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Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (2018), para. 52
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- (b) Encouraging economic operators in the area of alcohol production and trade, as appropriate, to contribute to reducing harmful use of alcohol in their core areas, taking into account national religious and cultural contexts;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (2018–2027) (2019), para. 56
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- 19. Reaffirms its commitment to embracing diversity in cities and human settlements, to strengthening social cohesion, intercultural dialogue and understanding, tolerance, mutual respect, gender equality, innovation, entrepreneurship, inclusion, identity and safety, and the dignity of all people, as we ll as to fostering liveability and a vibrant urban economy and to taking steps to ensure that local institutions promote pluralism and peaceful coexistence within increasingly heterogeneous and multicultural societies;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Freedom of religion or belief (2016), para. 32
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- (g) To ensure that no official documents are withheld from the individual on the grounds of religion or belief, and that everyone has the right to refrain from disclosing information concerning their religious affiliation in such documents against their will;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife (2019), para. 04
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- Reaffirming further the intrinsic value of biological diversity and its various contributions to sustainable development and human well-being, and recognizing that wild fauna and flora in their many beautiful and varied forms are an irreplaceable part of the natural systems of the Earth which must be protected for this generation and the generations to come,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (2011), para. 46
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- 8. Calls upon the parties to observe calm and restraint and to refrain from provocative actions and inflammatory rhetoric, especially in areas of religious and cultural sensitivity;
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Year for Cultural Heritage, 2002 (2004), para. 03
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- Welcoming the ratification of the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage by one hundred and seventy-six States parties, and noting the inscription of seven hundred and fifty-four sites on the World Heritage List,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Multilingualism (2011), para. 02
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- Recognizing that the United Nations pursues multilingualism as a means of promoting, protecting and preserving diversity of languages and cultures globally,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- 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 (2019), para. 55
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- Inequality in access to social protection
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination (2018), para. 03
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- Guided also by the provisions of article 1 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and article 1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which affirm that all peoples have the right to self-determination,
- 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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Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (2018), para. 07
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- Recalling also the relevant provisions of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action adopted by the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance on 8 September 2001, 9 in particular paragraph 2 of the Declaration and paragraph 86 of the Programme of Action, as well as the relevant provisions of the outcome document of the Durban Review Conference of 24 April 2009, 10 in particular paragraphs 11 and 54,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief (2007), para. 29
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- (c) To review, whenever relevant, existing registration practices in order to ensure the right of all persons to manifest their religion or belief, alone or in community with others and in public or in private;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Turkmenistan (2006), para. 27
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- (f) Continuing restrictions on the exercise of the freedom of thought, conscience, religion or belief, including the use of registration procedures as a means to limit the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion of members of certain religious communities;
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Culture and sustainable development (2014), para. 12
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- Recalling that, in its resolution 65/1 of 22 September 2010, entitled “Keeping the promise: united to achieve the Millennium Development Goals”, the General Assembly emphasized the importance of culture for development and its contribution to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals and, in that respect, encouraged international cooperation in the cultural field, aimed at achieving development objectives,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Freedom of religion or belief (2017), para. 30
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- (e) To ensure that no one is discriminated against on the basis of his or her religion or belief in their access to, inter alia, education, medical care, employment, humanitarian assistance or social benefits, and to ensure that everyone has the right and the opportunity to have access, on general terms of equality, to public services in their country, without any discrimination on the basis of religion or belief;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions (2017), para. 06
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- Recognizing the positive role that regional human rights systems can play in the global protection against arbitrary deprivation of life,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Human rights and cultural diversity (2006), para. 07
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- Welcoming also the contribution of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held at Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, to the promotion of respect for cultural diversity,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Towards the sustainable development of the Caribbean Sea for present and future generations (2007), para. 20
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- Cognizant of the importance of the Caribbean Sea to present and future generations and to the heritage and the continuing economic well-being and sustenance of people living in the area, and the urgent need for the countries of the region to take appropriate steps for its preservation and protection, with the support of the international community,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Sustainable tourism and sustainable development in Central America (2020), para. 31
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- 11. Recognizes the continued need to support sustainable tourism activities and relevant capacity-building efforts that promote environmental awareness, conserve and protect the environment, respect wildlife, biodiversity, ecosystems and cultural diversity and improve the welfare and livelihoods of local communities by supporting their local economies and the human and natural environment as a whole;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity (2009), para. 14
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- Taking into consideration all relevant Economic and Social Council resolutions, in particular resolutions 2008/23, 2008/24 and 2008/25 of 24 July 2008, and all those relating to the strengthening of international cooperation as well as the technical assistance and advisory services of the United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Programme of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the field of crime prevention and criminal justice, promotion and reinforcement of the rule of law and reform of criminal justice institutions, including with regard to the implementation of technical assistance,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Culture and sustainable development (2020), para. 57
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- (k) To support national legal frameworks and policies for the protection and preservation of cultural heritage and cultural property, encouraging initiatives to fight against illicit trafficking in cultural property, and for the return of cultural property, in accordance with national legislation and applicable international legal frameworks;
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- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization (2020), para. 03
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- Reaffirming that democracy is a universal value based on the freely expressed will of the people to determine their own political, economic, social and cultural systems and their full participation in all aspects of their lives,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Cultural rights and the protection of cultural heritage (2018), para. 26
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- 6. Calls for the development of partnerships between competent national authorities and civil society, in particular grass-roots institutions, with the aim of creating a safe and enabling environment to enhance the protection of cultural rights and to promote the right of everyone to take part in cultural life, including the ability to access and enjoy cultural heritage;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Combating defamation of religions (2011), para. 24
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- Recognizing the importance of the intersection of religion and race and that instances can arise of multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination on the basis of religion and other grounds, such as race, colour, descent or national or ethnic origin,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Human rights and cultural diversity (2014), para. 14
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- Recognizing also the contribution that diverse cultures have been making to the development and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms,
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- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Enlightenment and religious tolerance (2018), para. 13
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- Seriously concerned by intolerance and the existence of discrimination on account of religion or belief, and by the ongoing violence in the world, in which terrorist groups have targeted people for their religion or beliefs,
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Declaration on the Right to Peace (2017), para. 31
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- Recalling the need for strengthened international efforts to foster a global dialogue for the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels, based on respect for human rights and diversity of religions and beliefs,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The right to privacy in the digital age (2019), para. 02
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- Reaffirming the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the human rights and fundamental freedoms enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1 and relevant international human rights treaties, including the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 2 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 3
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2014), para. 26
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- 10. Calls upon Member States to advocate for and disseminate information on tolerance and mutual respect, and underlines the potential contribution of the media and new communications technologies, including the Internet, to promoting respect for all human rights, to developing a better understanding among all religions, beliefs, cultures and peoples, to enhancing tolerance and mutual respect and thus to strengthening the rejection of violent extremism;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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