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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, para. 25
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- Gravely concerned at all acts of violence, destruction, harassment, provocation and incitement by extremist Israeli settlers and groups of armed settlers in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, against Palestinian civilians, including children, and their properties, including homes, agricultural lands and historic and religious sites, and the acts of terror carried out by several extremist Israeli settlers, which are a long-standing phenomenon aimed at, inter alia, displacing the occupied population and facilitating the expansion of settlements,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 13
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- Deploring all conflicts in and around the Gaza Strip and the civilian casualties caused, including the killing and injury of thousands of Palestinian civilians, including children, women and elderly persons, the widespread destruction of thousands of homes and of civilian infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, water sanitation and electricity networks, economic, industrial and agricultural properties, public institutions, religious sites and United Nations schools and facilities, the internal displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians, and all violations of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, in this regard,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 12
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- Expressing grave concern at the continuing violation of international humanitarian law and the systematic violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people by Israel, the occupying Power, including that arising from the excessive use of force and military operations causing death and injury to Palestinian civilians, including children and women, and to non-violent, peaceful demonstrators and to journalists, including through the use of live ammunition; the arbitrary detention of Palestinians, some of whom have been detained for decades; the use of collective punishment; the closure of areas; the confiscation of land; the establishment and expansion of settlements; the construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in departure from the Armistice Line of 1949; the forcible displacement of civilians, including of Bedouin communities; the policies and practices that discriminate against and disproportionately affect the Palestinian population in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem; the discriminatory allocation of water resources between Israeli settlers, who reside illegally in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and the Palestinian population of the said Territory; the violation of the basic right to adequate housing, which is a component of the right to an adequate standard of living; the revocation of residency permits from Palestinians of East Jerusalem and their eviction from their city; the destruction of property and infrastructure, inter alia, homes of Palestinians; the hampering of humanitarian assistance and the destruction of, inter alia, structures provided as humanitarian aid, contributing to a coercive environment that leads to the forcible transfer of Palestinian civilians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including when carried out as an act of collective punishment in violation of international humanitarian law; incidents of harassment of and attacks on school children and attacks on educational facilities by Israeli settlers and as a result of Israeli military action; and all other actions designed to change the legal status, geographical nature and demographic composition of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 2
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- Recalling 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 Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, and affirming that these human rights instruments, among others, are applicable to and must be respected in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 7
- Paragraph text
- Expressing deep concern about the situation of women, children and internally displaced persons, who remain among the most vulnerable to violence,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures, para. 24
- Paragraph text
- Alarmed by the disproportionate and indiscriminate human costs of unilateral sanctions and their negative effects on the civilian population, in particular women and children, of targeted States,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
The right to food, para. 18
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- Recognizing further the need to urgently assist some African countries that are facing drought, starvation and famine threats that could affect millions of people, most of whom are women and children, who risk losing their lives,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Food & Nutrition
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
Paragraph
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2014, para. 6
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- 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
Paragraph
Rights of the child 2005, para. 1
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- Emphasizing the importance of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and that its provisions and other relevant human rights instruments must constitute the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, and bearing in mind the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, and the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the involvement of children in armed conflict,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2005
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 7
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- Expressing grave concern at the continuation of armed conflicts in many regions throughout the world and the human suffering and humanitarian emergencies they have caused,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 6
- Paragraph text
- Recalling also Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 on women, peace and security,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Recalling Commission on Human Rights resolutions 2001/38 of 23 April 2001 and 2003/40 of 23 April 2003 on hostage-taking, as well as General Assembly resolution 57/220 of 18 December 2002,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- Recalling also the relevant provisions contained in the instruments of international humanitarian law relative to the protection of the civilian population as such,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 1
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- Recalling all its previous resolutions on the release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 10
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- Recognizing that hostage-taking calls for resolute, firm and concerted efforts on the part of the international community, in conformity with international humanitarian law and in accordance with international human rights standards, in order to bring such abhorrent practices to an end,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 9
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- Concerned that, despite the efforts of the international community, acts of hostage-taking in different forms and manifestations, inter alia, those committed by terrorists and armed groups, continue to take place and have even increased in many regions of the world,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 8
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- Emphasizing that all forms of violence in areas of armed conflict committed against the civilian population as such, including taking women and children hostage, seriously contravene international humanitarian law, in particular as set out in the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2001, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Expressing grave concern at the continuation of armed conflicts in many regions throughout the world and the human suffering and humanitarian emergencies they have caused,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2001, para. 3
- Paragraph text
- Recalling also the relevant provisions contained in the instruments of international humanitarian law relative to the protection of women and children in areas of armed conflict,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2001, para. 2
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- Recalling its resolutions 39/2 of 31 March 1995, 40/1 of 22 March 1996, 41/1 of 21 March 1997, 42/2 of 13 March 1998, 43/1 of 12 March 1999 and 44/1 of 2 March 2000,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2001, para. 1
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- Having considered with appreciation the section of the report of the Secretary-General on the follow-up to and implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action concerning the release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflict;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 1995, para. 3
- Paragraph text
- Emphasizing that all forms of violence against women and children in the areas of armed conflict, including capturing them as hostages, seriously contravene international humanitarian law,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 1995, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- Expressing grave concern at the continuation of armed conflicts in many regions throughout the world and at the human suffering and humanitarian emergencies they have caused,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 1995, para. 1
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- Recognizing the fact that the main objective of the Nairobi Forward- looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women, adopted by the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women, was to promote the achievement of equality, development and peace,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The rights of the child 2006, para. 2
- Paragraph text
- Emphasizing that the Convention on the Rights of the Child must constitute the standard in the promotion and protection of the rights of the child, and bearing in mind the importance of the Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict and on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, as well as other relevant human rights instruments,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2006
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2001, para. 6
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- Emphasizing that all forms of violence committed against the civilian population, in particular women and children in areas of armed conflict, including capturing them as hostages, seriously contravene international humanitarian law for the protection of victims of war, in particular the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2004, para. 3
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- Taking into account the International Convention against the Taking of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 34/146 of 17 December 1979, which recognizes that everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person and that the taking of hostages is an offence of grave concern to the international community,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2004
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2001, para. 7
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- Expressing its strong belief that the rapid and unconditional release of women and children taken hostage in areas of armed conflict will promote the implementation of the noble goals enshrined in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and 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”,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 2001, para. 4
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- Welcoming the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action by the Fourth World Conference on Women and 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”, including the provisions regarding violence against women and children,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2001
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Release of women and children taken hostage, including those subsequently imprisoned, in armed conflicts 1995, para. 4
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- Expressing its strong belief that the rapid and unconditional release of women and children who have been taken hostage in areas of armed conflict will promote the implementation of the noble goals of the Nairobi Forward- looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women before the opening of the Fourth World Conference on Women, to be held in Beijing from 4 to 15 September 1995;
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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