Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues (Third Committee)
Status of action on draft proposals
Symbol |
Title |
Main Sponsor |
Programme Budget Implications |
Action |
| Item 28: Social Development | ||||
| Persons with albinism | Malawi and the United Republic of Tanzania | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Inclusive social development policies and programmes to address homelessness including in the aftermath of COVD-19 | Madagascar (on behalf of the Group of African States) | Oral Statement | Adopted 15th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations Volunteers programme and twentieth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers | Brazil and Japan | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Volunteering for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development | none | |||
| Addressing the challenges of persons living with a rare disease and their families | Brazil, Qatar and Spain | none | Adopted (orally revised) 11th mtg 15 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 | ||||
| Implementation of the outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly | Guinea (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) | none | Adopted by vote: 182-2-0 11th mtg 15 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 28 (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 | Cabo Verde, Kazakhstan and Senegal | Oral Statement | Adopted 11th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Promoting social integration through social inclusion | Peru | none | Adopted 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Cooperatives in social development | Mongolia | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing | Guinea (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
none | Adopted 11th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Preparations for and observance of the thirtieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family | Guinea (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
none | Adopted 11th mtg 15 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 29: Advancement of women: | ||||
| Item 29 (a): Advancement of women | ||||
| Violence against women migrant workers | Indonesia and the Philippines | none | Adopted 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas | Mongolia | none | Adopted 8th mtg 9 Nov |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 15th mtg 18 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 | ||||
| Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees | Finland (on behalf of the Nordic Countries) |
none | Adopted by vote: 173-0-5 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa | Ghana (on behalf of the Group of African States) |
none | Adopted 14th mtg 17 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 69: Report of the Human Rights Council | ||||
| Report of the Human Rights Council | Ghana (on behalf of the Group of African States) |
none | Adopted by vote: 107-2-59 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Item 70: Promotion and protection of the rights of children: | ||||
| Item 70 (a): Promotion and protection of the rights of children | ||||
| The girl child | Malawi (on behalf of Southern African Development Community) | none | Adopted 11th mtg 15 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Rights of the child | Uruguay (on behalf of Grulac) and Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union) | none | Adopted 15th mtg 18 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 70 (b): Follow-up to the outcome of the special session on children | ||||
| Item 71: Rights of indigenous peoples: | ||||
| Item 71 (a): Rights of indigenous peoples | ||||
| Rights of indigenous peoples | Ecuador and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | none | Adopted 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 71 (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 72: Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance: | ||||
| Item 72 (a): Elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance | ||||
| 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 | none | Adopted by vote: 121-2-53 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| Item 72 (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 | Guinea (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
PBI - |
Adopted by vote: 125-17-35 11th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Programme budget implications of draft resolution | ||||
| Item 73: 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: 122-51-6 8th mtg 9 Nov |
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| The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | Egypt (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) |
none | Adopted by vote: 158-6-10 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination | Pakistan | none | Adopted 15th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Item 74: Promotion and protection of human rights: | ||||
| The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | Germany and Spain | none | Adopted (orally revised) 12th mtg 15th Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 74 (a): Implementation of human rights instruments | ||||
| Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: participation | New Zealand and Mexico | none | Adopted 12th mtg 15th Nov |
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| Item 74 (b): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||||
| Countering Disinformation for the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms | Pakistan | PBI - | Adopted 12th mtg 15 Nov |
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| Programme budget implications of draft resolution | ||||
| Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons | Norway | none | Adopted 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central Africa | Cameroon (on behalf of the Economic Community of Central African States) |
none | Adopted 11th 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 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance | Argentina, France and Morocco | none | Adopted 8th mtg 9 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: 176-1-1 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Freedom of religion or belief | Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union) |
none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement) |
none | Adopted 8th mtg 9 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) |
none | Adopted by vote: 126-52-0 8th mtg 9 Nov |
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| Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement) |
none | Adopted by vote: 124-54-0 8th mtg 9 Nov |
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| Human rights and cultural diversity | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement) |
none | Adopted by vote: 126-55-0 8th mtg 9 Nov |
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| The right to development | Cuba (on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement ) |
none | Adopted by vote: 127-25-28 8th mtg 9 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 8th mtg 9 Nov |
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| Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | Cuba | none | Adopted by vote: 117-54-9 8th mtg 9 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 Oral Amendment (Algeria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen) Oral Amendment (Algeria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Libya, Malaysia, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, the Syrian Arab Republic and Yemen)
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| none | ||||
| The right to food | Cuba | none | Adopted by vote: 180-2-0 8th mtg 9 Nov |
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| Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion or belief | Egypt (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) |
none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity | Argentina, Austria, Costa Rica, France, Greece and Tunisia | none | Adopted 15th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Terrorism and Human Rights | Egypt and Mexico | none | Adopted 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| Implementing the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognised Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms through providing a safe and enabling environment for human rights defenders and ensuring their protection in the context of and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic | Norway | none | Adopted (orally revised) 15th mtg 18 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Protection of migrants | Mexico | none | Adopted 12th mtg 15 Nov |
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| National Human Rights Institutions | Germany | none | Adopted 9th mtg 12 Nov |
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| Ensuring equitable, affordable, timely and universal access for all countries to vaccines in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic | Azerbaijan (on behalf of Non-Aligned Movement) | none | Adopted (orally revised) by vote: 171-0-7 16th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Item 74 (c): Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives | ||||
| Situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union) |
none | Adopted 13th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Canada | none | Adopted by vote: 79-30-71 13th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in the temporarily occupied Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine | Ukraine | none | Adopted by vote: 64-20-93 13th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar | Niger (on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) and Slovenia (on behalf of the European Union) |
none | Adopted 13th mtg 17 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic | United States of America | PBI - | Adopted (orally revised) by vote: 95-13-66 14th mtg 17 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Programme budget implications of draft resolution | ||||
| Item 74 (d): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||
| Item 108: Crime prevention and criminal justice | ||||
| Fourteenth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice | Recomended by ECOSOC | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Reducing reoffending through rehabilitation and reintegration | Recomended by ECOSOC | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Integrating sport into youth crime prevention and criminal justice strategies | Recomended by ECOSOC | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Strengthening criminal justice systems during and after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic | Recomended by ECOSOC | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Preventing and combating crimes that affect the environment | Recomended by ECOSOC | none | Adopted 7th mtg 5 Nov |
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| Strengthening the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity | Italy | none | Adopted 12th mtg 15 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons | Belarus | Oral Statement | Adopted 10th mtg 12 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 109: Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes | ||||
| Item 110: International drug control | ||||
| International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem | Mexico | none | Adopted 16th mtg 18 Nov |
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| none | ||||
| Item 122: Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly | ||||
Draft programme of work of the Third Committee for the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly Conference room paper 2 on the provisional programme of work and timetable for the Third Committee at the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly |
Bureau | Adopted 16th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Item 139: Programme Planning | ||||
| Programme 14 - Gender equality and the empowerment of women | Brazil | none | Withdrawn 16th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Programme 20 - Human Rights | Brazil | none | Withdrawn 16th mtg 18 Nov |
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