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Pattern of conferences (2019), para. 089
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- and its request that all documents submitted to legislative organs, including the Committee on Conferences, by the Secretariat and intergovernmental and expert bodies for consideration and action have conclusions and recommendations in bold print;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations: requests under Article 19 of the Charter (2019), para. 6
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- 3. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to bring to the attention of Member States the deadline specified in resolution 54/237 C, including through an early announcement in the Journal of the United Nations and through direct communication;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat (2008), para. 12
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- 2. Considers that the special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department is very useful in raising the awareness of the international community concerning the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East and that the programme is contributing effectively to an atmosphere conducive to dialogue and supportive of the peace process;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003), para. 55
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- (c) To continue to honour its commitments to reform and restore the judicial system, to abolish the death penalty and to reform military justice, including that of putting an end to the trying of civilians by the military court, in conformity with the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 and notes in this regard Presidential decree No. 0223/2002 of 18 November 2002;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Proclamation of 19 August as the International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism (2011), para. 6
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- Reaffirming also the fact that acts, methods and practices of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations are activities aimed at the destruction of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy, threatening the territorial integrity and security of States and destabilizing legitimately constituted Governments,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2000), para. 21
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- 16. Further calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to ensure that capital punishment will not be imposed for crimes other than the most serious, for apostasy or otherwise in disregard of the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2 and United Nations safeguards, and to provide the Special Representative with relevant statistics on this matter;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (2009), para. 21
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- 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the report of the Secretary-General; 2
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening the rule of law and the reform of criminal justice institutions, particularly in the areas related to the United Nations system-wide approach to fighting transnational organized crime and drug trafficking (2013), para. 28
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- 14. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its sixty-eighth session a report on the implementation of the present resolution;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2013), para. 22
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- 5. Welcomes the report of the independent international commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 19/22, 11 and the recommendations contained therein;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1999), para. 32
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- (d) It is an abuse of the right to submit a communication;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (1999), para. 05
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- Reaffirming that human rights and fundamental freedoms are the birthright of all human beings, that their promotion and protection is the first responsibility of Governments, and that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Iraq (2003), para. 10
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- Concerned about the lack of procedural and substantive safeguards in the administration of justice in Iraq, including in the application of the death penalty,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (2019), para. 144
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- 6. Where appropriate, States shall take appropriate measures to carry out agrarian reforms in order to facilitate the broad and equitable access to land and other natural resources necessary to ensure that peasants and other people working in rural areas enjoy adequate living conditions, and to limit excessive concentration and control of land, taking into account its social function. Landless peasants, young people, small - scale fishers and other rural workers should be given priority in the allocation of public lands, fisheries and forests.
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Economic Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Youth
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Questions relating to information (2003), para. 009
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- (e) To aim at, in addition to bilateral cooperation, providing all possible support and assistance to the developing countries and their media, public, private or other, with due regard to their interests and needs in the field of information and to action already adopted within the United Nations system, including:
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The rule of law at the national and international levels (2014), para. 04
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- Reaffirming also the need for universal adherence to and implementation of the rule of law at both the national and international levels and its solemn commitment to an international order based on the rule of law and international law, which, together with the principles of justice, is essential for peaceful coexistence and cooperation among States,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan (2019), para. 53
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- (d) To cease the requisition and all other forms of unlawful appropriation of Palestinian land, including so-called State land, and its allocation for the establishment and expansion of settlements, and to halt the granting of benefits and incentives to settlements and settlers;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations common system: report of the International Civil Service Commission (2014), para. 15
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- B. Mandatory age of separation
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (2013), para. 23
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- 11. Requests the Secretary-General to continue, through all means at his disposal, to inform world public opinion of any activity that affects the exercise of the right of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories to self-determination in conformity with the Charter and General Assembly resolution 1514 (XV);
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Declaration on the Right to Peace (2017), para. 36
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- Recognizing also the important contribution that civil society organizations can make in building and preserving peace, and in strengthening a culture of peace,
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- Civil & Political Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Report of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization (2009), para. 31
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- 7. Requests the Special Committee to submit a report on its work to the General Assembly at its sixty-fourth session;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space (2007), para. 19
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- (i) General exchange of views;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan (2000), para. 06
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- Expressing grave concern about the continuation by Israel of settlement activities, including the ongoing construction of the new settlement at Jebel Abu-Ghneim, in violation of international humanitarian law, relevant United Nations resolutions and the agreements reached between the parties,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance (2003), para. 15
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- 3. Also urges States to ensure, in particular, that no one within their jurisdiction is, because of their religion or belief, deprived of the right to life or the right to liberty and security of person or subjected to torture or arbitrary arrest or detention and to bring to justice all perpetrators of violations of these rights;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam,Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (2003), para. 029
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- 2. Reaffirms also that, in the process of decolonization, there is no alternative to the principle of self-determination, which is also a fundamental human right;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Consideration of effective measures to enhance the protection, security and safety of diplomatic and consular missions and representatives (2004), para. 27
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- (a) To send, without delay, a circular note to all States reminding them of the request contained in paragraph 10 above;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories (2017), para. 12
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- 1. Reaffirms that the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 1 is applicable to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied by Israel since 1967;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The rule of law at the national and international levels (2013), para. 07
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- Reaffirming the duty of all States to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force in any manner inconsistent with the purposes and principles of the United Nations and to settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered, in accordance with Chapter VI of the Charter, and calling upon States that have not yet done so to consider accepting the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in accordance with its Statute,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Ensuring accountability and justice for all violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem (2018), para. 13
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- Condemning all violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law, and appalled at the widespread and unprecedented levels of destruction, death and human suffering caused in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Yemen in the field of human rights (2016), para. 20
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- 4. Calls upon the Government of Yemen to take further measures to protect civilians, and to ensure the continued efforts of effective investigation by the national commission, in order to, inter alia, end impunity;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination (2008), para. 8
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- Expressing the urgent need for the resumption of negotiations within the Middle East peace process on its agreed basis and for the speedy achievement of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace settlement between the Palestinian and Israeli sides,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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