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Situation of human rights in Myanmar, para. 18

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and the pursuit of an inclusive and comprehensive national political dialogue that ensures the full and effective participation of women and young people, as well as civil society, with the objective of achieving lasting peace;
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, para. 22

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Acknowledging further the importance of the Youth Olympic Games in inspiring youth, including university students, through integrated sports and cultural and educational experiences, and the potential for social inclusion, welcoming the hosting of the Youth Olympic Games by Buenos Aires in 2018 and Lausanne, Switzerland in 2020, and the hosting of the Universiade in 2019 by Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation in March 2019 and in Naples, Italy in July 2019,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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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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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, para. 19

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Acknowledging the potential of sport and major sporting events to educate the youth of the world and to promote their inclusion through sport practiced without discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires human understanding, tolerance, fair play and solidarity,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, para. 13

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Welcoming the significant impetus that the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games and the Youth Olympic Games give to the volunteer movement around the world, acknowledging the contributions of volunteers to the success of the Games, and in this regard calling upon host countries to promote social inclusion without discrimination of any kind,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, para. 12

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Recognizing that young women and girls belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities may often face particular challenges, and underlining in this context the importance of taking a gender-sensitive approach when considering measures to promote and protect the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, para. 7

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Reaffirming that youth participation is important for development, and encouraging Member States to explore and promote the participation of young people in relevant decision-making processes and monitoring, including in designing and implementing policies and programmes involving them, while implementing the 2030 Agenda,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Civil & Political Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Youth
Year
2018
Date added
Sep 17, 2019
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Maintenance of international peace and security 2015, para. 12

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Noting the important role youth can play further as positive role models in preventing and countering violent extremism, which can be conducive to terrorism, and fuels conflict, inhibits socioeconomic development and fosters regional and international insecurity,
Body
United Nations Security Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Humanitarian
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 1999, para. 6

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Also recognizing that women and, in particular, young girls, are physiologically and biologically more vulnerable than men to sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, and yet receive minimal health care and support when infected,
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Men
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
1999
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Human rights and indigenous peoples 2016, para. 5

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Recognizing that indigenous women, youth, children and persons with disabilities face particular challenges and face multi-faceted and intersecting forms of discrimination in access to health services,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Youth
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Rights of indigenous peoples 2015, para. 10

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Expressing concern that, in some cases, indigenous peoples' communities frequently experience suicide rates, in particular among indigenous youth and children, which are significantly higher than among the general population,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Ethnic minorities
  • Youth
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The girl child 2009, para. 21

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Emphasizing that increased access to education, including in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, for young people, especially girls, dramatically lowers their vulnerability to preventable diseases, in particular HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2009
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2003, para. 1

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Guided by the Charter of the United Nations as well as other relevant international instruments, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the two Optional Protocols thereto,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2003
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Promoting youth employment 2002, para. 1

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Reaffirming the resolve of heads of State and Government, as contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration, to develop and implement strategies that give young people everywhere a real chance to find decent and productive work,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2002
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Policies and programmes involving youth 2001, para. 1

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Recalling its resolution 50/81 of 14 December 1995, by which it adopted the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, annexed thereto, as an integral part of that resolution,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2001
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Policies and programmes involving youth 1999, para. 4

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Noting that, in paragraph 124 of the Programme of Action, youth-related bodies and organizations of the United Nations system were invited to cooperate with the above-mentioned conferences,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
1999
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Policies and programmes involving youth 1999, para. 1

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Recalling its resolution 50/81 of 14 December 1995, by which it adopted the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond, annexed thereto, as an integral part of that resolution,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
1999
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Policies and programmes involving youth 1997, para. 5

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Noting that the third session of the World Youth Forum, convened by the United Nations in partnership with the Portuguese National Youth Council, will be held at Braga, Portugal, from 2 to 6 August 1998,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
1997
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The girl child 2007, para. 16

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Emphasizing that increased access to education, including in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, for young people, especially girls, dramatically lowers their vulnerability to preventable diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS infection and sexually transmitted diseases,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2007
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The girl child 2005, para. 13

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Emphasizing that increased access to education, including in the areas of sexual and reproductive health, for young people, especially girls, dramatically lowers their vulnerability to preventable diseases, in particular HIV/AIDS infection and sexually transmitted diseases,
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Health
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Youth
Year
2005
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Elimination of discrimination against women and girls 2017, para. 7

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Expressing profound concern about the backlash against the progress made by civil society, including women’s and community-based organizations, feminist groups, women human rights defenders and girls’ and youth-led organizations, to fulfil women’s human rights,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Activists
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Youth and human rights 2017, para. 11

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Encouraging contributions by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the special procedures and the treaty bodies, as well as the Envoy of the Secretary-General on Youth and other relevant international and regional human rights mechanisms in identifying and addressing obstacles to the enjoyment of all human rights by youth,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Youth and human rights 2017, para. 8

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Taking note of the summary on the expert meeting organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in July 2013, in which it was recognized that young people experience difficulties in the exercise of their rights by virtue of being young and that there are gaps in the protection and fulfilment of the human rights of youth,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Youth and human rights 2017, para. 4

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Recalling further all previous relevant resolutions, including the most recent, namely, General Assembly resolution 70/127 of 17 December 2015 on policies and programmes involving youth, and Assembly resolution 50/81 of 14 December 1995, by which the Assembly adopted the World Programme of Action for Youth to the Year 2000 and Beyond,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2017
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Maintenance of international peace and security 2015, para. 9

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Recognizing that youth should actively be engaged in shaping lasting peace and contributing to justice and reconciliation, and that a large youth population presents a unique demographic dividend that can contribute to lasting peace and economic prosperity if inclusive policies are in place,
Body
United Nations Security Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Maintenance of international peace and security 2015, para. 6

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Expressing concern that among civilians, youth account for many of those adversely affected by armed conflict, including as refugees and internally displaced persons, and that the disruption of youth's access to education and economic opportunities has a dramatic impact on durable peace and reconciliation,
Body
United Nations Security Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
  • Youth
Year
2015
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Traffic in women and girls 1999, para. 13

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Noting with concern the increasing number of women and girl children from developing countries and from some economies in transition who are being trafficked to developed countries, as well as within and between regions and States, and acknowledging that the problem of trafficking also includes the victimizing of young boys,
Body
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
1999
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Conclusion on youth 2016, para. 8

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Noting the Global Refugee Youth Consultations conducted by UNHCR in partnership with a number of States, the Women's Refugee Commission, and civil society in 2015 and 2016, and the consultations undertaken by UNHCR on stateless children and youth in 2015;
Body
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Document type
ExCom Conclusion
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
  • Youth
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph

Youth and human rights 2016, para. 12

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Recalling the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights Education and Training, and recognizing that human rights education and training for youth can contribute to the promotion of inclusive and tolerant societies, thereby favouring the progressive realization of all human rights,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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Youth and human rights 2016, para. 9

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Bearing in mind also that today’s generation of youth is the largest the world has ever witnessed, and that the ways in which the challenges and the potential of young people are addressed by policy will influence the well-being and livelihood of future generations,
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
  • Youth
Year
2016
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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