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Human resources management (2011), para. 013
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- 6. Notes the variety of human resources management initiatives that the Organization has undertaken since the adoption by the General Assembly of its resolution 63/250, and recognizes that the continued implementation of the reform initiatives will better equip the Organization to address a variable and demanding environment in which integration and harmonization will provide the basis for longer-term efficiencies in productivity and an improved work environment that will, in turn, better enable the Organization to meet its mandates;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly (2015), para. 72
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- 48. Stresses that the international community should enhance its efforts to create an enabling environment for social development and poverty eradication through increasing market access for developing countries, technology transfer on mutually agreed terms, financial aid and a comprehensive solution to the external debt problem;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Follow-up to the second United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (2017), para. 61
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- 40. Stresses the importance of universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy services, and welcomes the holding of the high-level seminar on accelerating sustainable energy for all in landlocked developing countries through innovative partnerships in Vienna on 24 and 25 October 2016;
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- Economic Rights
- Environment
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- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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High-Level Dialogue on strengthening international economic cooperation for development through partnership (2003), para. 07
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- Stressing the importance of staying fully engaged, nationally, regionally and internationally, to ensure proper follow-up to the implementation of agreements and commitments reached at the International Conference on Financing for Development and to continue to build bridges between development, finance and trade organizations and initiatives, within the framework of the holistic agenda of the Conference,
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening of the coordination of humanitarian and disaster relief assistance of the United Nations, including special economic assistance: special economic assistance to individual countries or regions (1996), para. 207
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- Considering that Burundi continues to face a social, human rights and political crisis that has existed since October 1993, the adverse effects of which are endangering the national economy, as evidenced by the destruction of economic and social infrastructures, declining production and trade and, as a result, shrinking public revenue,
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International financial system and development (2013), para. 20
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- 4. Notes the important efforts undertaken nationally, regionally and internationally to respond to the challenges posed by the financial and economic crisis, and recognizes that more needs to be done in order to promote the economic recovery, to address turbulence in global financial and commodity markets, to tackle high unemployment and indebtedness in several countries, as well as widespread fiscal strains, to reinforce the banking sector, including by increasing its transparency and accountability, to address systemic fragilities and imbalances and to reform and strengthen the international financial system;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights (2018), para. 39
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- 11. Recognizes that the responsible operations of transnational corporations and other business enterprises can contribute to the promotion, protection and fulfilment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, in particular economic, social and cultural rights;
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International trade and development (2003), para. 38
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- 22. Also invites donors and other countries in a position to do so to make voluntary contributions to the Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund of the World Trade Organization, and further invites the World Trade Organization to cooperate closely with other organizations having the necessary expertise and comparative advantage in delivering technical assistance;
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Integration of the economies in transition into the world economy (2003), para. 04
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- Reaffirming further the need for the full integration of the countries with economies in transition into the world economy,
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization (2005), para. 19
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- 10. Takes note of the cooperation between the Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and the World Bank and the World Trade Organization and the working contacts with the World Tourism Organization, aimed at the sustainable development of the Black Sea region;
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- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- All
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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. 057
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- (a) We continue to support efforts by developing countries and countries with economies in transition to create a domestic environment conducive to attracting investments through, inter alia, achieving a transparent, stable and predictable investment climate with proper contract enforcement and respect for property rights and the rule of law and pursuing appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks that encourage business formation;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2002), para. 17
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- Recognizing also that the problem of the illicit production of and trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is often related to development problems and that those links and the promotion of the economic development of countries affected by the illicit drug trade require, within the context of shared responsibility, appropriate measures, including strengthened international cooperation in support of alternative and sustainable development activities, in the affected areas of those countries, that have as their objectives the reduction and elimination of illicit drug production,
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
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- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Questions of American Samoa, Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guam, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the United States Virgin Islands (1999), para. 131
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- 3. Requests the administering Power and relevant regional and international organizations to continue to support the efforts of the territorial Government to address the socio-economic development of the Territory;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Entrepreneurship for sustainable development (2017), para. 44
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- 23. Calls upon the relevant organizations and bodies of the United Nations system to further recognize and integrate entrepreneurship in its various forms into their policies, programmes and reports, as appropriate, and invites the United Nations system, and in particular the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, to continue to provide support to and assist Member States, at their request, to identify, formulate, implement and assess coherent policy measures on entrepreneurship and the promotion of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Economic and other activities which affect the interests of the peoples of the Non-Self-Governing Territories (2019), para. 21
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- 6. Calls once again upon all Governments that have not yet done so to take, in accordance with the relevant provisions of General Assembly resolution 2621 (XXV) of 12 October 1970, legislative, administrative or other measures in respect of their nationals and the bodies corporate under their jurisdiction that o wn and operate enterprises in the Non-Self-Governing Territories that are detrimental to the interests of the inhabitants of those Territories, in order to put an end to such enterprises;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Enhancing international cooperation towards a durable solution to the external debt problem of developing countries (1996), para. 38
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- 16. Recognizes that the evolving debt strategy must be accompanied by a favourable and supportive international environment, including the full implementation of the results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, and the Marrakesh ministerial decisions in favour of the least developed countries and net food-importing developing countries; 5/
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- Economic Rights
- Food & Nutrition
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Preventing and combating corrupt practices and transfer of assets of illicit origin and returning such assets, inparticular to the countries of origin, consistent with the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2010), para. 20
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- 5. Condemns corruption in all its forms, including bribery, as well as the laundering of proceeds of corruption and other forms of economic crime;
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- Economic Rights
- Violence
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- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Promotion of international cooperation to combat illicit financial flows and strengthen good practices on assets return to foster sustainable development (2020), para. 31
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- 3. Reaffirms its commitment to strive to eliminate safe havens that create incentives for the transfer abroad of stolen assets and illicit financial flows ;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Feb 25, 2020
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The right to development (2011), para. 49
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- 25. Recognizes the need to address market access for developing countries, including in agriculture, services and non-agricultural products, in particular those of interest to developing countries;
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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The effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights (2011), para. 07
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- Emphasizing that the World Conference on Human Rights agreed to call upon the international community to make all efforts to help to alleviate the external debt burden of developing countries in order to supplement the efforts of the Governments of such countries to attain the full realization of the economic, social and cultural rights of their people,
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Agricultural technology for development (2010), para. 14
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- Acknowledging the role and work of civil society in furthering progress in developing countries, in promoting the use of sustainable agricultural technology and the training of smallholder farmers, in raising awareness and in the provision and dissemination of information,
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- Economic Rights
- Environment
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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General and complete disarmament (2002), para. 191
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- Wishing to do the utmost in ensuring assistance for the care and rehabilitation, including the social and economic reintegration, of mine victims,
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Human resources development (2002), para. 13
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- Stressing that developing countries should be assisted in their efforts to develop capacity in and be well equipped with the knowledge of information technologies that would enable them to benefit from the opportunities offered by globalization and to avoid the risk of marginalization in the process of globalization,
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2009), para. 06
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- Conscious of the urgent need for improvement in the economic and social infrastructure of the occupied territory,
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development (2011), para. 02
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- Bearing in mind the purposes and principles of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter of the United Nations, which include the promotion of the economic advancement and social progress of all peoples,
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Regional Centre for Peace, Disarmament and Development in Latin America and the Caribbean (2015), para. 09
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- Welcoming the ongoing support provided by the Regional Centre to Member States in the implementation of the Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, 2
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- Economic Rights
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway (2014), para. 028
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- Sustained and sustainable, inclusive and equitable economic growth with decent work for all
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- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International trade and development (1994), para. 36
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- 9. Strongly urges all participants in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations to complete the Round by 15 December 1993, taking into account issues of particular interest to the developing countries and providing a comprehensive market access package on goods and services, including items of export interest to those countries, and stresses in this regard the need for a full contribution by all parties;
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to States for curbing the illicit traffic in small arms and light weapons and collecting them (2019), para. 24
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- 7. Calls upon the international community to provide technical and financial support to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations to take action to help to combat the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons;
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- Economic Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the commitments and policies agreed upon in the Declaration on International Economic Cooperation, inparticular the Revitalization of Economic Growth and Development of the Developing Countries, and implementation of the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade (1997), para. 06
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- 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Declaration on International Economic Cooperation, in particular the Revitalization of Economic Growth and Development of the Developing Countries and the International Development Strategy for the Fourth United Nations Development Decade; 1
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- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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