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Effects of atomic radiation (2007), para. 18
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- 10. Welcomes, in this context, the readiness of Member States to provide the Scientific Committee with relevant information on the effects of ionizing radiation in affected areas, and invites the Scientific Committee to analyse and give due consideration to such information, particularly in the light of its own findings;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (2019), para. 20
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- 14. Requests the Secretary-General to include, in the performance report of the Mission, detailed information on programmatic activities, including on how the implementation of those activities has contributed to implementing mission mandates;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (2001), para. 13
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- 5. 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)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (2000), para. 62
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- Expressing its grave concern about the continuation of the military confrontation in Afghanistan, threatening regional peace and security and causing massive loss of life and extensive human suffering, further destruction of property, serious damage to the economic and social infrastructure, refugee flows and other forcible displacements of large numbers of people,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Special subjects relating to the programme budget for the biennium 2012–2013 (2013), para. 92
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- 12. Also stresses the importance of ensuring that all measures necessary are taken to avoid legal and reputational risks for the Organization in using armed security services of private security companies;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (2009), para. 10
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- 4. Expresses concern at the financial situation with regard to peacekeeping activities, in particular as regards the reimbursements to troop contributors that bear additional burdens owing to overdue payments by Member States of their assessments;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department of Public Information of the Secretariat (2008), para. 12
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- 2. Considers that the special information programme on the question of Palestine of the Department is very useful in raising the awareness of the international community concerning the question of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East and that the programme is contributing effectively to an atmosphere conducive to dialogue and supportive of the peace process;
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Review and implementation of the Concluding Document of the Twelfth Special Session of the General Assembly (1999), para. 121
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- Believing that the forms of assistance available to Member States, in particular to developing countries, under the programme will enhance the capabilities of their officials to follow ongoing deliberations and negotiations on disarmament, both bilateral and multilateral,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- 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 (2008), para. 4
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- Recalling its request to the Secretary-General, in resolution 59/60, to transmit to it the report of the Panel of Government Experts on verification in all its aspects, including the role of the United Nations in the field of verification, and the intent of the Panel to produce a report that is forward-looking and discerning of new trends and requirements,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (2008), para. 12
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- 4. Emphasizes the importance of interaction and coordination with troop- contributing countries;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Interim Force in (2002), para. 16
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- 6. 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
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction (2019), para. 31
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- 13. Notes with concern that, along with the threat of the possible production, acquisition and use of chemical weapons by States, the international community also faces the danger of the production, acquisition and use of chemical weapons by non-State actors, including terrorists, concerns which have highlighted the necessity of achieving universal adherence to the Convention, as well as the high level of readiness of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, and stresses that the full and effective implementation of all provisions of the Convention, including those on national implementation (article VII) and assistance and protection (article X), constitutes an important contribution to the efforts of the United Nations in the global fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- 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. 19
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- Affirming the need for States to ensure that perpetrators of attacks committed on their territory against humanitarian personnel and United Nations and associated personnel do not operate with impunity, and that the perpetrators of such acts are brought to justice as provided for by national laws and obligations under international law,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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International cooperation on humanitarian assistance in the field of natural disasters, from relief to development (2019), para. 069
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- 29. Acknowledges that the recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction phase, which needs to be prepared ahead of a disaster, is a critical opportunity to “build back better”;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (2019), para. 13
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- 7. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that proposed peacekeeping budgets are based on the relevant legislative mandates;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Emergency international assistance for peace, normalcy and reconstruction of war-stricken Afghanistan and the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security (2000), para. 13
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- Expressing its grave concern at persistent violations of human rights and at breaches of international humanitarian law in Afghanistan, as exemplified by reports of mass killings and atrocities committed by combatants against civilians and prisoners of war, including the finding in the report of the United Nations investigation team for Afghanistan, submitted by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, 1 that serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law took place in Afghanistan in 1997 and 1998,
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Question of the Turks and Caicos Islands (2019), para. 42
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- 16. Calls upon the administering Power, the specialized agencies and other organizations of the United Nations system and regional organizations to provide all the assistance necessary to the Territory, support the recovery and rebuilding efforts and enhance capabilities for emergency preparedness and risk reduction, in particular in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria that impacted the Territory in 2017;
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- 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 (2015), para. 21
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- 12. Condemns any form of impunity granted to perpetrators of mercenary activities and to those responsible for the use, recruitment, financing and training of mercenaries, and urges all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law, to bring them, without distinction, to justice;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1998), para. 05
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- Commending the High Commissioner and her staff for the competent, courageous and dedicated manner in which they discharge their responsibilities, paying tribute to those staff members whose lives have been endangered in the course of their duties, and deploring the deaths of staff members as a consequence of violent events in several countries around the world,
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Implementation of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (2011), para. 12
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- 1. Invites all States that have not signed the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-personnel Mines and on Their Destruction 1 0H to accede to it without delay;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- 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. 26
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- Emphasizing the need to address vulnerability and to integrate disaster risk reduction, including preparedness, into all phases of natural disaster management, post-natural disaster recovery and development planning through close collaboration of all relevant actors and sectors,
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2001), para. 33
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- 8. Recognizes that the role of the international community remains essential, welcomes the readiness of the international community to continue its efforts towards a self-sustaining peace, and recalls that the responsibility for consolidating peace and security primarily lies with the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The occupied Syrian Golan (2019), para. 10
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- Reaffirming also the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, 3 to the occupied Syrian Golan,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (2002), para. 13
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- Taking note of the report of the Director General to the General Conference of the Agency on the implementation of Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq, 4 of his report to the Security Council of 10 April 2002, 5 and of resolution GC(46)/RES/15 of 20 September 2002 of the General Conference, 6 noting with increasing concern that three and a half years have passed since the Agency has been able to implement its mandate in Iraq, and that the longer the suspension of Security Council resolution-related inspections in Iraq lasts, the more difficult it will be to re-establish a level of knowledge of the status of Iraq’s nuclear-related assets comparable to that achieved at the end of 1998, and also noting the announced decision of the Government of Iraq to let the weapons inspectors return to Iraq without conditions,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The deterioration of the situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic, and the need to grant immediate access to the commission of inquiry (2013), para. 30
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- 21. Urges all relevant United Nations agencies, in particular the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and other international organizations and donor States to provide urgent and more support to Syrian refugees and their host countries;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Natural disasters and vulnerability (2006), para. 05
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- Reaffirming also the Hyogo Declaration 3 and the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005–2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters, 4 as adopted by the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held at Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, from 18 to 22 January 2005,
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace (2006), para. 21
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- 8. Invites Member States to provide voluntary contributions to ensure adequate execution of and follow-up to the activities being implemented by the Office of Sport for Development and Peace in Geneva and in New York;
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Follow-up to the International Conference on Financing for Development (2014), para. 53
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- 33. Stresses that the financial and economic crisis has highlighted the need for reform and has added new impetus to ongoing international discussions on the reform of the international financial system and architecture, including on issues related to mandate, scope, governance, responsiveness and development orientation, as appropriate, and in this regard encourages continued open, inclusive and transparent dialogue;
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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The human rights situation in the Syrian Arab Republic (2019), para. 59
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- 41. Further expresses grave concern at the findings of the fact-finding mission of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in its report of 1 March 2019 that, on the basis of its evaluation and analysis of all the information gathered, there are reasonable grounds that a toxic chemical was used as a weapon in Duma on 7 April 2018, and that the toxic chemical was likely molecular chlorine;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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Special subjects relating to the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2018–2019 (2018), para. 112
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- 15. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that resource requirements at each stage of the project are based on a thorough review of actual and up -to-date needs on the ground and to provide detailed information in the context of future progress reports;
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Date added
- Feb 25, 2020
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