Third Committee
STATUS OF ACTION ON DRAFT PROPOSALS (as of 25 November 2015)
Symbol |
Initiated on eSponsor |
Title |
Main Sponsor |
Intro |
PBIs |
Action |
| Item 28: Social Development | ||||||
Yes |
Integrating volunteerism into peace and development: the plan of action for the next decade | Brazil and Japan | 36th Mtg 30 Oct |
None | ||
| Integrating volunteerism into peace and development: the plan of action for the next decade and beyond | None | Adopted 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Item 28 (a): Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly | ||||||
Yes |
Persons with Albinism | United Republic of Tanzania and Malawi
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36th Mtg 30 Oct |
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| PBI - | Adopted (Orally revised) 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
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| Programme budget implication of draft resolution | ||||||
Yes |
Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly | South Africa (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
None | Witdrawn 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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| Item 28 (b): Social development: Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth,ageing, disabled persons and the family | ||||||
Yes |
Promoting social integration through social inclusion | Peru | 36th Mtg 30 Oct |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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Yes |
Policies and programmes involving youth | Portugal, Republic of Moldova and Senegal | None | |||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) 54th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Cooperatives in Social Development | Mongolia | 36th Mtg 30 Oct (Orally revised) |
None | Adopted (Orally revised) 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
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Yes |
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family | South Africa (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
Witdrawn 54th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Witdrawn 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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| Item 28 (c): Follow-up to the International Year of Older Persons: Second World Assembly on Ageing | ||||||
Yes |
Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing | South Africa (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
Witdrawn 54th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
None | Witdrawn 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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| Item 29: Advancement of women: | ||||||
| Item 29 (a) Advancement of women: | ||||||
Yes |
Violence against women migrant workers | Indonesia and the Philippines | None | |||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) 54th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women | Denmark (on behalf of the Nordic countries) |
None | Adopted 46th Mtg 12 Nov |
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Yes |
Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas | Mongolia | 36th Mtg 30 Oct |
None | Adopted 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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| None | ||||||
| Item 29 (b) Implementation of the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women and of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly | ||||||
No |
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 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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| Item 65: Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions | ||||||
Yes |
Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa | Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) |
46th Mtg 12 Nov (orally revised) |
None | ||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) 54th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner | Denmark (on behalf of the Nordic countries) |
None | Adopted 46th Mtg 12 Nov |
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| Item 67: Report of the Human Rights Council | ||||||
Yes |
Report of the Human Rights Council | Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) |
None | Adopted by vote: 111-2-59 54th Mtg 24 Nov |
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| Item 68: Promotion and protection of the rights of children: | ||||||
| Item 68 (a): Promotion and protection of the rights of children | ||||||
Yes |
Rights of the child | Luxembourg (on behalf of the EU) and Uruguay |
36th Mtg 30 Oct |
None | ||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) by vote: 128-0-44 55th Mtg Oral amendment to L.49 (u) by Sierra Leone Rejected by vote:67-85-15 54th Mtg 24 Nov Oral amendment to (deletion of L.49 (u)) by Yemen Rejected by vote:63-90-11 54th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
The girl child | Botswana (on behalf of SADC) |
36th Mtg 30 Oct |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 50th Mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 68 (b): Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children | ||||||
| Item 69: Rights of indigenous peoples: | ||||||
| Item 69 (a): Rights of indigenous peoples: Rights of indigenous peoples | ||||||
Yes |
Rights of indigenous peoples | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Ecuador |
36th Mtg 30 Oct |
Oral statement | ||
| PBI - | Adopted 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
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| Programme budget implication of draft resolution | ||||||
| Item 69 (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 70: Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: | ||||||
| Item 70 (a): Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | ||||||
Yes |
Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | Russian Federation | 45th Mtg 10 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted Vote: 126-4-53 50th Mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 70 (b): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||||
Yes |
A global call for concrete action for the total 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 | South Africa (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
None | Adopted Vote: 128-11-44 50th Mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 71: Right of peoples to self-determination | ||||||
Yes |
The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | Egypt (on behalf of the OIC) |
43rd Mtg 5 Nov (Orally revised) |
None | Adopted by Vote: 170-6-4 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
Use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self determination | Cuba | 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 121-53-6 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination | Pakistan | 45th Mtg 10 Nov |
None | Adopted 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Item 72: Promotion and protection of human rights: | ||||||
| Item 72 (a): Implementation of human rights instruments | ||||||
Yes |
International Covenants on Human Rights | Sweden (on behalf of the Nordic Countries) |
None | Adopted 46th Mtg 12 Nov |
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Yes |
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto | Mexico, New Zealand and Sweden | None | Adopted 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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| None | ||||||
Yes |
Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Denmark | None | |||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| Item 72 (b): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||||||
Yes |
Protection of migrants | Mexico | None | |||
| None | Adopted 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism | Mexico | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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Yes |
Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | Cuba | 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 121-53-5 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
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 | 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | Adopted 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
Human rights and unilateral coercive measures |
Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 126-53-1 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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Yes |
Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 124-54-1 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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Yes |
Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | Adopted 49th Mtg 18 Nov |
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Yes |
The right to food | Cuba | 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
The right to development | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | Orally revised 53rd Mtg 23 Nov Adopted (Orally revised) by Vote: 136-4-34 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Human rights and cultural diversity | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
48th Mtg 17 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 130-54-0 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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Yes |
Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion or belief | Egypt (on behalf of the OIC) |
43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) 52 Mtg 20 Nov |
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Yes |
Freedom of religion or belief | Luxembourg (on behalf of the EU) |
43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 52nd Mtg 20 Nov |
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Yes |
Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights | Egypt | 50th Mtg 19 Nov (Orally revised) |
None | Adopted (Orally revised) by Vote: 128-53-2 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance |
Argentina, France and Morocco |
Oral statement | Adopted 50th Mtg 19 Nov |
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Yes |
Recognizing the role of human rights defenders and the need for their protection |
Norway | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | ||
| Human rights defenders in the context of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibilty of individuals, groups and organs of society to promote and protect universally recognised human rights and fundamental freedoms | None | Adopted (Orally revised) by vote: 117-14-40 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity | Argentina, Austria, Costa Rica, France, Greece and Tunisia |
43rd Mtg 5 Nov (Greece) |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights | Germany | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
Towards a Multilateral Legal Instrumentto Promote and Protect the Human Rights and Dignity of Older Persons | Argentina | None | |||
| Measures to enhance the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights and Dignity of Older Persons | None | Adopted 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons | Norway | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
Effective promotion of the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities |
Austria | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | ||
| None | Adopted 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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Yes |
Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa |
Cameroon (on behalf of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)) |
45th Mtg 10 Nov |
None | Adopted (orally revised) 46th Mtg 12 Nov |
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Yes |
Strengthening the role of the United Nations in enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization |
United States | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 155-0-15 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by Vote: 24-101-34 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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Yes |
The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | Germany and Spain | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov (Spain) |
None | ||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
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Yes |
Toward the full realization of an inclusive and accessible United Nations for persons with disabilities | Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, United Republic of Tanzania |
43rd Mtg 5 Nov (Poland) |
None | Adopted 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region | Qatar | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 169-1-2 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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Yes |
Amendment to draft resolution | China, Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Witdrawn 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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| Item 72 (c): Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives | ||||||
Yes |
Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Luxembourg (on behalf of the EU) and Japan |
43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | Adopted (Orally revised) Vote: 112-19-50 50th Mtg 19 Nov |
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Yes |
Situation of human rights in Myanmar | Luxembourg (on behalf of the EU) |
Adopted (Orally revised) 49th Mtg 18 Nov |
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| PBI - | ||||||
| Programme budget implication of draft resolution | ||||||
Yes |
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Canada | 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
None | Adopted by Vote: 76-35-68 50th Mtg 19 Nov |
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Yes |
Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic | Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates |
45th Mtg 10 Nov (Qatar) |
PBI - L.67 | Adopted by Vote: 115-15-51 51st Mtg 19 Nov |
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| Programme budget implication of draft resolution | ||||||
| Item 72 (d): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||||
| Item 106: Crime prevention and criminal justice | ||||||
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Thirteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
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United Nation Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Mandela Rules) | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd Mtg 5 Nov (Orally corrected by Secretary) |
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Taking action against gender-related killing of women and girls | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
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Technical assistance for implementing the international conventions and protocols related to counter-terrorism | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
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Yes |
Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity | Italy | 36th Mtg 30 Oct |
Oral statement | ||
| Oral statement | Adopted 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons | Belarus | ||||
| Oral statement | Adopted (Orally revised) 53rd Mtg 23 Nov |
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Yes |
United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders | Sierra Leone (on behalf of the African Group) |
Adopted 48th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||||
| Item 107: International drug control | ||||||
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Special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem to be held in 2016 | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd Mtg 5 Nov |
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Yes |
International cooperation against the world drug problem | Mexico | 36th Mtg 30 Oct |
Oral statement | ||
| None | Adopted (Orally revised) 55th Mtg 24 Nov |
Item 120: Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly | ||||
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Tentative agenda of the Third Committee for the seventy-first session of the General Assembly | Adopted 56th Mtg 25 Nov |
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