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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, para. 21
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- human development, poverty alleviation, humanitarian assistance, health promotion, HIV and AIDS prevention, child and youth education, gender equality, peacebuilding and sustainable development,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2018
- Date added
- Sep 17, 2019
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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
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Forced marriage of the girl child 2007, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that women's poverty and lack of empowerment, as well as their marginalization resulting from their exclusion from social policies and from the benefits of sustainable development, can place them at increased risk of violence,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights of the child 2008, para. 13
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirming that democracy, development, peace and security, and the full and effective enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing and contribute to the eradication of extreme poverty,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Children
- Year
- 2008
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights of the child 2007, para. 11
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirming that democracy, development, peace and security, and the full and effective enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms are interdependent and mutually reinforcing and contribute to the eradication of extreme poverty,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Children
- Year
- 2007
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The rights of the child 1995, para. 17
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- Concerned by the exploitation of child labour and by the fact that it prevents a large number of children from an early age, especially in poverty stricken areas, from receiving basic education and may unduly imperil their health and even their lives,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The girl child 2015, para. 5
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- Recognizing that chronic poverty remains one of the biggest obstacles to meeting the needs of and promoting and protecting the rights of children, including the girl child, and that poverty continues to impede access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene, among other basic social services for children,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Water & Sanitation
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Human rights and extreme poverty 2016, para. 14
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- Stressing that special attention should be given to those who are living in extreme poverty and in vulnerable situations, in particular women, children, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Human rights and extreme poverty 2014, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- Stressing that special attention should be given to those who are living in extreme poverty and in vulnerable situations, in particular women, children, youth, older persons, persons with disabilities and indigenous peoples,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The girl child 2011, para. 30
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- Deeply concerned also that the impact of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, including illness and mortality, erosion of the extended family, exacerbation of poverty, unemployment and underemployment, and migration, as well as urbanization, have contributed to the increase in the number of child-headed households,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Health
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Human rights and extreme poverty 2000, para. 5
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- Recalling further its resolution 54/232 of 22 December 1999, in which it expressed its deep concern that the number of people living in extreme poverty continues to increase, with women and children constituting the majority and the most affected group,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2000
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child 2002, para. 9
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- Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical as a result of the persistence of poverty, inadequate social and economic conditions in an increasingly globalized world economy, pandemics, in particular HIV and AIDS, natural disasters, armed conflicts, displacement, exploitation, illiteracy, hunger, intolerance, discrimination, disability and inadequate legal protection, and convinced that urgent and effective national and international action is called for,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2002
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child 2000, para. 6
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- Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical as a result of poverty, inadequate social and economic conditions in an increasingly globalized world economy, pandemics, natural disasters, armed conflicts, displacement, exploitation, illiteracy, hunger, intolerance, disability and inadequate legal protection, and convinced that urgent and effective national and international action is called for,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2000
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child 1999, para. 4
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- Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical as a result of poverty, inadequate social and economic conditions aggravated by the current international financial crisis in an increasingly globalized world economy, pandemics, natural disasters, armed conflicts, displacement, exploitation, illiteracy, hunger, intolerance, disability and inadequate legal protection, and convinced that urgent and effective national and international action is called for,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1999
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child 1998, para. 8
- Paragraph text
- Profoundly concerned that the situation of children in many parts of the world remains critical as a result of poverty, inadequate social and economic conditions, natural disasters, armed conflicts, displacement, economic and sexual exploitation, illiteracy, hunger, intolerance, disability and inadequate legal protection, and convinced that urgent and effective national and international action is called for,
- Body
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 1998
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Health, morbidity, mortality and development 2010, para. 14
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- Emphasizing that poverty is a major common denominator in health-related issues and is responsible for the serious worsening, above all in developing countries, of the main health indicators, deterioration of living standards, shortening of the average life expectancy and persistence of, and in some cases, the increase in preventable diseases and deaths, particularly of children,
- Body
- Commission on Population and Development
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Adolescents and youth 2012, para. 12
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- Noting with concern that for millions of people throughout the world, the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health, including access to medicines, still remains a distant goal and that in many cases, especially for children, youth and people living in poverty, the likelihood of achieving this goal is becoming increasingly remote,
- Body
- Commission on Population and Development
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Children
- Youth
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2016, para. 6
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- Stressing that gender equality and the political, civil, social, economic and cultural empowerment of women and girls, as well as the full and equal enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms, are fundamental in the eradication of poverty and the achievement of sustainable development,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2011, para. 14
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- Expressing its concern that the HIV and AIDS pandemic reinforces gender inequalities, that women and girls are disproportionately affected by the pandemic, that they are more easily infected, especially at an earlier age than men and boys, that they bear the disproportionate burden of caring for and supporting people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS and that they become more vulnerable to poverty as a result of the pandemic,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2010, para. 14
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- Expressing its concern that the HIV and AIDS pandemic reinforces gender inequalities, that women and girls are disproportionately affected by the pandemic, that they are more easily infected, especially at an earlier age than men and boys, that they bear the disproportionate burden of caring for and supporting people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS and that they become more vulnerable to poverty as a result of the pandemic,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Children
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2009, para. 15
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- Expressing its concern that the HIV/AIDS pandemic reinforces gender inequalities, that women and girls are disproportionately affected by the HIV and AIDS crisis, that they are more easily infected, that they bear the disproportionate burden of caring for and supporting those infected and affected by the disease and that they become more vulnerable to poverty as a result of the HIV and AIDS crisis,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women in agriculture and rural development 1995, para. 14
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- Expressing deep concern about the marginalization of rural women, especially young women with small children, women living in extreme poverty in rural areas and the sexual harassment experienced by, and the violence perpetrated against, them, including those in war-affected areas, as well as about the effect of male migrant workers,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Poverty
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 1995
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 2017, para. 7
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- Recalling also General Assembly resolution 70/1 of 25 September 2015, entitled "Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", in which the Assembly adopted a comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Sustainable Development Goals and targets, and expressed its commitment to working tirelessly for the full implementation of the Agenda by 2030, its recognition that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development, its commitment to achieving sustainable development in its three dimensions - economic, social and environmental - in a balanced and integrated manner, and to building upon the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals and seeking to address their unfinished business and recognizing that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals can help ensure that children can assert and enjoy their rights,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2014, para. 14
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- Stressing that the HIV epidemic, with its devastating scale and impact on women and girls, is often aggravated by poverty, which requires urgent action across all internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals and the post-2015 development agenda, in all fields and at all levels,
- Body
- Commission on the Status of Women
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage 2015, para. 12
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- Recognizing also that child, early and forced marriage is itself a barrier to sustainable development and contributes to perpetuating the cycle of poverty and that the risk of child, early and forced marriage is also highly exacerbated in conflict and humanitarian crisis situations,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of the child: Towards better investment in the rights of the child 2015, para. 22
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- Reaffirming that equitable, sustained and broad-based investment in children for the protection and realization of their rights lays the foundation for a just society, a strong economy and a world free of poverty,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: Mandate of the Special Rapporteur 2014, para. 12
- Paragraph text
- Acknowledging that poverty is an important factor in making persons vulnerable to trafficking,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living 2010, para. 5
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- Concerned that any deterioration in the general housing situation disproportionally affects persons living in conditions of poverty, low-income earners, women, children, persons belonging to minorities and indigenous peoples, migrants, the elderly and persons with disabilities,
- Body
- United Nations Human Rights Council
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Intensification of efforts to end obstetric fistula 2016, para. 5
- Paragraph text
- Stressing the interlinkages between poverty, malnutrition, lack of or inadequate or inaccessible health-care services, early childbearing, child, early and forced marriage, violence against young women and girls and gender inequality as root causes of obstetric fistula, and that poverty remains the main social risk factor,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The girl child 2015, para. 10
- Paragraph text
- Deeply concerned further that, in situations of poverty, armed conflict, climate-related and other hazards, natural disasters, disease outbreaks and other humanitarian emergencies, the incidence of child-headed households increases and makes girl children particularly vulnerable to poverty, physical and sexual violence and abuse, and discrimination, thus limiting their potential for full development,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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