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Gender equality and the empowerment of women in natural disasters 2014, para. 6
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- Recalling its resolution 56/2 of 9 March 2012, and mindful of the continuing need to further enhance gender equality and the empowerment of women,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2011, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that populations destabilized by armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters, including refugees, internally displaced persons and, in particular, women and children, are increasingly vulnerable to HIV infection,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women's economic empowerment 2010, para. 16
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- Recalling the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) and the Workers with Family Responsibilities Convention, 1981 (No. 156) of the International Labour Organization,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2010, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that populations destabilized by armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters, including refugees, internally displaced persons and, in particular, women and children, are increasingly vulnerable to HIV infection,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2009, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- Further concerned that women and girls are more vulnerable to HIV and AIDS and have different and unequal access to the use of health resources for the prevention and treatment of and care and support for people living with HIV and AIDS,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2008, para. 5
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- Reaffirming that prevention, care, support and treatment for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS are mutually reinforcing elements of an effective response that must be integrated into a comprehensive approach to combat the epidemic,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Forced marriage of the girl child 2007, para. 14
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- Recognizing that women who marry at a young age are more likely to experience domestic violence than women who marry at an older age resulting from gender inequalities, in particular their lack of status and power in the marriage and household,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Forced marriage of the girl child 2007, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that women's poverty and lack of empowerment, as well as their marginalization resulting from their exclusion from social policies and from the benefits of sustainable development, can place them at increased risk of violence,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Ending female genital mutilation 2007, para. 1
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- Recalling General Assembly resolutions, 56/128 of 19 December 2001, 58/156 of 22 December 2003 and 60/141 of 16 December 2005, and all other relevant resolutions, as well as the relevant agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2007, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging that prevention, care, support and treatment for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS are mutually reinforcing elements of an effective response that must be integrated into a comprehensive approach to combat the epidemic,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2006, para. 4
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging that prevention, care, support and treatment for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS are mutually reinforcing elements of an effective response that must be integrated into a comprehensive approach to combat the epidemic,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2005, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging that prevention, care, support and treatment for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS are mutually reinforcing elements of an effective response that must be integrated into a comprehensive approach to combat the epidemic,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2004, para. 7
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging that prevention, care, support and treatment for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS are mutually reinforcing elements of an effective response and must be integrated in a comprehensive approach to combat the epidemic,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women and mental health, with emphasis on special groups 1999, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Concerned that, in many parts of the world, depression affects more women than men, owing, among other factors, to the inferior social and economic status of women and girls,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 1999
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 1999, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Also recognizing that women and, in particular, young girls, are physiologically and biologically more vulnerable than men to sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, and yet receive minimal health care and support when infected,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1999
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Human rights and land rights discrimination 1998, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Concerned that in situations of poverty, women are disproportionately affected and have the least access to productive resources, food, health, education, training and opportunities for employment and other needs,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1998
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of violence against women 1994, para. 4
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- Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General containing the conclusions and recommendations of the Expert Group Meeting on Measures to Eradicate Violence against Women, held in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in October 1993,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Women
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in development 1994, para. 12
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- Expressing deep concern that, despite the fact that poor rural women contribute to all aspects of the well-being of rural families and account for more than half the food production of developing countries, they are often the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group in society,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in development 1994, para. 8
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- Convinced that improving the distribution between both sexes of the tasks related to productive and reproductive functions is an essential strategy for sustainable development and has to be reflected in the implementation of concrete national development policies, programmes and projects,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1994
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women and legal literacy 1993, para. 3
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- Noting that the lack of awareness of women's rights is a critical area of concern in the proposed Platform for Action under preparation for the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, to be held at Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1993
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in development 1993, para. 14
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- Keeping in mind the fact that the impact of structural adjustment policies, adverse terms of trade and the growing foreign debt on developing countries, particularly the least developed countries, has had a negative effect on efforts for the full integration of women in development,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1993
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in development 1993, para. 11
- Paragraph text
- Expressing deep concern that, despite the fact that poor rural women contribute to all aspects of the well-being of rural families and account for more than half of the food production of developing countries, they are often the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group in society,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1993
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in development 1993, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Aware also of the need to recognize the importance of gender in all areas of social, economic and political life in order to bridge the gap between the roles of men and women in development and to train planners, policy makers, decision makers and relevant staff in gender analysis,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 1993
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in development 1992, para. 13
- Paragraph text
- Keeping in mind the fact that the impact of structural adjustment policies, adverse terms of trade and the growing foreign debt on developing countries, particularly the least developed countries, has had a negative effect on efforts for the full integration of women in development,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1992
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in development 1992, para. 11
- Paragraph text
- Expressing deep concern that, despite the fact that poor rural women contribute to all aspects of the well-being of rural families and account for more than half of the food production of developing countries, they are often the most vulnerable and disadvantaged group in society,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Food & Nutrition
- Person(s) affected
- Women
- Year
- 1992
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Women in development 1992, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Aware also of the need to recognize the importance of gender in all areas of social, economic and political life in order to bridge the gap between the roles of men and women in development and to train planners, policy makers, decision makers and relevant staff in gender analysis,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 1992
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2014, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that populations destabilized by armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters, including refugees, internally displaced persons and, in particular, women and children, are at increased risk of HIV infection,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Indigenous women: key actors in poverty and hunger eradication 2012, para. 13
- Paragraph text
- Concerned further that indigenous women often suffer from multiple forms of discrimination and poverty which increase their vulnerability to all forms of violence,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Ethnic minorities
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2009, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- Deeply concerned also by the increased risk of HIV/AIDS facing women and girls with disabilities resulting from, inter alia, social, legal and economic inequalities, sexual and gender-based violence, discrimination and violations of their rights,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2009
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2008, para. 10
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- Deeply concerned also by the increased risk of HIV/AIDS facing women and girls with disabilities resulting from, inter alia, social, legal and economic inequalities, sexual and gender-based violence, discrimination and violations of their rights,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2008
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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