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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 20
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Encourages States to increase efforts to raise awareness of the Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing, 2002, including by promoting and supporting initiatives to advance a positive public image of older persons and their multiple contributions to their families, communities and societies and by working with the respective international, regional and national bodies and mechanisms, as appropriate;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights of persons with albinism 2015, para. 12
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Expressing grave concern at the attacks and widespread violations against persons with albinism, including women and children, persons with disabilities and the elderly,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of older persons 2017, para. 4
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizes the challenges related to the enjoyment of all human rights that older persons face in areas such as prevention of and protection against violence and abuse, social protection, food and nutrition, housing, employment, legal capacity, access to justice, health services, including physical and mental health support, and long-term and palliative care services, and that those challenges require in-depth analysis and action to better address them;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons 2016, para. 11
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Urges States and other relevant actors to take into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities and of older persons when promoting and ensuring the protection of the human rights of internally displaced persons, in particular by ensuring that persons with disabilities and older persons have timely, appropriate and equal access to assistance, protection and rehabilitation services, including health care, sexual and reproductive health-care services, psychosocial support and educational programmes;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Human rights of internally displaced persons 2012, para. 13
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Expresses particular concern at the grave problems faced by many internally displaced women and children, including violence and abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking in persons, forced recruitment and abduction, and encourages the continued commitment of the Special Rapporteur to promote action to address their particular assistance, protection and development needs, as well as those of other groups with special needs, such as severely traumatized individuals, older persons and persons with disabilities, taking into account all relevant United Nations resolutions;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 2010, para. 11
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Requests the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, with the assistance of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in consultation with States, relevant United Nations agencies, national human rights institutions and other relevant stakeholders, to prepare, within existing resources, a thematic study on the realization of the right to health of older persons, including the main existing challenges and best practices;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Older persons
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The protection of human rights in the context of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 2009, para. 8
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon States to address as a priority the vulnerabilities faced by children affected by and living with HIV, including those who find themselves trapped in armed conflicts, providing support and rehabilitation to these children and their families, women and older persons, particularly in their role as caregivers, promoting child-oriented HIV/AIDS policies and programmes, including the issue of pediatric HIV services and drugs, and increased protection for children orphaned and affected by HIV/AIDS, and intensifying efforts to develop new treatments for children, and building, where needed, and supporting the social security systems that protect them;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Women
- Year
- 2009
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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