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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2020), para. 23
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- Welcoming steps to ease the restrictions on movement and access in the West Bank, while stressing the need for further steps to be taken in this regard, and recognizing that such steps would improve living conditions and the situation on the ground and could promote further Palestinian economic development,
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and Non-custodial Measures for Women Offenders (the Bangkok Rules) (2011), para. 139
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- [Supplements rules 35 and 36 and, with regard to inspection, rule 55 of the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners]
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine (2018), para. 11
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- Welcoming also the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine), submitted pursuant to resolution 71/205 4
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and rehabilitation in Tajikistan (2001), para. 07
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- Noting with satisfaction the efforts of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan, which should be regarded as a successful operation, supported by the Contact Group of Guarantor States and International Organizations, the Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States, in assisting the parties in the implementation of the General Agreement,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Afghanistan (1997), para. 16
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- 10. Endorses the Special Rapporteur's condemnation of the abduction from United Nations premises of the former President of Afghanistan, Mr. Najibullah, and of his brother, and of their subsequent summary execution;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2015), para. 23
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- Expressing deep concern also about the consequent negative impact of such policies on the contiguity of the Territory and the serious socioeconomic and humanitarian situation of the Palestinian people, which is a disastrous humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, and on the efforts aimed at rehabilitating and developing the damaged Palestinian economy, while taking note of developments regarding the situation of access there based on the trilateral agreement facilitated by the United Nations in this regard and on the resumption of some trade from Gaza to the West Bank for the first time since 2007, and calling for the full lifting of restrictions,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of funds of illicit origin and returning such funds to the countries of origin (2002), para. 15
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- 3. Calls, while recognizing the importance of national measures, for increased international cooperation, inter alia, through the United Nations system, in support of efforts by Governments to prevent and address the transfer of funds of illicit origin as well as to return such funds to the countries of origin;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (2019), para. 18
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- 3. Expresses its deep concern over the use of seized Ukrainian military industry enterprises in the occupied Crimea by the Russian Federation;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations common system: report of the International Civil Service Commission (2016), para. 76
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- 42. Decides, for staff who move before the implementation date of the new relocation package and who choose the option of non -removal of household goods, to continue to pay the non-removal allowance for up to five years at the same duty station or until the staff member moves to another duty station, as a transitional measure;
- Topic(s)
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations (2008), para. 41
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- 18. Recommends that all Governments intensify their efforts in the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system of which they are members to accord priority to the question of providing assistance to the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2017), para. 14
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- Noting with grave concern the continued use by the Government of Eritrea of arbitrary arrest and detention, including incommunicado detention in extremely harsh and life-threatening conditions, of persons suspected of evasion of national service, attempting to flee the country or unable to produce identity documents, exercising the right to freedom of religion, or freedom of opinion and expression, including of those perceived as critical of the Government, of those who return to the country after having fled national service, and of those detained in the aftermath of the attempt to take over, on 21 January 2013, the building of the Ministry of Information,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Triennial comprehensive policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (2008), para. 140
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- 102. Calls upon the Secretary-General to improve the transparency and competitiveness of the recruitment processes for senior high-level posts in the United Nations development system in order to find the best candidates both inside and outside the United Nations system, and in this regard calls upon the chief executives of the United Nations specialized agencies, funds and programmes to fully cooperate with the Secretary-General, through the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, in harmonizing recruitment processes for senior officials by 2009, making the selection criteria transparent and ensuring that, for candidates with equivalent competencies, gender and geographical balance are duly taken into account;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol (Ukraine) (2017), para. 25
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- 5. Requests the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a dedicated thematic report on the situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol in accordance with the existing mandate and within the existing resources of the human rights monitoring mission in Ukraine, which is currently funded by voluntary contributions;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Specific actions related to the particular needs andproblems of landlocked developing countries: outcome of the International Ministerial Conference of Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries and Donor Countries and International Financial and Development Institutions on Transit Transport Cooperation (2014), para. 17
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- 6. Reaffirms its full commitment to urgently address the special development needs of and the challenges faced by landlocked developing countries through the full, timely and effective implementation of the Almaty Programme of Action, as contained in the declaration on the midterm review;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Report of the Committee on Relations with the Host Country (2013), para. 11
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- 7. Further notes that a number of delegations have requested shortening the time frame applied by the host country for issuance of entry visas to representatives of Member States since the time frame poses difficulties for the full-fledged participation of Member States in United Nations meetings;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2002), para. 14
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- Taking note of Advisory Opinion OC-16/99, issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on 1 October 1999, on The Right to Information on Consular Assistance in the Framework of the Guarantees of the Due Process of Law, in the case of foreign nationals detained by the authorities of a receiving State,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Forensic genetics and human rights (2010), para. 04
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- Noting the general comment of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances on the right to the truth with regard to enforced disappearances, in which the Working Group highlighted the importance of identifying the victims of enforced disappearances through, among other methods, DNA analysis,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Turkmenistan (2005), para. 18
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- 3. Regrets the decision of the Government of Turkmenistan not to renew the accreditation for the Head of the Centre of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe at Ashgabat, but hopes that the Turkmen authorities will cooperate fully with her successor;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Enforced or involuntary disappearances (2011), para. 08
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- Taking note with interest of the general comment of the Working Group on the right to the truth in relation to enforced disappearances,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2014), para. 12
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- Stressing the importance of the work of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, and welcoming in this regard the holding of its 100th session in New York from 15 to 19 July 2013,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2001), para. 16
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- (e) The work of the Islamic Human Rights Commission on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and, in particular, its efforts to investigate illegal detentions and disappearances;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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General and complete disarmament (2001), para. 424
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- Wishing to do the utmost in ensuring assistance for the care and rehabilitation, including the social and economic reintegration, of mine victims,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Human rights in Haiti (1994), para. 12
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- Recognizing the important role played by the International Civilian Mission, whose presence in Haiti has prevented greater violations of human rights, and encouraging its earliest possible return to Haiti,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2019), para. 09
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- Noting that enforced disappearances can end in extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, recalling the importance in this regard of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 6 and calling upon all States which have not yet done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the Convention,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Question of New Caledonia (1998), para. 15
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- 7. Acknowledges the close links between New Caledonia and the peoples of the South Pacific and the positive actions being taken by the French and territorial authorities to facilitate the further development of those links, including the development of closer relations with the countries members of the South Pacific Forum;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Question of New Caledonia (1996), para. 15
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- 7. Acknowledges the close links between New Caledonia and the peoples of the South Pacific and the positive actions being taken by the French and provincial authorities to facilitate the further development of those links, including the development of closer relations with the member countries of the South Pacific Forum;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2004), para. 64
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- (a) The Special Rapporteurs of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and a member of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances of the Commission to carry out a mission of investigation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to report to the Commission at its sixtieth session and to the General Assembly at its fifty-ninth session;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2015), para. 14
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- Stressing the importance of the work of the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- 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 (2014), para. 060
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- 2. Expresses once again its appreciation for the invitation extended in 2011 by the Governor of American Samoa to the Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples to send a visiting mission to the Territory, calls upon the administering Power to facilitate such a mission if the territorial Government so desires, and requests the Chair of the Special Committee to take all the steps necessary to that end;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Problem of the militarization of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine, as well as parts of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov (2019), para. 09
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- 2. Expresses its grave concern over the progressive militarization of Crimea by the Russian Federation as the occupying Power, and also expresses concern over reports of the continuing destabilization of Crimea owing to transfers by the Russian Federation of weapon systems, including nuclear-capable aircraft and missiles, weapons, ammunition and military personnel to the territory of Ukraine, and urges the Russian Federation to stop such activity;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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