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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,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- 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,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- 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
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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White Helmets Commission: participation of volunteers in the activities of the United Nations in the field of humanitarian relief, rehabilitation and technical cooperation for development (2019), para. 04
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- Emphasizing also the need for close collaboration between relief and development activities in the context of humanitarian emergencies, taking into account the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 1
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- 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,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects (1995), para. 12
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- Reaffirming its conviction that a general and verifiable agreement on prohibitions or restrictions on the use of certain conventional weapons would significantly reduce the suffering of civilians and combatants,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2014–2015 (2015), para. 030
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- 4. Acknowledges the programme criticality framework as an instrument to assist managers in the field to take time-sensitive decisions to prioritize programme activities in specific locations in response to changes in local security conditions;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Humanitarian assistance, emergency relief and rehabilitation for El Salvador as a result of the devastating effects of (2010), para. 15
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- 7. Requests the relevant organs and organizations of the United Nations system and other multilateral organizations to increase their support and assistance for strengthening the disaster-preparedness capacity of El Salvador;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all (2019), para. 20
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- Convinced also that life without war is the primary international prerequisite for the material well-being, development and progress of countries and for the full implementation of the rights and fundamental human freedoms proclaimed by the United Nations,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Operations of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (2019), para. 10
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- Expressing appreciation for the efforts of donors and host countries to respond to the Agency’s unprecedented financial crisis, including through generous, additional contributions and, where possible, continued increases in voluntary contributions, while acknowledging the steadfast support of all other donors to the Agency,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Countering the threat posed by improvised explosive devices (2017), para. 03
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- Expressing grave concern over the devastation caused by the increasing use of improvised explosive devices by illegal armed groups, terrorists and other unauthorized recipients, 1 which has affected a large number of countries and has resulted in thousands of casualties, both civilian and military, and, in this regard, stressing the need for all actors to comply with applicable international law at all times,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (2001), para. 13
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- 7. Emphasizes that all future and existing peacekeeping missions shall be given equal and non-discriminatory treatment in respect of financial and administrative arrangements;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Sudan (2001), para. 30
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- (v) The use of weapons, including indiscriminate artillery shelling and landmines, against the civilian population;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Nuclear disarmament (2006), para. 23
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- Seized of the danger of the use of weapons of mass destruction, particularly nuclear weapons, in terrorist acts and the urgent need for concerted international efforts to control and overcome it,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Assistance to the Palestinian people (2013), para. 13
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- Expressing grave concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, and underlining the importance of emergency and humanitarian assistance,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2014), para. 18
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- 12. Encourages the Office of the High Commissioner to continue responding adequately to emergencies, in accordance with its mandate and in cooperation with States, notes the measures taken by the Office to strengthen its capacity to respond to emergencies, and encourages the Office to pursue its efforts to further strengthen its emergency capacity and thereby ensure a more predictable, effective and timely response to coordinated inter-agency efforts;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- 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 (2020), para. 031
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- Recognizing also that scientific advancements can contribute to the effective forecasting of extreme weather events, which allows for a more accurate prediction and early warning of such events, leading to early action,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Confidence-building measures in the regional and subregional context (2003), para. 11
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- 1. Calls upon Member States to refrain from the use or threat of use of force in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Condemnation of the attack on United Nations personnel and premises in Baghdad (2003), para. 4
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- 1. Strongly condemns the atrocious and deliberate attack on the United Nations Office in Baghdad on 19 August 2003, which killed fifteen United Nations staff members, the largest number ever in one incident, and seven others, and wounded more than one hundred persons;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (2004), para. 21
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- 10. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his continued efforts to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the United Nations and other organizations of the United Nations system and the Organization of the Islamic Conference and its subsidiary organs and specialized and affiliated institutions to serve the mutual interests of the two organizations in the political, economic, social, cultural, humanitarian and scientific fields;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- 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;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel (2004), para. 22
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- Guided by the relevant provisions on protection contained in the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations of 13 February 1946, 11 the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the Specialized Agencies of 21 November 1947, 12 the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel, the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949 13 and the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions, and Amended Protocol II of 3 May 1996 14 to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects of 10 October 1980, 15
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- 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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Peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine (1999), para. 21
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- 4. Calls upon the concerned parties, the co-sponsors of the peace process and other interested parties, as well as the entire international community to exert all the necessary efforts and initiatives to bring the peace process back on track and to ensure its continuity and success;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education and public information activities in the field of human rights (1997), para. 27
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- 14. Stresses the need for close collaboration between the High Commissioner/Centre for Human Rights and the Department of Public Information in the implementation of the World Public Information Campaign on Human Rights and the Plan of Action and the need to harmonize their activities with those of other organizations such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the project entitled "Towards a culture of peace" and the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant non-governmental organizations with regard to the dissemination of information on international humanitarian law;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the occupied Syrian Golan (2003), para. 04
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- Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 1 to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to the occupied Syrian Golan,
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- 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 (1998), para. 20
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- Noting the enormous effort that will be required to alleviate the grave situation caused by this natural disaster,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- 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 (2000), para. 33
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- 5. Requests the Secretary-General to make all necessary arrangements to continue mobilizing and coordinating humanitarian assistance from the specialized agencies and other organizations and bodies of the United Nations system, with a view to supporting the efforts of the Government of Madagascar;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Status of the Protocols Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and relating to the protection of victims of armed conflicts (1997), para. 14
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- 5. Notes with satisfaction that the Twenty-sixth International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent endorsed the Final Declaration of the International Conference for the Protection of War Victims, 4 adopted on 1 September 1993, which reaffirms the necessity of making the implementation of international humanitarian law more effective;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (2001), para. 14
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- 4. Also expresses concern at the delay experienced by the Secretary-General in deploying and providing adequate resources to some recent peacekeeping missions, in particular those in Africa;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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