of priority to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,12 which entered into force on 1 July 2002;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 21

Paragraph text: Stresses that, within the United Nations system, adequate resources should be assigned to UN-Women and other bodies, specialized agencies, funds and programmes responsible for the promotion of gender equality and women's rights and to efforts throughout the United Nations system to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls, and calls upon the United Nations system to make the necessary support and resources available;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Women

Year: 2010

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 26a

Paragraph text: [Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-seventh session a report containing:] Information provided by the United Nations bodies, funds and programmes and the specialized agencies on their follow-up activities to implement resolution 64/137 and the present resolution, including on their assistance to States in their efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women;

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: Effective measures shall be taken to ensure that women prisoners' dignity and respect are protected during personal searches, which shall only be carried out by women staff who have been properly trained in appropriate searching methods and in accordance with established procedures.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 105

Paragraph text: We recognize that, three years from the 2015 target date of the Millennium Development Goals, while there has been progress in reducing poverty in some regions, this 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 the most affected groups, especially in the least developed countries and particularly in Africa.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Governance & Rule of Law
Poverty

Person(s) affected

Children
Women

Year: 2012

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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 107

Paragraph text: We recognize that promoting universal access to social services can make an important contribution to consolidating and achieving development gains. Social protection systems that address and reduce inequality and social exclusion are essential for eradicating poverty and advancing the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. In this regard, we strongly encourage initiatives aimed at enhancing social protection for all people.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Poverty
Social & Cultural Rights

Person(s) affected

All
N.A.

Year: 2012

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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 112

Paragraph text: We stress the need to enhance sustainable livestock production systems, including by improving pasture land and irrigation schemes in line with national policies, legislation, rules and regulations, enhanced sustainable water management systems and efforts to eradicate and prevent the spread of animal diseases, recognizing that the livelihoods of farmers, including pastoralists, and the health of livestock are intertwined.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Environment
Health
Water & Sanitation

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2012

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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) 2010, para. undefined

Paragraph text: Prison administrators shall develop and implement classification methods addressing the gender specific needs and circumstances of women prisoners to ensure appropriate and individualized planning and implementation towards those prisoners' early rehabilitation, treatment and reintegration into society.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 7

Paragraph text: Recalling further Human Rights Council resolution 14/12 of 18 June 2010, in which the Council requested the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a compilation of good practices in efforts aimed at preventing violence against women, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, and Council resolution 15/23 of 1 October 2010 on the elimination of discrimination against women,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Violence

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2010

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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 79

Paragraph text: We emphasize the need for an improved and more effective institutional framework for sustainable development which should be guided by the specific functions required and mandates involved; address the shortcomings of the current system; take into account all relevant implications; promote synergies and coherence; seek to avoid duplication and eliminate unnecessary overlaps within the United Nations system; and reduce administrative burdens and build on existing arrangements.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2012

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Intensification of efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women 2010, para. 11

Paragraph text: Recognizing that violence against women and girls is rooted in historical and structural inequality in power relations between men and women and that all forms of violence against women seriously violate and impair or nullify the enjoyment by women and girls of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and constitute a major impediment to the ability of women to make use of their capabilities,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Gender
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence

Person(s) affected

Girls
Men
Women

Year: 2010

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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 84

Paragraph text: We decide to establish a universal, intergovernmental, high-level political forum, building on the strengths, experiences, resources and inclusive participation modalities of the Commission on Sustainable Development, and subsequently replacing the Commission. The high-level political forum shall follow up on the implementation of sustainable development and should avoid overlap with existing structures, bodies and entities in a cost-effective manner.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2012

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Rio+20 – Conference on Sustainable Development: The future we want 2012, para. 39

Paragraph text: We recognize that planet Earth and its ecosystems are our home and that "Mother Earth" is a common expression in a number of countries and regions, and we note that some countries recognize the rights of nature in the context of the promotion of sustainable development. We are convinced that in order to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of present and future generations, it is necessary to promote harmony with nature.

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Declaration / Confererence outcome document

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Environment

Person(s) affected

N.A.

Year: 2012

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Women in development 2011, para. 6

Paragraph text: Welcoming the full operationalization of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) on 1 January 2011, noting that its establishment and the conduct of its work should lead to more effective coordination, coherence and gender mainstreaming across the United Nations, and recognizing its role to assist Member States and the United Nations system in progressing more effectively and efficiently towards the goals of achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women,

Body: United Nations General Assembly

Document type: Resolution

Means of adoption: Consensus

Topic(s)

Equality & Inclusion
Gender
Governance & Rule of Law

Person(s) affected

Women

Year: 2011

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