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Triennial policy review of operational activities for development of the United Nations system (1999), para. 32
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- 19. Also stresses the need to ensure the full and active participation of the funds and programmes and specialized agencies of the United Nations system in the preparation of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
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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 (2001), para. 15
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- Recalling the signing in Washington, D.C., on 13 September 1993 of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements by the Government of the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization, 9 and the subsequent implementation agreements,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy Review (2016), para. 059
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- 24. Deeply deplores the suffering caused by terrorism to the victims of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and to their families, expresses its profound solidarity with them, encourages Member States to provide them with proper support and assistance while taking into account, inter alia, when appropriate, considerations regarding remembrance, dignity, respect, justice and truth, in accordance with international law;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (2005), para. 33
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- (f) To appoint an impartial prosecutor and to expedite the creation of offices of the Prosecutor in all provinces, in keeping with the decision taken in November 2002 for their re-establishment;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Verification in all its aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the field of verification (1999), para. 2
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- Noting the critical importance of, and the vital contribution that has been made by, effective verification measures in arms limitation and disarmament agreements and other similar obligations,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (2015), para. 08
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- Recalling also its resolution 58/292 of 6 May 2004,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Elimination of all forms of religious intolerance (1999), para. 05
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- Reaffirming its resolution 36/55 of 25 November 1981, by which it proclaimed the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development (2016), para. 03
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- Reaffirming also the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence for the provision of humanitarian assistance,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- All
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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 (2010), para. 07
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- Mindful of the urgent need to find a solution to the problems related to forced displacement in Georgia,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
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- All
- Date added
- 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 (2018), para. 06
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- Reaffirming further the Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Cooperation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, 11
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Developing human resources for development (1996), para. 23
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- 11. Calls for follow-up action to be taken as recommended in the Programme of Action of the World Summit for Social Development and in the Platform for Action adopted at Beijing, in order to ensure the strengthening of human resources development;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (2010), para. 02
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- Reaffirming its resolution 61/177 of 20 December 2006, by which it adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2002), para. 45
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- 3. Urges all parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo:
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba (2013), para. 03
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- Reaffirming, among other principles, the sovereign equality of States, non-intervention and non-interference in their internal affairs and freedom of international trade and navigation, which are also enshrined in many international legal instruments,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights (2014), para. 14
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- 2. Recognizes that, in addition to their separate responsibilities to their individual societies, States have a collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Southern African Development Community (2005), para. 13
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- 2. Expresses its appreciation to the United Nations funds and programmes as well as the international community for the financial, technical and material support given to the Southern African Development Community;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Observer status for the Eurasian Economic Community in the General Assembly (2004), para. 2
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- Wishing to promote cooperation between the United Nations and the Eurasian Economic Community,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Questions relating to informationInformation in the service of humanity (2017), para. 095
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- 63. Recognizes the important role of television and video services provided by the Department of Public Information, and notes the recent efforts in making available online broadcast-quality video that can be streamed or downloaded by smaller broadcast outlets that do not have access to satellite feeds;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Second United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2008–2017) (2016), para. 13
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- Concerned at the global nature of poverty and inequality, underlining the fact that the eradication of poverty and hunger is an ethical, social, politi cal and economic imperative of all humankind, and in this regard recognizing that there is a need to better understand the multidimensional nature of development and poverty,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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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;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Plans of action for the implementation of the Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century (2002), para. 234
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- 45. The Centre for International Crime Prevention will, in cooperation with other relevant international and regional organizations, as appropriate, and in accordance with the present resolution:
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Persons with albinism (2016), para. 04
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- Recalling also General Assembly resolution 69/170 of 18 December 2014, by which the Assembly decided to proclaim 13 June as International Albinism Awareness Day, with effect from 2015, and Human Rights Council resolution 28/6 of 26 March 2015, 9 by which the Council established the mandate of the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Preventing and combating corrupt practices and the transfer of proceeds of corruption, facilitating asset recovery and returning such assets to legitimate owners, in particular to countries of origin, in accordance with the United Nations Convention against Corruption (2019), para. 119
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- 66. Recognizes the efforts of the Group of 20 in countering corruption at both the global and the national levels, takes note with appreciation of the anti-corruption initiatives outlined in the communiqué of the Summit of the Group of 20, held in Hamburg, Germany, on 7 and 8 July 2017, and urges the Group of 20 to continue to engage other States Members of the United Nations and the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime in its work in an inclusive and transparent manner to ensure that initiatives of the Group of 20 complement or strengthen the work being undertaken by the United Nations system;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law (2017), para. 16
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- 1. Reiterates its approval of the guidelines and recommendations contained in section III of the reports of the Secretary-General, 2 in particular those designed to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law in response to the increasing demand for international law training and dissemination activities;
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- 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;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Human rights and terrorism (2004), para. 09
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- Recalling previous resolutions of the Commission on Human Rights,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel (2009), para. 07
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- Reaffirming also the principles of neutrality, humanity, impartiality and independence for the provision of humanitarian assistance,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples by the specialized agencies and the international institutions associated with the United Nations (2005), para. 26
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- 7. Urges those specialized agencies and organizations of the United Nations system that have not yet provided assistance to Non-Self-Governing Territories to do so as soon as possible;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations to achieve international cooperation in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms and in solving international problems of a humanitarian character (2004), para. 08
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- Reaffirming also that all human rights are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated and that the international community must treat human rights globally in a fair and equal manner, on the same footing and with the same emphasis,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The rule of law at the national and international levels (2013), para. 21
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- 12. Recognizes the importance of restoring confidence in the rule of law as a key element of transitional justice;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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