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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 20
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- Welcoming also the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including its pledge to leave no one behind, and noting that efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and to effectively address the world drug problem are complementary and mutually reinforcing,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 19
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- take into account the public health dimension of the world drug problem, in accordance with the operational recommendations of the outcome document, including by intensifying efforts to support Member States, upon request, in addressing and countering the world drug problem in accordance with a comprehensive, integrated and balanced approach,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 18
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- Welcoming the progress made in strengthening and expanding existing cooperation on the public health-related aspects of the world drug problem, and reaffirming the need to
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 17
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- Considering that the Commission on Narcotic Drugs encourages contributions of, inter alia, relevant United Nations entities, within their respective mandates, to the work of the Commission and the efforts of Member States to address and counter the world drug problem, and to strengthening international and inter-agency cooperation, and also encourages them to make available relevant information to the Commission in order to facilitate its work and to enhance coherence within the United Nations system at all levels with regard to the world drug problem,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 16
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- Reaffirming the principal role of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs as the policymaking body of the United Nations with prime responsibility for drug control matters, reaffirming also the support and appreciation of the General Assembly for the efforts of the United Nations, in particular those of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime as the leading entity in the United Nations system for addressing and countering the world drug problem, and reaffirming further the treaty-mandated roles of the International Narcotics Control Board and the World Health Organization,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 15
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- Considering that the General Assembly has reaffirmed the need to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and other United Nations entities, within their respective mandates, in their efforts to support Member States in the implementation of international drug control treaties in accordance with applicable human rights obligations and to promote the protection of and respect for human rights and the dignity of all individuals in the context of drug programmes, strategies and policies,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 14
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- Recalling General Assembly resolution 72/198 of 19 December 2017 on international cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem, and other relevant Assembly resolutions,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2018
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 13
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- Reaffirming also the three main international drug control conventions of 1961, 1971 and 1988, the 2009 Political Declaration and Plan of Action, the Joint Ministerial Statement of the 2014 high-level review and other relevant international instruments of the international drug control system,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- 2018
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 12
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- Reaffirming the outcome document of the thirtieth special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Our joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem”, in its entirety, as adopted by Assembly in the annex to its resolution S-30/1 of 19 April 2016, and reiterating that the operational recommendations contained therein are integrated, indivisible, multidisciplinary and mutually reinforcing and aim at a comprehensive, integrated and balanced approach to addressing and countering the world drug problem, and reaffirming also the decision to establish 2019 as the target date for States to implement the goals set out in the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 11
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- Recognizing that the three international drug-control conventions concern the health and welfare of humankind, noting with concern that, although human rights are an indispensable part of the international legal framework for the design and implementation of drug policies, the availability of internationally controlled narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances for medical and scientific purposes, including for the relief of pain and suffering, remains low to non-existent in many countries of the world, and highlighting the need to enhance national efforts and international cooperation at all levels to address that situation by promoting measures to ensure their availability, affordability and accessibility for medical and scientific purposes, within the framework of national legislation,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 10
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- promoting the implementation of the international commitments to effectively address and counter the world drug problem in accordance with States’ human rights obligations,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 9
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- Noting the contributions of international human rights bodies and mechanisms, including international human rights treaty bodies, the Human Rights Council and its subsidiary bodies, such as the special procedures and the universal periodic review, in
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 8
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- on the world drug problem of 2016”,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 7
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- Recalling Human Rights Council resolution 28/28 of 27 March 2015 entitled “Contribution of the Human Rights Council to the special session of the General Assembly
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 6
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- Underscoring that the three main international drug control conventions of 1961, 1971 and 1988 and other relevant international instruments constitute the cornerstone of the international drug control system, and reaffirming the targets and goals of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem of 2009, and also the Joint Ministerial Statement of the 2014 high-level review of the implementation by Member States of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 5
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- Recalling in particular that the Human Rights Council has the mandate to, inter alia, promote universal respect for the protection of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without discrimination of any kind and in a fair and equal manner, to serve as a forum for dialogue on thematic issues on all human rights, and to promote the effective coordination and mainstreaming of human rights within the United Nations system,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 4
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- Reaffirming also the universality, interdependence, indivisibility and interrelatedness of human rights as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and consequently elaborated in other human rights instruments,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- 2018
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 3
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- Reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and other relevant international human rights instruments,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 2
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- Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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Contribution to the implementation of the joint commitment to effectively addressing and countering the world drug problem with regards to human rights, para. 1
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- The Human Rights Council,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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Human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, para. 21
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- Expressing deep concern that thousands of Palestinians, including many children and women and elected members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, continue to be detained and held in Israeli prisons or detention centres under harsh conditions, including unhygienic conditions, solitary confinement, lack of proper medical care, denial of family visits and denial of due process, that impair their well-being, and expressing deep concern also at the ill-treatment and harassment of Palestinian prisoners and all reports of torture,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Women
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- 2018
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, para. 33
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- Republic, and calls for immediate medical and psychosocial support to be provided to survivors of such crimes, and for every effort to be made to ensure justice for those who have suffered as a result of such crimes;
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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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),
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Resolution
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- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Women
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Human rights and unilateral coercive measures, para. 23
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- Deeply disturbed by the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the right to life, the rights to health and medical care, the right to freedom from hunger and the right to an adequate standard of living, food, education, work and housing,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- 2018
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- Sep 17, 2019
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Rights of the child: protection of the rights of the child in humanitarian situations, para. 17
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- Recognizing also the psychological distress that humanitarian situations cause children and their families, putting children at heightened risk for impaired developmental and health outcomes that can follow them throughout their lives,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Equality & Inclusion
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- Humanitarian
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- Children
- Families
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- 2018
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Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal, para. 29
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- Acknowledging the very important role of the media in the promotion and popularization of sport and in raising public awareness of the merits of practicing as a key element of a healthy lifestyle, thus contributing to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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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,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Poverty
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- Children
- Youth
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- 2018
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The right to food, para. 16
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- Recognizing that, despite the efforts made and the fact that some positive results have been achieved, the problems of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition have a global dimension and that there has not been sufficient progress in reducing hunger, and that they could increase dramatically in some regions unless urgent, determined and concerted action is taken,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Food & Nutrition
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The right to food, para. 15
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- Reaffirming that food security is a national responsibility, and that any plan for addressing food security challenges must be nationally articulated, designed, owned and led, and built on consultation with all key stakeholders, and recognizing the commitment to strengthening the multilateral system in the channelling of resources and in the promotion of policies dedicated to fighting hunger and malnutrition,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Food & Nutrition
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The right to food, para. 14
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- Convinced that each State must adopt a strategy consistent with its resources and capacities to achieve its individual goals in implementing the recommendations contained in the Rome Declaration on World Food Security and the World Food Summit Plan of Action and, at the same time, cooperate regionally and internationally in order to organize collective solutions to global issues of food security in a world of increasingly interlinked institutions, societies and economies, where coordinated efforts and shared responsibilities are essential,
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- United Nations Human Rights Council
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- Food & Nutrition
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- N.A.
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- 2018
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