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Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2010), para. 09
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- Recognizing also that broad international cooperation between Member States and relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations is essential for effectively countering the threat of trafficking in persons and other contemporary forms of slavery,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (2019), para. 38
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- 28. Welcomes the commitment and efforts of the Office of the High Commissioner to prevent, mitigate and respond to sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct, and encourages the Office to sustain action with a view to strengthening and enforcing the zero - tolerance approach within the Office;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- 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;
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- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Global health and foreign policy (2015), para. 44
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- (d) Other appropriate measures, such as national legal frameworks where warranted, to effectively address violence against medical and health personnel;
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- Gender
- Health
- Violence
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- 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 (2008), para. 22
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- 6. Urges the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to increase collaboration with intergovernmental, international and regional organizations that have mandates related to transnational organized crime, as appropriate, in order to share best practices and to take advantage of their unique and comparative advantage;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2011), para. 13
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- Noting with grave concern also the global increased abuse and manufacture of amphetamine-type stimulants as well as the proliferation of chemical precursors used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and the emergence of new methods of diversion used by organized criminal groups,
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- Health
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem (2017), para. 126
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- 89. Calls upon Member States to strengthen international and regional cooperation and coordination to counter the threat to the international community caused by the illicit production of and trafficking in drugs, especially those in the opium group, as well as other aspects of the world drug problem, and to continue to take concerted measures within the framework of the Paris Pact 23 and other relevant regional and international initiatives and mechanisms, in order to strengthen cross - border cooperation and information exchange, with a view to countering drug trafficking, with the support of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and other international and regional organizations;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by United Nations Staff and Related Personnel (2008), para. 03
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- Deeply concerned by and strongly condemning all acts of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by United Nations staff and related personnel,
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- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Strengthening international cooperation in preventing and combating trafficking in persons and protecting victims of such trafficking (2004), para. 44
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- 14. Encourages Member States to target the link, where appropriate, between trafficking in persons for purposes of sexual and other forms of exploitation and other types of crime;
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- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem (2018), para. 026
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- Noting with grave concern also the increasing sophistication of the transnational criminal groups engaged in the illicit manufacture and distribution of amphetamine - type stimulants worldwide, as well as the proliferation and diversion of chemical precursors used in the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances,
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- Health
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (2017), para. 26
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- (f) Systematic abduction, denial of repatriation and subsequent enforced disappearance of persons, including those from other countries, on a large scale and as a matter of State policy;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2012), para. 07
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- 1. Strongly condemns the widespread, systematic and gross violations of human rights, acts of violence, ongoing atrocities and indiscriminate targeting of civilians by the Syrian authorities, and also condemns the human rights violations and crimes that members of the Government-controlled militia Shabbiha continue to commit against the Syrian people;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Humanitarian
- Violence
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- 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,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Violence
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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 (2018), para. 11
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- Acknowledging that the widespread or systematic practice of enforced disappearance is recognized in the Convention as a crime against humanity, as defined in applicable international law,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2010), para. 76
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- III. Prosecution of crimes of trafficking in persons
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons (2009), para. 05
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- Welcoming the progress made at the fourth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and taking note of the decisions of the Conference on the issue of trafficking in persons,
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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A world against violence and violent extremism (2015), para. 23
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- 6. Encourages all States and international organizations to generate public awareness, to enlighten the public about the dangers of intolerance and sectarian violence and to react with renewed commitment and action in support of the promotion of tolerance and human rights, and invites them to continue to pay attention to the importance of mutual cooperation, understanding and dialogue in ensuring the promotion of moderation and tolerance and respect for human rights;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- 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 (2019), para. 080
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- 14. Calls for greater coordination and coherence among United Nations entities and with stakeholders, including donors, host countries and recipients of capacity-building, in countering transnational organized crime;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Trafficking in persons, especially women and children: regional and subregional cooperation in promoting a human rights-based approach to combating trafficking in persons (2010), para. 25
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- 2. Urges Governments to incorporate a human rights-based approach into measures taken to prevent and end trafficking in persons and to protect, assist and provide access to adequate redress to victims, including the possibility of obtaining compensation from the perpetrators;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2000), para. 124
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- 16. Objective 10. To provide prevention, education, treatment or rehabilitation services to offenders who misuse drugs, whether in prison or in the community, as an addition to or, where appropriate and consistent with the national laws and policies of Member States, as an alternative to punishment or conviction, and to provide, in particular, drug-abusing offenders held in prison with services to enable them to overcome their dependence and to facilitate their reintegration in the community. That would entail the following:
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Technical assistance and capacity-building in the field of human rights in the Central African Republic (2018), para. 38
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- 10. Encourages the United Nations and the countries contributing troops to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic and international forces acting under the mandate of the Security Council to take appropriate measures in order to ensure full respect for the zero-tolerance policy of the United Nations on sexual exploitation and abuse, and calls upon troop-contributing countries and international forces under the mandate of the Security Council to take appropriate measures to prevent any and all acts of sexual exploitation and abuse and to prevent impunity among their personnel in order to ensure justice for victims;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in Eritrea (2016), para. 19
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- Noting with regret the use of conscripts as forced labour in a wide range of economic activities,
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- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation against the world drug problem (2009), para. 07
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- Recalling also Commission on Narcotic Drugs resolution 51/11 of 14 March 2008, 8 in which the Commission recognized the increasing links between illicit drug trafficking and illicit manufacturing of and trafficking in firearms,
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- Health
- Violence
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- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Further measures for the revitalization of the work of the General Assembly (2004), para. 22
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- (viii) Drug control, crime prevention and combating international terrorism in all its forms and manifestations;
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- Health
- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (2016), para. 50
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- 9. Recognizes the importance of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 16 the implementation of which will make a significant contribution in support of the rule of law in countering terrorism, including by prohibiting places of secret detention, and encourages all States that have not yet done so to consider signing, ratifying or acceding to the Convention;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic (2016), para. 11
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- Taking note of the identical letters dated 18 June 2015 addressed to the Secretary-General, the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council, on behalf of 71 Member States, expressing outrage regarding the continued bloodshed and violence against civilians in Syria, caused i n particular by the systematic use of barrel bombs,
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- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- 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
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Draft outcome document of the high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the appraisal of the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons (2017), para. 32
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- 25. We will promote partnerships and engage the business community and civil society, including non-governmental organizations, in developing and implementing sustainable initiatives to prevent and combat trafficking in persons in supply chains, taking into account the views and experiences of trafficked persons in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating such initiatives, and encourage businesses to support efforts to combat trafficking in persons. We urge the Secretary -General to ensure that all United Nations procurement is free from trafficking in persons.
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- Violence
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- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem (2017), para. 110
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- 73. Reaffirms the importance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and its field offices in building capacity at the local level in the fight against transnational organized crime and drug trafficking, and encourages the Office to maintain an effective level of support for national and regional efforts in countering the world drug problem;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- 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 (2017), para. 058
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- 5. Reaffirms that the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols thereto represent the most important tools of the international community for fighting transnational organized crime, and notes with appreciation that the number of States parties has reached 187, which is a significant indication of the commitment shown by the international community to combating transnational organized crime;
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- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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