Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues (Third Committee)
Status of action on draft proposals
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Main Sponsor |
Programme Budget Implications |
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| Item 25: Social Development | ||||
| Persons with albinism | Malawi and the United Republic of Tanzania | None | Adopted 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 25 (a): Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty -fourth special session of the General Assembly | ||||
| Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the Twenty-fourth session of the General Assembly | State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) | Oral statement | Adopted by vote: 183-2-0 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 25 (b): Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family | ||||
| Policies and Programmes involving youth | Portugal, Cabo Verde and Kazakhstan | None | Vote on OP 10,12 and 13 retained: 134-17-10 51st mtg 19 Nov Adopted 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond | State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) | None | Adopted 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing | State of Palestine (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) | None | Adopted 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Cooperatives in social development | Mongolia | None | Adopted (orally revised) 44th mtg 7 Nov |
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| Promoting social integration through social inclusion | Peru | None | Adopted 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Amendment to draft resolution | United States | Rejected by vote: 103-26-25 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | United States | Rejected by vote: 108-24-26 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 25 (c): Literacy for life: shaping future agendas | ||||
| Item 26: Advancement of women: | ||||
| Item 26 (a): Advancement of women | ||||
| Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas | Mongolia | None | Adopted (orally revised) 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Violence against women migrant workers | Indonesia and the Philippines | None | Adopted 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 26 (b): Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly | ||||
| Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and full implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the outcome of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly | Chair's text | None | Adopted 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 61: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions | ||||
| Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa | Kenya (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Adopted 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees | Burkina Faso, Iceland, Mail and Malta | None | Adopted 44th mtg 7 Nov |
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| Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | Denmark (on behalf of the Nordic Countries) |
None | Adopted by vote: 169-2-5 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Item 65: Report of the Human Rights Council | ||||
| Report of the Human Rights Council | Lesotho (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Adopted by vote: 115-4-60 44th mtg 7 Nov |
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| Item 66: Promotion and protection of the rights of children: | ||||
| Item 66 (a): Promotion and protection of the rights of children | ||||
| Rights of the Child | Finland (on behalf of the European Union (EU)) and Uruguay (on behalf of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC)) | None | Vote on Operative pragraph 13 Adopted |
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| The Girl Child | United Republic of Tanzania (on behalf of Southern African Development Community (SADC)) |
None | Adopted 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | United States | None | Rejected |
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| Item 66 (b): Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children | ||||
| Item 67: Rights of indigenous peoples: | ||||
| Item 67 (a): Rights of indigenous peoples | ||||
| Rights of Indigenous Peoples | Ecuador and the Plurinational State of Bolivia | None | Adopted 44th mtg 7 Nov |
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| Item 67 (b): Follow-up to the outcome document of the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly known as the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples | ||||
| Item 68: Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: | ||||
| Item 68 (a): Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | ||||
| Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fueling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | Russian Federation | None | Adopted by vote: 121-2-55 44th mtg 7 Nov |
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| Item 68 (b): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||
| A global call for concrete action for the elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action | State of Palestine (on behalf Group of 77 and China) | None | Adopted by vote: 131-10-44 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 69: Right of peoples to self-determination | ||||
| Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination | Cuba | None | Adopted by vote: 127-51-7 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | Egypt (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) | None | Adopted by vote: 164-5-9 51st mtg 19 Nov |
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| Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination | Pakistan | None | Adopted 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 70: Promotion and protection of human rights: | ||||
| The Human Rights to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation | Germany and Spain | None | Adopted 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| International Equal Pay Day | Australia, Canada, Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, Panama, South Africa and Switzerland | None | Adopted 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Item 70 (a): Implementation of human rights instruments | ||||
| Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Denmark | None | Adopted (orally revised) 43rd mtg 5 Nov |
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| Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: accessibility | Mexico and New Zealand | None | Adopted 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Item 70 (b): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||||
| Freedom of Religion or Belief | Finland (on behalf of the European Union) | None | Adopted 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Implementing the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders through providing a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders and ensuring their protection | Norway | None | Adopted (orally revised) 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| Terrorism and Human Rights | Egypt and Mexico | None | Adopted 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Protection of migrants | Mexico | None | Adopted 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| The right to food | Cuba | None | Adopted by vote: 185-2-0 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | Cuba | None | Adopted by vote: 125-53-9 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Strengthening United Nations action in the field of human rights through the promotion of international cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality and objectivity | Cuba | None | Adopted 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| The right to development | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) | None | Adopted by vote: 137-24-26 49th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) | None | Adopted 50th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) | None | Adopted by vote: 126-55-0 50th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) | None | Adopted by vote: 130-52-1 50th mtg 18 Nov |
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| National Human Rights Institutions | Germany | None | Adopted 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity | Argentina, Austria, Costa Rica, France, Greece and Tunisia | None | Adopted 52 mtg 19 Nov |
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| Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization | United States of America | None | Adopted 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Human rights and cultural diversity | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) | None | Adopted by vote: 131-55-0 50th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons | Norway | None | Adopted 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance | Argentina, France and Morocco | None | Adopted 44th mtg 7 Nov |
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| Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa | Cameroon (on behalf of Economic Community of Central African States) |
None | Adopted 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region | Qatar | None | Adopted by vote: 176-1-2 47th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion or belief | United Arab Emirates (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) |
None | Adopted 48th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities | Austria | None | Adopted 48th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 95-26-32 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 70 (c): Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives | ||||
| Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Finland (on behalf of the European Union) | None | Adopted 45th mtg 14 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Canada | None | Adopted by vote: 84-30-66 45th mtg 14 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine | Ukraine | None | Adopted by vote: 67-23-82 45th mtg 14 Nov |
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| Situation of Human Rights of the Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar | Finland (on behalf of the European Union (EU)) and the United Arab Emirates (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) |
PBI contained in | Adopted by vote: 140-9-32 45th mtg 14 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic | Saudi Arabia and the United States | None | Adopted by vote: 106-15-58 45th mtg 14 Nov |
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| Item 70 (d): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||
| Item 106: Crime prevention and criminal justice | ||||
| Integrating sport into youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd mtg 5 Nov |
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| Follow-up to the Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice | Recommended by ECOSOC | None | Adopted 43rd mtg 5 Nov |
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| Education for Justice and the rule of law in the context of sustainable development | Recommended by ECOSOC | None | Adopted 43rd mtg 5 Nov |
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| Promoting technical assistance and capacity-building to strengthen national measures and international cooperation to combat cybercrime, including information-sharing | Recommended by ECOSOC | None | Adopted 43rd mtg 5 Nov |
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| Countering child sexual exploitation and sexual abuse online | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd mtg 5 Nov |
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| Technical assistance provided by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime related to counter-terrorism | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd mtg 5 Nov |
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| Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons | Belarus | Oral statement | Adopted 48th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity | Italy | None | Adopted 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 107: Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes | ||||
| Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes | Russian Federation | PBI contained in | Adopted by vote: 88-58-34 50th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Item 108: International drug control | ||||
| International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem | Mexico | None | Adopted 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 121: Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly | ||||
Draft programme of work of the Third Committee for the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly Conference room paper 1 on the provisional programme of work and timetable for the Third Committee at the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly |
Bureau |
Adopted 52nd mtg 19 Nov |
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