[13 December 2007] - Discrimination threatens lives in emergencies, and governments and aid agencies should pay more attention to the needs of vulnerable groups who suffer most in disasters, the Red Cross said in a report released on Thursday....
[10 December 2007] - The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) will turn 60 on 10 December 2008. Human Rights Day 2007 will launch a year-long UN system-wide advocacy campaign to mark this important milestone. The theme of the campaign, which...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 55/78 of 4 December 2000 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Recalling also all...
[20 November 2007] - The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is 18-years-old today. The symbolism of the anniversary has not been missed on NGOs and child rights advocates, who have highlighted the importance of the treaty on the day it...
The General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 56/139 of 19 December 2001 and all relevant resolutions, including the agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women, in particular those relevant to the girl child,Reaffirming the equal...
The General Assembly,Recalling the Convention on the Rights of the Child,Recalling also the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children and the Plan of Action for Implementing the World Declaration on the Survival,...
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,RECALLING its resolution AG/RES. 1667 (XXIX-O/99), in which it instructed the Inter-American Children’s Institute to deal systematically with the problem of the participation of children and adolescents in armed conflicts;...
Recalling the Convention on the Rights of the Child,Recalling also the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children and the Plan of Action for Implementing the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and...
The Commission on Human Rights,Bearing in mind the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Reaffirming its resolution 1998/76 of 22 April 1998 and General Assembly resolutions 53/128, 53/127, 53/117, 53/111, 53/116 and 53/122, of 9 December 1998, as...
The Commission on Human Rights,Recalling its resolution 1998/75 of 22 April 1998,Recalling the principles set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or...
