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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 35

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19. Urges the Government of National Accord, the international community, the United Nations and all parties to the conflict in Libya to facilitate the full, equal and effective participation of women in activities relating to the prevention and resolution of the armed conflict, the maintenance of peace and security and post-conflict peacebuilding, in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions, and encourages the Presidency Council to ensure that its women’s support and empowerment unit is operational;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 29

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13. Strongly condemns all acts of violence in Libya and all violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law that have been committed, in particular against civilians and migrants, including women and children, as well as those involving unlawful detentions, abductions, enforced disappearances, torture and unlawful killings;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Movement
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 9

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Expressing deep concern at the impact of the security, economic and humanitarian situation in Libya on its people, and at the continued human rights violations and abuses committed in Libya and continued mass displacement, and its particular impact on women and children,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya, para. 8

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Encouraging all Libyans to work together in a spirit of compromise and to engage constructively in the inclusive political process set out in the action plan, and reiterating the importance of the equal and full participation of women in the political process,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 33

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11. Calls upon the Government of Mali to ensure that women participate more fully in the national reconciliation process and in all decision-making structures relating to the peace process, in conformity with relevant Security Council resolutions and the law establishing a 30 per cent quota for women in national institutions that was adopted by the Government in December 2015, and to heighten the political empowerment of women at all levels;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 28

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6. Calls upon all signatories of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali to implement all its provisions, in line with their renewed commitments made at the last meeting of the Agreement Monitoring Committee held on 15 and 16 January 2018, including those relating to the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former rebel fighters, the redeployment of Malian armed forces throughout the territory and decentralization, the fight against impunity, the functioning of the interim administrations in the north and the participation of women, and welcomes the involvement of the Carter Center as an independent observer of the Peace Agreement;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 23

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1. Strongly condemns the violations and abuses of human rights and the violations of international humanitarian law, including those involving the recruitment and use of children as soldiers and the violations of their rights, and the violations and abuses of women’s rights that have been perpetrated in Mali since the beginning of the crisis, and all the terrorist attacks, including the fatal attacks committed in 2018 against itinerant traders;
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
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 18

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Taking note of the latest report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Mali,1 in which he expresses concern about the lack of involvement of women in the peace process and reiterates that they should be included in all decision-making structures relating to the peace process, and emphasizing the important role of women in prevention and resolution of conflicts and in peacebuilding,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Technical assistance and capacity-building for Mali in the field of human rights, para. 13

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Welcoming Security Council resolution 2374 (2017) of 5 September 2017, which establishes a regime of targeted sanctions against in particular those who obstruct the implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali and those who plan, direct or conduct human rights violations or abuses or violations of international humanitarian law, including acts targeting the civilian population, including women and children,
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
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 33

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12. Emphasizes the need for the Government of South Sudan to ensure the participation of women during all stages and in all structures envisaged in the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan, including the Intergovernmental Authority on Development High-Level Revitalization Forum;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 32

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11. Recognizes the important role that women play in building peace, and calls for the protection and promotion of the rights of women, their empowerment and participation in peacebuilding, conflict resolution and post-conflict processes, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) of 31 October 2000 and subsequent resolutions on women, peace and security, including Council resolution 2242 (2015) of 13 October 2015;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 18

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Gravely concerned about ongoing reports of widespread sexual and gender-based violence committed against women and girls and instances of conflict-related rape and gang rape, coupled with beatings and abductions, recognizing the importance of providing timely assistance and protection to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including sexual and reproductive health, psychosocial, legal and livelihood support and other multisectoral services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence, including working with communities to reintegrate those affected by sexual and gender-based violence, and taking into account the specific needs of persons with disabilities,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the South Sudan, para. 16

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Condemning in the strongest terms all attacks against humanitarian personnel and facilities, which have resulted in the death of at least 95 humanitarian personnel since December 2013, expressing grave concern for the civilians who sought safety in protection-of-civilians sites who have been attacked, killed, traumatized or displaced, and the serious damage caused to the sites, including to medical clinics and schools, which were burned down and destroyed, and at sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls exiting protection-of-civilians sites throughout the country,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Humanitarian
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 37

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2 (b) Ending discrimination against citizens, including State-sponsored discrimination based on the songbun system, and taking immediate steps to ensure gender equality and to protect women from gender-based violence;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 29

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1 (b) Discrimination based on the songbun system, which classifies people on the basis of State-assigned social class and birth, and also includes consideration of political opinions and religion, discrimination against women, including unequal access to employment, discriminatory laws and regulations, and violence against women;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 13

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Recognizing that particular risk factors affect women, children, persons with disabilities and the elderly, and the need to ensure the full enjoyment of all their human rights and fundamental freedoms by them against neglect, abuse, exploitation and violence, and taking note in this regard of the concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the combined second to fourth periodic reports of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea2 and the concluding observations of
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Older persons
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Situation of human rights in the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, para. 10

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Acknowledging Security Council resolution 2397 (2017) of 22 December 2017, in which the Council noted that 41 per cent of the population of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was undernourished, and General Assembly resolution 72/188, in which the Assembly noted with concern the findings of the United Nations that well over half of the people in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea suffered from major insecurities in food and medical care, including a very large number of pregnant and lactating women and children under 5 who were at risk of malnutrition, and nearly a quarter of its total population was suffering from chronic malnutrition, condemned the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for diverting its resources into pursuing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles over the welfare of its people, and emphasized the necessity for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to respect and ensure the welfare and inherent dignity of the people in the country, as referred to by the Council in its resolutions 2321 (2016) of 30 November 2016, 2371 (2017) of 5 August 2017, 2375 (2017) of 11 September 2017 and 2397 (2017),
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Food & Nutrition
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Health
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Terrorism and human rights, para. 29

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10. Also recognizes the important role of women in preventing and countering terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism, and requests States to consider, when appropriate, the impact of counter-terrorism strategies on women’s and children’s human rights, and to seek consultations with their respective organizations when developing strategies to counter terrorism and violent extremism conducive to terrorism;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Terrorism and human rights, para. 15

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Deeply deploring the suffering caused by terrorism to the victims and their families and, while stressing the need to promote and protect the rights of victims of terrorism, in particular women and children, reaffirming its profound solidarity with them and stressing the importance of providing them with proper support and assistance while respecting, inter alia, considerations regarding remembrance, dignity, respect, accountability, truth and justice, in accordance with international law,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Terrorism and human rights, para. 14

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Strongly condemning the recruitment and use of children to perpetrate terrorist attacks and all violations and abuses committed by terrorist groups against children and women, including killing and maiming, abduction and rape and other forms of sexual violence, and noting that such violations and abuses may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity,
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
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The need for an integrated approach to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development for the full realization of human rights, focusing on the means of implementation, para. 7

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Recalling that the Sustainable Development Goals seek to build on the Millennium Development Goals and complete what these did not achieve, to realize the human rights of all and to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls, and that they are integrated and indivisible and balance the three dimensions of sustainable development: the economic, the social and the environmental,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Environment
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, para. 44

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6. Also urges States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination on the basis of gender and/or impairment by any person, organization or private enterprise, ensuring access to justice and accountability mechanisms and remedies for the effective implementation and enforcement of laws aimed at preventing and eliminating discrimination and violence against women and girls with disabilities;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, para. 43

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5. Urges States to take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women and girls with disabilities and to promote gender equality in order to ensure the equal enjoyment of their rights, in particular to equality and non-discrimination and access to justice on an equal basis with others;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, para. 33

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4 (e) Taking all appropriate measures to eliminate all situations of gender-based discrimination against women and girls with disabilities of all ages, who face an increased vulnerability to violence, abuse, discrimination and negative stereotyping;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, para. 17

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Deeply concerned that girls and women of all ages with disabilities are subject to multiple, aggravated or intersecting forms of discrimination that affect their enjoyment of their human rights, including their ability to have access to justice on an equal basis with others, and that those forms of discrimination stem from harmful stigma and stereotypes based on gender and disability, and bearing in mind the risk of segregation, violence and abuse, including sexual violence and abuse, against women and girls with disabilities, including that occurring in the home, in families, in institutions and carried out by support providers,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, para. 13

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Recalling the general principles reflected in the Convention, namely, non-discrimination, full and effective participation and inclusion in society, respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity, equality between men and women, and respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Men
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Equality and non-discrimination of persons disabilitiesand the right of persons with disabilities to access to justice, para. 5

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Recalling General Assembly resolution 72/162 of 19 December 2017 on the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: situation of women and girls with disabilities,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
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. 8

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Welcoming also the attention paid by the special procedures of the Human Rights Council to the rights of the child in the context of their respective mandates, in particular the work of the Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material and the Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, as well as the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, and taking note of their most recent reports,1
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Humanitarian
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, para. 43

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regard encourages States to leverage sport and physical education policies and programmes to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, para. 42

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4. Invites States and national, regional and international sports organizations to, where appropriate, implement new or strengthen existing programmes that provide more opportunities and facilitate barrier-free access to sport for all, in particular for children and youth, persons with disabilities, and women and girls, and substantially increase opportunities for women’s participation and leadership in all areas of sport, and in this
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
  • Youth
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2018
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