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Assistance to Palestine refugees (2008), para. 13
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- Aware of the important role to be played in the peace process by the Multilateral Working Group on Refugees of the Middle East peace process,
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- Feb 25, 2020
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The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self- determination (2016), para. 12
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- Convinced that, regardless of the way in which mercenaries or mercenary-related activities are used or the form that they take to acquire a semblance of legitimacy, they are a threat to peace, security and the self-determination of peoples and an obstacle to the enjoyment of human rights by peoples,
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination (2013), para. 14
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- Convinced also that, notwithstanding the way in which they are used or the form that they take to acquire some semblance of legitimacy, mercenaries or mercenary-related activities are a threat to peace, security and the self-determination of peoples and an obstacle to the enjoyment of all human rights by peoples,
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination (2018), para. 09
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- Convinced that, regardless of the way in which mercenaries or mercenary-related activities are used or the form that they take to acquire a semblance of legitimacy, they are a threat to peace, security and the self-determination of peoples and an obstacle to the enjoyment of human rights by peoples,
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to unaccompanied refugee minors (1996), para. 02
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- Bearing in mind that unaccompanied refugee minors are among the most vulnerable refugees and require special assistance and care,
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- Adolescents
- Children
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Permanent sovereignty of the Palestinian people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and of the Arab population in the occupied Syrian Golan over their natural resources (2007), para. 12
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- Expressing its concern at the widespread destruction caused by Israel, the occupying Power, to vital infrastructure, including water pipelines and sewage networks, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which, inter alia, pollutes the environment and negatively affects the natural resources of the Palestinian people,
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2003), para. 18
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- 5. Requests all States, in conformity with national legislation, firmly to prosecute cases of violation of labour law with regard to the conditions of work of migrant workers, including those related to, inter alia, their remuneration and the conditions of health and safety at work;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2019), para. 10
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- 7. Also welcomes the continuing efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran to host large numbers of Afghan refugees and to grant them access to basic services, in particular access to health care and education for children;
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- Children
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- Feb 25, 2020
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (2004), para. 09
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- Recalling its resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990, by which it adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families,
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- Families
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2018), para. 28
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- Expressing concern at the increasing trend of xenophobia and hostility towards migrants in societies, which has a negative impact on the fulfilment of human rights globally,
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan (1995), para. 26
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- 3. Calls upon all Afghans, especially the leaders of warring parties, to agree on an immediate cease-fire and a speedy transfer of power and to support the special mission’s efforts to facilitate national reconstruction, expedite the process leading to the speedy establishment of an acceptable transitional government and restore a fully representative and broad-based government for Afghanistan;
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Protection of and assistance to internallydisplaced persons (2010), para. 20
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- 1. Welcomes the report of the Representative of the Secretary-General on the human rights of internally displaced persons 8F 9 and the conclusions and recommendations contained therein;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Status of internally displaced persons and refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia, and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia, Georgia (2017), para. 11
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- 2. Stresses the need to respect the property rights of all internally displaced persons and refugees affected by the conflicts in Georgia and to refrain from obtaining property in violation of those rights;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Missing persons (2013), para. 31
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- 12. Invites States, national institutions and, as appropriate, intergovernmental, international and non-governmental organizations to further their engagement in order to follow forensic best practices as they apply to preventing and resolving cases of missing persons in connection with armed conflict;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights (2016), para. 05
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- Taking note of the progress report of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee on the global issue of unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights, in which the Committee presented an analysis of the situation of children with high vulnerability, 1
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- Adolescents
- Children
- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Special assistance for the economic recovery and reconstruction of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001), para. 11
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- Bearing in mind that the Democratic Republic of the Congo also suffers from the problems encountered by a country that has received thousands of refugees from neighbouring countries,
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Interaction between the United Nations, national parliaments and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (2018), para. 25
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- 13. Invites the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the relevant bodies of the United Nations system to continue and enhance their cooperation in supporting Governments in facilitating the orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well -managed migration policies, and recognizes the contribution of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in the preparatory process for the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration;
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Draft outcome document of the High-level Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly of September 2005 (2005), para. 152
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- 61. We acknowledge the important nexus between international migration and development and the need to deal with the challenges and opportunities that migration presents to countries of origin, destination and transit. We recognize that international migration brings benefits as well as challenges to the global community. We look forward to the high-level dialogue of the General Assembly on international migration and development to be held in 2006, which will offer an opportunity to discuss the multidimensional aspects of international migration and development in order to identify appropriate ways and means to maximize their development benefits and minimize their negative impacts.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People (2000), para. 06
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- 2. Considers that the Committee can continue to make a valuable and positive contribution to international efforts to promote the Middle East peace process and the full implementation of the agreements reached and to mobilize international support for and assistance to the Palestinian people during the transitional period;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2019), para. 39
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- 4. Also recalls paragraph 11 of Security Council resolution 2371 (2017), paragraph 17 of Council resolution 2375 (2017) and, in particular, paragraph 8 of Council resolution 2397 (2017), in which the Council decided that Member States shall repatriate to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea all nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea earning income in their jurisdictions and all Democratic People’s Republic of Korea government safety oversight attachés monitoring Democratic People’s Republic of Korea workers abroad immediately but no later than 24 months from 22 December 2017, unless the particular Member State determines that the national is a national of that Member State or is prohibited from repatriation under applicable national and international law, including international refugee law and international human rights law, the Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations or the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, and urges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to promote, respect and protect the human rights of workers, including workers repatriated to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea;
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2011), para. 55
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- 36. Expresses concern at recent deeply marked tendencies within numerous societies to characterize migration as a problem and a threat to social cohesion, and in this context notes the numerous human rights challenges in combating racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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The use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination (2012), para. 24
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- 13. Welcomes the holding of the second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to consider the possibility of elaborating an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies, and expresses satisfaction at the participation of experts, including of the members of the Working Group on the use of mercenaries, as resource persons at the above-mentioned session, and requests the Working Group and other experts to continue to do so;
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to Somalia in the field of human rights (2017), para. 41
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- (p) To implement the Declaration on Durable Solutions for Somali Refugees and the Reintegration of Returnees in Somalia, adopted in Nairobi on 25 March 2017, to promote the well-being and protection of all internally displaced persons, including from sexual and gender-based violence, and also from exploitation and abuse committed by State or international military or civilian personnel, to facilitate the voluntary reintegration or return of all internally displaced persons, including the most vulnerable, in safety and with dignity, to ensure a fully consultative process and best practice for relocations, to provide safe sites that provide safe access to essential food and potable water, basic shelter and housing, appropriate clothing and essential medical services and sanitation, to ensure unhindered access for humanitarian organizations, to recognize the acute vulnerability of internally displaced persons, to facilitate full, rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to people in need, wherever they are in Somalia, and to safeguard the neutrality, impartiality and independence of humanitarian actors from political, economic and military interference, while remaining sensitive to the needs of persons belonging to ethnic minorities requiring humanitarian assistance;
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 72
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- 41. Deplores the suffering and torture in detention centres throughout the Syrian Arab Republic, as depicted in the reports of the Commission of Inquiry and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as in the evidence presented by “Caesar” in January 2014, and in the reports of widespread killing of detainees in Syrian military intelligence facilities;
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- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (1996), para. 95
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- Considering that the Palestine Arab refugees are entitled to their property and to the income derived therefrom, in conformity with the principles of justice and equity,
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Policies and programmes involving youth: youth in the global economy – promoting youth participation in social and economic development (2008), para. 133
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- 63. Where traditional forms of social support have been reduced by migration, globalization and related situations, Governments should work with non- governmental organizations and the private sector to provide assistance and support to older caregivers, especially those providing care for HIV/AIDS orphans, in meeting the needs of their children and grandchildren.
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- Children
- Older persons
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2014), para. 31
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- Deploring also the killing and wounding of refugee children and women sheltering in the Agency schools by the Israeli occupying forces during the military operations of July and August 2014,
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- Children
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- Women
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (2009), para. 14
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- Taking note of the results of the general meeting of the organizations and agencies of the United Nations system and the Organization of the Islamic Conference and its subsidiary organs and specialized and affiliated institutions, held in Geneva from 8 to 10 July 2008, to review and appraise the level of cooperation in the fields of science and technology, trade and development, implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, protection of and assistance to refugees, human rights, human resource development, food security and agriculture, environment, health and population, arts and crafts, and the promotion of heritage, and of the fact that these meetings are now being held every two years, with the next one scheduled for 2010,
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Oceans and the law of the sea (2009), para. 134
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- 91. Also welcomes the ongoing cooperation and coordination among members of the inter-agency group on the treatment of persons rescued at sea;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Protection of migrants (2014), para. 40
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- (c) Requests States to adopt concrete measures to prevent the violation of the human rights of migrants while in transit, including in ports and airports and at borders and migration checkpoints, and train public officials who work in those facilities and in border areas to treat migrants respectfully and in accordance with the law;
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- Persons on the move
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- Feb 25, 2020
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