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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 42
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- Resolution
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- 2 (g) Ensuring the reunion of separated families across the border;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 24
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- Resolution
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- Noting the urgency and importance of the issue of separated families and the requests of the Republic of Korea for confirmation of the fate of family members, and allowing the exchange of letters, visits to their hometowns and the holding of further reunions on a larger scale and on a regular basis,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 23
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- Resolution
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- 5. Urges States to provide age-, disability- and gender-sensitive humanitarian assistance, including specialized child protection services, to children in the context of humanitarian situations, including refugee and displaced children, that takes into account the particular vulnerabilities and specific protection needs of children, including those who have been forced to flee violence, who have suffered persecution, who are the primary caregivers of families, who have disabilities or who are unaccompanied or separated;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 17
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing also the psychological distress that humanitarian situations cause children and their families, putting children at heightened risk for impaired developmental and health outcomes that can follow them throughout their lives,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 10
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- Resolution
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- Recognizing that humanitarian situations compromise the effective enjoyment of the rights of the child, including the rights to life, to survival, to development, to family relations and not to be separated from one’s parents against one’s will unless necessary for the best interests of the child, to the highest attainable standard of health, to an adequate standard of living, to education, to recreation and play and to be protected from all forms of violence, abuse, neglect or exploitation,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Right to work, para. 24
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- Resolution
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- 9. Underscores the equal right of men and women to the enjoyment of all human rights, including the right to work, and that equal access to work is pivotal to the full enjoyment of all human rights by women, while recognizing that women are on many occasions subject to discrimination in the context of realizing their rights in that regard on an equal basis with men and are disproportionately exposed to the most precarious working conditions, including work in the informal economy, limited or no legal protection, lower levels of representation in leadership and decision-making positions, lower levels of remuneration and involuntary temporary and part-time employment, and are disproportionately burdened with unpaid care and domestic work within the household and the family, which may constitute on many occasions a barrier to women’s greater
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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Attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 2013, para. 1
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- Resolution
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- Urges States to take all measures necessary to ensure the effective protection of persons with albinism, and their family members;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of the family: contribution of the family to the realization of the right to an adequate standard of living for its members, particularly through its role in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development 2015, para. 20h
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- Resolution
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- [Urges States, in accordance with their respective obligations under international human rights law, to provide the family, as the natural and fundamental group unit of society, with effective protection and assistance, and encourages States in this regard to take, as appropriate and to the maximum of their available resources, measures including:] Providing and promoting the means to facilitate compatibility between labour force participation and parental responsibilities, especially for single-parent households with young children, and paying special attention to the needs of widows and orphans through means including health insurance and social security, cash and in-kind transfer programmes, day-care centres and facilities for breastfeeding mothers within the work premises, kindergartens, part-time jobs, paid parental leave, paid maternity leave, flexible work schedules and reproductive and child health-care services;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 9b
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- [Also calls upon States to implement policies to engage, educate, encourage and support men and boys:] To be agents and positive role models for addressing discrimination and gender inequality and to promote respectful relationships and equal sharing of work and family responsibilities;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Families
- Men
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women 2015, para. 9
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon States to promote the rights of women and girls and to support their empowerment by adopting, as appropriate, a coherent set of gender-responsive policies directed at cultural and family life;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women 2015, para. 8
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Emphasizing that women’s equal rights and their enjoyment in the cultural and family life are closely linked to the enjoyment of human rights in all areas, including in public, political, social and economic life,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women 2014, para. 22
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Takes note with appreciation of the intention of the Working Group to focus its next report on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice in family and cultural life;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 18
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Welcoming immigration programmes, adopted by some countries, that allow migrants to integrate fully into their host countries, facilitate family reunification and promote a harmonious, tolerant and respectful environment, while encouraging States to consider the possibility of adopting such programmes,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 17
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that, for the full and harmonious development of a child’s personality, he or she should grow up in a family environment and in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding, and, therefore, that States of origin, destination and, where appropriate, transit should, as applicable under national law, facilitate family reunification as an important objective in order to promote the welfare and the best interests of migrant children, including adolescents,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 13
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Concerned by the large and growing number of migrants, in particular unaccompanied migrant children or those separated from their parents, who find themselves in vulnerable situations when attempting to cross international borders on dangerous migratory routes, and recognizing the obligation of States to respect the human rights of those migrants regardless of their migratory status, in accordance with their obligations under international law,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities 2014, para. 1i
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- [Encourages States to take specific measures to respect, protect, promote and fulfil the right of the child to engage in play and recreational activities, and in particular:] To provide guidance and support to parents and caregivers on how to create safe and inclusive environments that facilitate children’s play and recreational activities, including on their responsible use of digital technology;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 8c
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- [Calls upon States:] To consider adopting good practices to support substantive equality within families through long-term awareness-raising initiatives, especially education and public awareness, including through the media and online, and the incorporation of curricula on women’s rights into teacher training courses, including evidence-based, comprehensive sexuality education and gender-based violence prevention;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 19
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Taking note of the Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Women’s Economic Empowerment, which stressed that addressing adverse norms and all forms of discrimination, ensuring legal protections and repealing discriminatory laws and regulations, including those related to families, is critical to achieving women’s economic empowerment,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 23
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- Resolution
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- Encourages States and non-governmental bodies to establish social and care services to support the whole family and individual carers when there are older people at home and to implement such measures, especially for low-income families, to be able to care for the older people at home;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 22
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizes the importance of strengthening intergenerational partnerships and solidarity, and in this regard calls upon Member States to promote opportunities for voluntary, constructive and regular interaction between generations in the family, the workplace and society at large;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 18
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- Resolution
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- Affirms that older persons have equal rights with respect to family life, and that States should realize these rights and prevent the concealment, abandonment, neglect and segregation of older persons and undertake to provide early and comprehensive information, services and support to older persons and their families;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 17
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Stresses that families remain the first and most immediate environment where older persons can develop their potential and enjoy a fulfilling life, and that the realization of the human rights of older persons can be deeply affected by the quality of life and the support and assistance provided to them, including through access to a range of support services that are responsive to individual choices, wishes and needs;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 16
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Highlights the role of families in supporting their members, including older persons, and recognizes their potential in contributing to the protection and promotion of older persons among their members;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 11
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Stresses that equality between women and men, and equal participation of women in employment, public life and decision-making, as well as shared parental and household responsibilities, are essential elements of family policies;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 2
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- Resolution
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- Also reaffirms that States have the primary responsibility to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all individuals, including older persons, and stresses the fundamental importance of full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the members of the family, including older persons;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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. 11
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recalling that the pledge made by all States with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to leave no one behind involves addressing inequality and discrimination, and provides an opportunity to tackle inequities faced, inter alia, by older persons, especially those who are marginalized or in vulnerable situations, and their families,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Older persons
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of persons with disabilities 2016, para. 19
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon States to recognize in their policy and legal frameworks the important role played by families in caring for and supporting persons with disabilities;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of persons with disabilities 2016, para. 15
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- Resolution
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- Recognizes that persons with disabilities may be parents and head of their families, and as such, all persons with disabilities who are of marriageable age have the right to marry and to found a family on the basis of the free and full consent of the intending spouses:
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of persons with disabilities 2016, para. 13
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- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizes that families with members with disabilities may be subject to discrimination by association on the basis of disability owing to distinctions that affect or nullify their rights;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protection of the family: role of the family in supporting the protection and promotion of human rights of persons with disabilities 2016, para. 11
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Highlights the role of families in supporting its members, including members with disabilities, and recognizes their potential in contributing to the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities;
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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