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Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (2009), para. 10
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- 4. Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel (2009), para. 19
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- Affirming the need for States to ensure that perpetrators of attacks committed on their territory against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel do not operate with impunity, and that the perpetrators of such acts are brought to justice as provided for by national laws and obligations under international law,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2019), para. 42
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- 16. Calls upon the administering Power, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and regional organizations to provide all the assistance necessary to the Territory, support the recovery and rebuilding efforts and enhance capabilities for emergency preparedness and risk reduction, in particular in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria that impacted the Territory in 2017;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1998), para. 05
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- Commending the High Commissioner and her staff for the competent, courageous and dedicated manner in which they discharge their responsibilities, paying tribute to those staff members whose lives have been endangered in the course of their duties, and deploring the deaths of staff members as a consequence of violent events in several countries around the world,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (2008), para. 10
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- 2. Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2013), para. 33
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- (e) To allow human rights and humanitarian organizations to operate in Eritrea without fear or intimidation, and to facilitate the full implementation of the Strategic Partnership Cooperation Framework for 2013-2016 signed by the Government of Eritrea and the United Nations on 28 January 2013;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening emergency relief, rehabilitation,reconstruction and prevention in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster (2006), para. 09
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- Welcoming the appointment of Mr. William Jefferson Clinton, former President of the United States of America, as the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery and the establishment of the Global Consortium for Tsunami- Affected Countries to sustain the political will of the international community to support medium- and long-term rehabilitation, reconstruction and risk reduction efforts led by the Governments of affected countries,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (2011), para. 13
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- 7. Recognizes the importance of the decision of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries, taken in Luanda in May 2009, to create centres of excellence for the training of trainers in the area of peacekeeping operations, with a view to continuing and, where possible, further enhancing the contributions of States members of the Community to United Nations peacekeeping operations;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2012), para. 13
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- Echoing the extreme concern expressed by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator on 29 July 2012 at the impact of shelling and the use of tanks and other heavy weapons on people in Aleppo, as well as in the capital, Damascus, and surrounding towns,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (2002), para. 11
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- 3. Expresses concern about the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance for humanitarian relief and the economic and social rehabilitation of Somalia (2005), para. 12
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- 1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his continued and tireless efforts to mobilize assistance for the Somali people;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- 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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Financing of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (2003), para. 10
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- 3. Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- 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. 42
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- 4. Also demands that Israel, the occupying Power, comply fully with its legal obligations, as mentioned in the advisory opinion rendered on 9 July 2004 by the International Court of Justice, including to cease forthwith the works of construction of the wall being built in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, to dismantle forthwith the structure therein situated, to repeal or render ineffective forthwith all legislative and regulatory acts relating thereto, and to make reparation for the damage caused to all natural or legal persons affected by the construction of the wall;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Measures to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons of mass destruction (2006), para. 09
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- Noting also that the Group of Eight, the European Union, the Regional Forum of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and others have taken into account in their deliberations the dangers posed by the acquisition by terrorists of weapons of mass destruction, and the need for international cooperation in combating it,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Question of responsibility for attacks on United Nations and associated personnel and measures to ensure that those responsible for such attacks are brought to justice (1993), para. 04
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- Gravely concerned at the increasing number of attacks on United Nations personnel that have caused death or serious injury,
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- 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 (2015), para. 13
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- Recalling the Charter and all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council related to conflict diamonds, and determined to contribute to and support the implementation of the measures provided for in those resolutions,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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General and complete disarmament (2002), para. 190
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- Believing it necessary to do the utmost to contribute in an efficient and coordinated manner to facing the challenge of removing anti-personnel mines placed throughout the world, and to ensure their destruction,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- 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 (2017), para. 23
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- 3. Notes the importance of the work of the independent commission of inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict, the United Nations independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, and the information collected regarding grave violations in support of future accountability efforts, in particular information on alleged perpetrators of violations of international law;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (2006), para. 08
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- Gravely concerned about the continuing detrimental impact of the events that have taken place since 28 September 2000, including the excessive use of force by the Israeli occupying forces against Palestinian civilians, resulting in thousands of deaths and injuries, and the widespread destruction of property,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Afghanistan (2018), para. 34
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- 18. Remains deeply concerned about the persistent problem of anti-personnel landmines and explosive remnants of war, welcomes the achievements to date in the implementation of the Mine Action Programme for Afghanistan aimed at declaring Afghanistan mine-free by 2023, underscores the importance of sustained international assistance, encourages the Government of Afghanistan, with the support of the United Nations and all relevant actors, to continue its efforts to meet its responsibilities under the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, 2 expresses concern at the use of improvised explosive devices by the Taliban against civilians and the Afghan security forces, and notes the need to enhance coordination and information-sharing between both Member States and the private sector to prevent the flow of improvised explosive device components to the Taliban;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Regional confidence-building measures: activities of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (2015), para. 23
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- Commending the efforts by the Lake Chad Basin member States and Benin to fully operationalize the Multinational Joint Task Force to effectively combat the threat posed by the Boko Haram terrorist group to the Lake Chad Basin region, and taking note of the establishment of the operational headquarters of the Joint Task Force in N’Djamena,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Questions relating to information (2011), para. 084
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- 53. Requests the Department of Public Information and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations to continue to cooperate in implementing an effective outreach programme to explain the zero-tolerance policy of the Organization regarding sexual exploitation and abuse and to inform the public of the outcome of all such cases involving peacekeeping personnel, including cases where allegations are ultimately found to be legally unproven, and also to inform the public of the adoption by the General Assembly of the United Nations Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by United Nations Staff and Related Personnel; 13F 14
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Emergency humanitarian assistance to Malawi (2004), para. 13
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- 1. Welcomes the positive role of the Government of Malawi in the relief operations, in particular the close coordination between the United Nations system and the Government;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- 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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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 (2003), para. 08
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- Recalling the Charter and all the relevant resolutions of the Security Council related to conflict diamonds, and determined to contribute to and support the implementation of the measures provided for in those resolutions,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance in mine action (1998), para. 37
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- 10. Urges Member States, regional, governmental and non-governmental organizations and foundations to continue to extend full assistance and cooperation to the Secretary-General and, in particular, to provide him with information and data as well as other appropriate resources that could be useful in strengthening the coordination role of the United Nations in mine action, particularly in mine awareness, training, surveying, mine detection and clearance, scientific research on mine-detection and mine-clearance technology, and assistance to victims, including information on and distribution of medical equipment and supplies;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- 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. 42
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- 3. Demands that Israel, the occupying Power, immediately cease all settlement activities in all the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan, and calls in this regard for the full implementation of all relevant resolutions of the Security Council, including, inter alia, resolutions 446 (1979) of 22 March 1979, 452 (1979) of 20 July 1979, 465 (1980) of 1 March 1980, 476 (1980) of 30 June 1980, 1515 (2003) of 19 November 2003 and 2334 (2016) of 23 December 2016;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel (2014), para. 46
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- 20. Stresses the importance of ensuring that humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel are aware of and sensitive to national and local customs and traditions in their countries of assignment and communicate clearly their purpose and objectives to local populations in order to enhance their acceptance, thereby contributing to their safety and security;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2005), para. 40
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- (a) The withdrawal of Israel from the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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