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The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts (2013), para. 18
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- Welcoming, in this regard, the implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in such a way as not to impede the legitimate trade in diamonds or impose an undue burden on Governments or industry, particularly smaller producers, nor hinder the development of the diamond industry,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- 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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Conditions of service and compensation for officials other than Secretariat officials: members of the International Court of Justice, judges of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (2004), para. 42
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- 4. No retirement pension shall be payable to a former judge who has been re-elected to office until he or she again ceases to hold office. At that time, the amount of his or her pension shall be calculated in accordance with paragraph 2 above on the basis of his or her total period of service and shall be subject to a reduction equal in actuarial value to the amount of any retirement pension paid to him or her before he or she reached the age of sixty.
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2014), para. 077
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Social and economic development
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2018), para. 42
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- 12. Stresses the role that all funding instruments, including the European Commission’s Palestinian-European Mechanism for the Management of Socioeconomic Aid and the World Bank trust fund, have been playing in directly assisting the Palestinian people;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- 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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The negative impact of the non-repatriation of funds of illicit origin to the countries of origin on the enjoyment of human rights, and the importance of improving international cooperation (2013), para. 27
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- 6. Welcomes the decision made at the fourth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption to convene open-ended intergovernmental expert meetings on international cooperation to advise and assist States with regard to extradition and mutual legal assistance, and notes with appreciation the Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative of the World Bank Group and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and encourages coordination among existing initiatives;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Conditions of service and compensation for officials other than Secretariat officials: members of the International Court of Justice, judges of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (2004), para. 10
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- Article 1 Retirement pension
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Measures for prevention of the smuggling of aliens (1997), para. 06
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- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that international criminal groups often convince individuals to migrate illegally by various means for enormous profits and use the proceeds from smuggling human beings to finance other criminal activities,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Violence
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (2003), para. 10
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- 3. Welcomes the activities of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization aimed at strengthening regional cooperation in various fields, such as trade and economic development, banking and finance, communications, energy, transport, agriculture and agro-industry, health care and pharmaceuticals, environmental protection, tourism, science and technology, exchange of statistical data and economic information, collaboration among Customs services, and combating organized crime and the illicit trafficking of drugs, weapons and radioactive material, all acts of terrorism and illegal migration, or in any other related area;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations pension system (2019), para. 53
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- 37. Requests the Office of Investment Management to expedite its fraud risk assessment, and further requests the Secretary-General to submit detailed information on follow-up measures to the General Assembly in the context of the next report of the Pension Board;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The role of diamonds in fuelling conflict: breaking the link between the illicit transaction of rough diamonds and armed conflict as a contribution to prevention and settlement of conflicts (2011), para. 18
- Paragraph text
- Welcoming, in this regard, the implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme in such a way as not to impede the legitimate trade in diamonds or impose an undue burden on Governments or industry, particularly smaller producers, nor hinder the development of the diamond industry,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
Paragraph
Assistance to the Palestinian people (2010), para. 44
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 14. Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian products on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules, and to implement fully existing trade and cooperation agreements;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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A global call for concrete action for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intoleranceand the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2018), para. 19
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- Recalling further, in the above context, the unveiling of the permanent memorial for the victims of slavery and the slave trade, including the transatlantic slave trade, The Ark of Return, on 25 March 2015,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2002), para. 06
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- Noting that corruption and the lack of transparency seriously hamper the economic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina, reiterating the need to combat all corruption, welcoming the important contribution made in that regard by the Customs and Fiscal Assistance Office, and expressing its full support for the efforts of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina and local bodies and of others that are supportive in that regard,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Development cooperation with middle-income countries (2010), para. 14
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- 2. Recognizes that middle-income countries still face significant challenges in their efforts to achieve the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, and in that regard underlines the importance of international support, through various forms, that is well aligned with national priorities to address the development needs of middle-income countries;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2000), para. 23
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- Paragraph text
- 7. Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian products on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules, and to implement fully existing trade and cooperation agreements;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations common system: report of the International Civil Service Commission (2011), para. 43
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- 16. Regrets that the special operations approach has led to significant variations in the compensation package of staff of the organizations of the United Nations common system in non-family duty stations;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them (2015), para. 11
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- Paragraph text
- Taking note of the latest report of the Secretary-General on assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them and the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, 5
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2011), para. 09
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- Noting the great economic and social challenges facing the Palestinian people and their leadership,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- 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 (2017), para. 28
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- Noting that the agricultural sector, considered the cornerstone of Palestinian economic development, has not been able to play its strategic role because of the dispossession of land and the denial of access for farmers to agricultural areas, water resources and domestic and external markets owing to the construction, consolidation and expansion of Israeli settlements,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2017), para. 44
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- Paragraph text
- 13. Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian products on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules, and to implement fully existing trade and cooperation agreements;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Rates of reimbursement to troop- and police-contributing countries (2018), para. 7
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- 4. Also decides to increase the death and disability compensation rates by 10 per cent as from 1 July 2018.
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations pension system (2007), para. 46
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- Stressing the importance of fair representation of participating organizations in the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board and its Standing Committee,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them (2013), para. 11
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Taking note of the latest report of the Secretary-General on assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them and the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons in all its aspects, 5
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2009), para. 073
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- 61. Calls for strengthening the process of regional economic cooperation, including measures to facilitate regional trade, to increase foreign investments and to develop infrastructure, noting Afghanistan’s historic role as a land bridge in Asia;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (1999), para. 22
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- 7. Urges Member States to open their markets to exports of Palestinian products on the most favourable terms, consistent with appropriate trading rules;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2014), para. 43
- Original document
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- 13. Stresses the role that all funding instruments, including the European Commission’s Palestinian-European Mechanism for the Management of Socioeconomic Aid and the World Bank trust fund, have been playing in directly assisting the Palestinian people;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Questions relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 1996-1997 (1996), para. 24
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- Paragraph text
- Having considered the report of the Standing Committee of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board for 1995 to the General Assembly and to the member organizations of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund, 12/ and the related report of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, 13/
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Special subjects relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019 (2018), para. 160
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- 8. Requests the Secretary-General to entrust the Office of Internal Oversight Services with the conduct of a comprehensive audit of the governance structure of the Pension Board, including a review of the checks and balances between the Board and the leadership of the Fund, and requests the Office to submit a report with key findings to the General Assembly at its seventy-third session, to be considered in the context of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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