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[1985] Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary [ A | F ]
Adopted by the Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders held at Milan from 26 August to 6 September 1985 and endorsed by General Assembly resolutions 40/32 of 29 November 1985 and 40/146 of 13 December 1985.

[1985] Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 40/34 of 29 November 1985.

[1985] Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 40/144 of 13 December 1985.

[1985] International Convention against Apartheid in Sports [ A | F ]
Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 40/64 of 10 December 1985.

[1985] Third World Conference on Women (1985) - Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies for the Advancement of Women [ A | F ]
Adopted by the World Conference to review and appraise the achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, held in Nairobi, Kenya, 15-26 July 1985.

[1985] United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules) [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 40/33 of 29 November 1985.

[1986] Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children [ A | F ]
With special reference to Foster Placement was adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/85 of 3 December 1986.

[1986] Declaration on the Right to Development [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 41/128 of 4 December 1986.

[1988] Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 43/173 of 9 December 1988.

[1988] Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention [ A | F ]
Convention (No. 168) concerning Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment. Adopted on 21 June 1988 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its seventy-fifth session, entered into force 17 October 1991, in accordance with Article 33
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Status of Ratification: Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention [ E | A | F ]

[1989] Convention on the Rights of the Child [ A | F ]
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/25 of 20 November 1989, entered into force 2 September 1990, in accordance with article 49.
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Status of Ratification: Convention on the Rights of the Child [ E | A | F ]

Monitoring Body: Committee on the Rights of the Child [ E | A | F ]

Reservations: Convention on the Rights of the Child [ E | A | F ]

posed amendment to article 43, paragraph 2, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child [ E | A | | F ]
Conference of the states parties under article 50 of the convention new york, 12 December 1995

[1989] Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerized Personal Data Files [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/95 of 14 December 1989

[1989] Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention [ A | F ]
Convention (No. 169) concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples in Independent Countries. Adopted on 27 June 1989 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its seventy-sixth session, entry into force 5 September 1991.
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Status of Ratification: Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention [ E | A | F ]
Convention (No. 169) entry into force 5 September 1991.

[1989] Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions [ A | F ]
Recommended by Economic and Social Council resolution 1989/65 of 24 May 1989.

[1989] Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights [ A | F ]
Aiming at the abolition of the death penalty was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 44/128 of 15 December 1989 and entered into force 11 July 1991, in accordance with Article 8.
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Status of Ratification: Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights [ E | A | F ]

[1990] Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners [ A | F ]
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 45/111 of 14 December 1990.

[1990] Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers [ A | F ]
Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990.

[1990] Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials [ A | F ]
Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990.

[1990] Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors [ A | F ]
Adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August to 7 September 1990.

[1990] International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families - (Basic reference document) [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/158 of 18 December 1990, entered into force on 1 July 2003.
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Status of Ratification: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families [ E | A | F ]

Working Paper: Working Paper - Note by the Secretariat [ E | A | | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session -Terminology in the international convention on migrant workers- a comparison with other international and regional instruments.

Provisional Rules: Provisional Rules of Procedures - 21 October 2003 [ E | A | | F ]
Provisional rules of procedure of the meetings of the states parties to the international convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families - submitted by the secretary-general.

Committee Recommendations and Conclusions: Election of the Members of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families - Note by the Secretary-General [ E | A | | F ]
Meeting of the states parties first meeting New York, 11 December 2003 committee

Provisional Rules: Draft Reporting Guidelines - Note by the Secretariat [ E | A | | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families informal meeting geneva, 11 to 15 October 2004 draft reporting guidelines note by the secretariat.

Observations or comments: Report of the Committee on Migrant Workers on its Informal Meeting [ E | A | | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families informal meeting Geneva, 11 to 15 October 2004 report of the committee on migrant workers on its informal meeting.

Summary records: Summary Record of the 10th Meeting, 25 April 2005 [ E | A | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session summary record of the 10th meeting held at the palais wilson, geneva, on Monday, 25 April 2005, at 10 a.M.

Summary records: Summary Record of the 12th Meeting [ E | A | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session summary record of the 12th meeting held at the palais wilson, geneva,on Tuesday, 26 April 2005, at 10 a.M.

Provisional Rules: Provisional Agenda and Annotations - Note by the Secretariat [ E | A | | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session geneva, 25 – 29 april 2005 - Provisional agenda and annotations note by the secretariat.

Summary records: Summary Record of the First Part (public) of the 13th Meeting [ E | A | | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session summary record of the first part (public)* of the 13th meeting held at the palais wilson, geneva, On Tuesday, 26 April 2005, at 3 p.M.

Summary records: Summary Record of the 14th Meeting [ E | A | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session summary record of the 14th meeting held at the parlays wilson, geneva, on Wednesday, 27 April 2005, at 10 a.M. Chairperson: mr. Kariyawasam.

Summary records: Summary Record of the 15th Meeting [ E | A | | F ]

Summary records: Summary Record of the Second Part (Public) of the 16th Meeting [ E | A | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session summary record of the second part (public)* of the 16th meeting held at the palais wilson, geneva, On Thursday, 28 April 2005, at 11.25 A.M. Chairperson: mr. Kariyawasam.

Summary records: Summary Record of the 18th Meeting [ E | A | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families second session summary record of the 18th meeting held at the palais wilson, geneva, on Friday, 29 April 2005, at 10.30 A.M. Chairperson: mr. Kariyawasam.

Summary records: Summary Record of the 17th Meeting- 14/06/2005 [ E | A | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families- second session of the 17th meeting held at the palais wilson, geneva, on Thursday, 28 April 2005, at 3 p.m Convention abbreviation: cmw committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families Second session summary record of the 17th meeting

Agenda and Annotations: Provisional Agenda submitted by the Secretary-General [ E | A | | F ]
Meeting of the states parties first meeting new york 11 December 2003.

[1990] Model Treaty on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/118 of 14 December 1990.

[1990] Model Treaty on the Transfer of Supervision of Offenders Conditionally Sentenced or Conditionally Released [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/119 of 14 December 1990.

[1990] United Nations Guidelines for the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency (The Riyadh Guidelines) [ A | F ]
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 45/112 of 14 December, 1990.

[1990] United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of the Liberty [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/113 of 14 December 1990.

[1990] United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules) [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/110 of 14 December 1990.

[1990] World Summit for Children (1990) [ A | F ]
New York, 29-30 September 1990.
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Website: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - Special Session [ E | A | F ]

Declaration: General Assembly - Declaration and the Plan of Action of 'A World Fit for Children [ E | A | F ]
Special Session 27th on Children, 8 10 May 2002.

Declaration: Outcome document of "A World Fit for Children" of the General Assembly on Children [ E | A | F ]
The Special Session on Children of the UN General Assembly dedicated to the children and adolescents of the world was held 8-10 May 2002.

Declaration: We the Children: End-decade review of the follow-up to the World Summit for Children - Report of the Secretary General Kofi A. Annan [ E | A | F ]

[1991] Principles for the protection of persons with mental illness and the improvement of mental health care [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 46/119 of 17 December 1991.

[1991] United Nations Principles for Older Persons [ A | F ]
United Nations Principles for Older Persons adopted by General Assembly resolution 46/91 of 16 December 1991

[1992] Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 47/135 of 18 December 1992.

[1992] United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit I - 1992) [ A | F ]
Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, the Statement of Forest Principles, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity. Earth Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3-14 June 1992.
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Website: Earth Summit 2002 [ E | A | F ]

[1993] Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam [ A | F ]
Status of preparation of publications, studies and documents for the world conference.

[1993] Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993.

[1993] Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearances [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 47/133 of Feb. 1993.

[1993] World Conference on Human Rights (1993 ) - Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action [ A | F ]
Adopted by the World Conference on Human Rights on 25 June 1993 Vienna, Austria, 14-25 June 1993.
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Website: World Conference on Human Rights [ E | A | F ]

[1994] Declaration on a Code of Conduct for Inter-African Relations [ A | F ]
The declaration was made in the meeting of the African Heads of State and Government in Tunis, Tunisia, from 13 to 15 June, 1994, on the occasion of the 30th Ordinary Session of the Summit,

[1994] National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights [ A | F ]
Forty-eighth session agenda item 114 (b) resolution adopted by the general assembly [on the report of the third committee (a/48/632/add.2)]48/134. National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights.

[1994] Population Summit: International Conference on Population and Development (1994) [ A | F ]
Cairo, 5-13 September 1994.
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Website: United Nations International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) - Website [ E | A | F ]

[1994] Standard rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities [ A | F ]
Forty-eighth session agenda item 109 resolution adopted by the general assembly [on the report of the third committee (a/48/627)] 48/96. Standard rules on the equalization of opportunities For persons with disabilities.

[1995] Fourth World Conference on Women (1995): Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action [ A | F ]
Beijing, 4-15 September 1995.
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Website: United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women [ E | A | F ]

[1995] Social Summit: World Conference on Social Development (1995) [ A | F ]
Report of the World Summit for Social Development (WSSD), Copenhagen, 6 - 12 March 1995.
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Website: World Summit for Social Development [ E | A | F ]

[1995] World Food Summit (1996): Rome Declaration on World Food Security [ A | F ]

[1996] United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II 1996) -The Habitat Agenda and the Istanbul Declaration [ A | F ]
Turkey 3 -14 June 1996.
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Website: United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-HABITAT [ E | A | F ]

[1996] World Food Summit (1996): Final Report - Part I [ A | F ]
Rome, Italy, 13-17 November, 1996.
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Website: The World Food Summit 1996 [ E | A | F ]

World Food Summit (1996): Final Report - Part II [ E | A | F ]

[1996] World Food Summit (2002): Report of the World Food Summit: Five years later [ A | F ]
Rome, 10-13 June, 2002.
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Website: World Food Summit: Five years later [ E | A | F ]

[1997] Arab Charter for Human Rights [ A | F ]

[1997] United Nations Conference on Environment and Development "Earth Summit II - 1997" [ A | F ]
Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21. General Assembly Nineteenth special session 19 September 1997.

[1997] Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights [ A | F ]
Adopted at the twenty-ninth session of UNESCO’s General Conference on 11 November 1997 and endorsed by the General Assembly in 1998.

[1998] Arab anti-terror Accord [ A | F ]

[1998] Final Document of the Inter-Parliamentary Conference on "Attaining the World Food Summit's Objectives Through a Sustainable Development Strategy" [ A | F ]
This is the Final Document of the inter-parliamentary Conference on “Attaining the World Food Summit’s Objectives Through a Sustainable Development Strategy, which aims to reduce the number of undernourished people to half the present level by no later than the year 2015.

[1998] International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries [ A | F ]
International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries - Adopted and opened for signature and ratification by General Assembly resolution 44/34 of 4 December 1989 -Entry into force: 20 October 2001, in accordance with article 19.

[1998] International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings [ A | F ]

[1998] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World (2001-2010) [ A | F ]
Fifty-third session agenda item 31 resolution adopted by the general assembly without reference to a main committee (a/53/l.25)]- 53/25. International decade for a culture of peace and non-violence for the children of the world (2001–2010).

[1998] Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change [ A | F ]
Report of the conference of the parties on its 3rd session, held at Kyoto from 1 to 11 December 1997: framework convention on climate change- entered into force Feb- 2005.

[1998] Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court [ A | F ]
The Statute was adopted on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court. Entry into force 1 July 2002, in accordance with article 126.
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Status of Ratification: Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court [ E | A | F ]
Entry into force 1 July 2002, in accordance with article 126.

[1998] World Conference on Human Rights (1998) - Follow-up to the World Conference on Human Rights [ A | F ]
Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to the General Assembly 53rd session, New York 1998.

[1999] African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child [ A | F ]
African Union document CAB/LEG/24.9/49 (1990), entered into force November 29, 1999.

[1999] Convention of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Combating International Terrorism [ A | F ]
This convention is an annex to Resolution no: 59/26-p . The original is deposited with the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference which shall have it registered at the United Nations Organization, in accordance with the provisions of Article 102 of its Charter.

[1999] Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace [ A | F ]
Fifty-third session Agenda item 31 resolutions adopted by the general assembly [without reference to a mai committee (a/53/l.79)] 53/243. Declaration and programme of action on a culture of peace a declaration on a culture of peace.

[1999] Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms [ A | F ]
Fifty-third session- agenda item 110 (b) resolution adopted by the general assembly [on the report of the third committee (a/53/625/add.2)].

[1999] Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 53/144 of 8 March 1999.

[1999] Human Rights of Migrants, Commission on Human Rights Resolution 1999/44 [ A | F ]

[1999] Migrant Workers who are in an Irregular Situation and/or Illegally Employed [ A | F ]

[1999] Migrants in Society [ A | F ]

[1999] Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution A/54/4 on 6 October 1999, and opened for signature on 10 December 1999, Human Rights Day, entered into force 22 December 2000 in accordance with article 16.
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Preamble or Introduction: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women [ E | A | F ]

[1999] Organization of African Unity Convention on the Prevention and Combating of Terrorism, 1999 [ A | F ]
Adopted at Algiers on 14 July 1999 Entry into force in accordance with Article 20 Depositary: Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity

[1999] Review of Standards and Activities Relating to the Protection of Migrant Workers [ A | F ]

[1999] Review of the International Conference on Population and Development (1999) [ A | F ]
Report of the Secretary-General on the Twenty-first special session of the General Assembly for an overall review and appraisal of the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development: (5 October 1999).
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Website: International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) - ICPD+5 [ E | A | F ]

[1999] Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 [ A | F ]
Convention (No. 182) concerning the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour. Adopted on 17 June 1999 by the General Conference of the International Labour Organisation at its Eighty-Seventh Session. Entered into force 19 November 2000, in accordance with Article 10.
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Status of Ratification: Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 [ E | A | F ]

[2000] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World - Report of the Secretary-General [ A | F ]
Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 33 Culture of peace International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World Report of the Secretary-General.

[2000] Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflicts [ A | F ]
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000, entered into force on 12 February 2002.
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Status of Ratification: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict [ E | A | F ]

Reservations: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict [ E | A | F ]

[2000] Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography [ A | F ]
Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution A/RES/54/263 of 25 May 2000, entered into force on 18 January 2002.
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Status of Ratification: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography [ E | A | F ]

Reservations: Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography [ E | A | F ]

[2000] Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air [ A | F ]
Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, Adopted by General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000.

[2000] Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children [ A | F ]
Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime, Adopted by General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000.

[2000] United Nations Millennium Declaration (2000) [ A | F ]
Adopted at the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/55/2 of 8 December 2000.

[2000] Vienna Declaration on Crime and Justice: Meeting the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century [ A | F ]

[2000] World Summit for Social Development (2000) Copenhagen +5 [ A | F ]
Twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly entitled "World Summit for Social Development and beyond: achieving social development for all in a globalizing world", Geneva July 2000.
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Website: World Summit for Social Development +5 [ E | A | F ]

[2001] Amman Declaration on the Use of Children as Soldiers [ A | F ]
Adopted at the Amman Conference on the Use of Children as Soldiers. The conference was organized by Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers and held at Amman, Jordan from 8-10 April 2001.

[2001] Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS [ A | F ]
Twenty-sixth special session Agenda item 8 -01 43484 Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/S-26/L.2)] S-26/2. Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. "GLOBAL CRISIS - GLOBAL ACTION" Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS Adopted by General Assembly resolution S-26/2 of 27 June 2001 "GLOBAL CRISIS - GLOBAL ACTION"

[2001] Declaration on Cities and Other Human Settlements in the New Millennium [ A | F ]
General Assembly Declaration - 6th plenary meeting, 9 June 2001.

[2001] International Day of Peace [ A | F ]
Fifty-fifth session Agenda item 33- Resolution adopted by the General Assembly-without reference to a Main Committee (A/55/L.95 and Add.1)]-55/282. International Day of Peace.

[2001] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World - Report of the Secretary-General [ A | F ]
Fifty-sixth session Item 39 of the provisional agenda Culture of peace International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World Report of the Secretary-General.

[2001] International decade for a culture of peace and non-violence for the children of the world, (2001-2010) [ A | F ]

[2001] Principles on the Effective Investigation and Documentation of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 55/89 Annex, 4 December 2000.

[2001] Traffic in Women and Girls, 31 January 2001 [ A | F ]
Resolution adopted by the general assembly On the report of the third committee (a/55/595 and corr.1 And 2)] -55/67. Traffic in women and girls.

[2001] United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 55/25 of 15 November 2000.

[2001] World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001) - Conference Report [ A | F ]
Durban, South Africa, 31 August - 7 September, 2001.
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Declaration: World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (2001) - The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action [ E | A | F ]

Website: World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance [ E | A | F ]

Committee report: World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance [ E | A | | F ]
Preparatory Committee, First session, Geneva, 1-5 May 2000.

[2002] Guidelines on International Protection - Gender-Related Persecution [ A | F ]
Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees - Guidelines on international protection: gender-related persecution within the context of article 1a(2) of the 1951 convention and/or its 1967 protocol relating to the status of refugees

[2002] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non- Violence for the Children of the World, ( 2001–2010) [ A | F ]
Fifty-seventh session agenda item 24 resolution adopted by the general assembly [without reference to a main committee (a/57/l.9/Rev.1 And add.1)] 57/6. International decade for a culture of peace and non- violence for the children of the world, 2001–2010.

[2002] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World - Note by the Secretary-General [ A | F ]
Fifty-seventh session Item 24 of the preliminary list* Culture of peace International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World- Implementation of General Assembly resolution 56/5- Note by the Secretary-General.

[2002] Montreal Principles on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights [ A | F ]

[2002] Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [ A | F ]
Adopted by General Assembly resolution A/RES/57/199, adopted December 18, 2002. The Protocol was opened for signature on 4 February 2003, in accordance with article 27 (1).
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Status of Ratification, reservations and declarations: Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment [ E | A | F ]

[2002] United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit III - 2002) [ A | F ]

[2002] Violence Against Women Migrant Workers [ A | F ]
Violence against women migrant workers - Commission on Human Rights resolution
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Agenda and Annotations: Violence against women migrant workers- Report of the Secretary-General [ E | A | | F ]
Commission on human rights fifty-eighth session item 14 (a) of the provisional agenda specific groups and individuals: migrant workers

[2003] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World ,( 2001-2010) -Note by the Secretary-General [ A | F ]
International decade for a culture of peace and non-violence for the children of the world, 2001-2010: note / by the secretary-general.

[2003] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World,( 2001-2010) [ A | F ]
Fifty-eighth session - Agenda item 44 - Resolution adopted by the General Assembly-without reference to Main Committee (A/58/L.14 and Add.1)] -58/11. International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001–2010.

[2003] Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/32 [ A | F ]

[2004] Beirut Declaration - Arab Women Ten Years After Beijing: Call for Peace [ A | F ]

[2004] Committee Against Torture - Report [ A | F ]
Report of the Committee against Torture adopted at two meetings- Thirty-first session (10-21 November and Thirty-second session 3-21 May 2004- held at the United Nations Office at Geneva.

[2004] Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies 12 May 2004 [ A | F ]

[2004] Covenant on the Rights of the Child in Islam [ A | F ]
Organisation of the Islamic Conference.

[2004] International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, ( 2001-2010) [ A | F ]
Fifty-ninth session Agenda item 35 - Resolution adopted by the General Assembly [without reference to a Main Committee (A/59/L.21 and Add.1)] - 59/143. International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World, 2001–2010.

[2004] Provisional Rules of Procedures - 13/02/2004 [ A | F ]
Committee on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families, provisional rules of procedure, basic reference document.

[2004] Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrant Workers - Visit to Morocco [ A | F ]
Commission on human rights sixtieth session item 14 (a) of the provisional agenda specific groups and individuals.

[2004] Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrant Workers, addendum - communications sent to governments and Replies Received [ A | F ]
Commission on human rights sixtieth session item 14 (a) of the provisional agenda specific groups and individuals.

[2004] Report of the Special Rapporteur, submitted pursuant to commission on human rights resolution (2004/53) [ A | F ]
Commission on human rights-sixty-first session-item 14 of the provisional agenda- specific groups and individuals, Migrant workers report of the special rapporteur, Ms. Gabriela Rodriguez Pizarro.

[2004] Report on the Human Rights of Migrant workers submitted by the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights - Note by the Secretary-General [ A | F ]
Fifty-ninth session agenda item 105 (b) human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

[2004] Specific Groups and Individuals Migrant Workers [ A | F ]
Report of the Special Rapporteur submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2003/46.

[2004] Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security [ A | F ]
Intergovernmental working group for the elaboration of a set of voluntary guidelines to support the progressive realization of the right to adequate food in the context of national food security Fourth session rome, Report of the 30th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS), 23 September 2004.

[2005] Compilation of General Comments and General Recommendations Adopted by Human Rights Treaty Bodies 7 May 2004 [ A | F ]

[2005] Compilation of general comments and general recommendations, adopted by human rights treaty bodies - addendum [ A | F ]
This document contains General Recommendation No. 30 of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on Discrimination against Non-Citizens (2004).

[2005] Compilation of guidelines on the form and content of reports to be submitted by states parties to the international human rights treaties - addendum [ A | F ]
This document contains a compilation of the rules of procedure adopted, respectively, by the committee on economic, social and cultural rights, the human rights committee, the committee on the elimination of racial discrimination, the committee on the elimination of torture and child's rights.

[2005] Compilation of rules of procedure adopted by human rights treaty bodies- (Basic Reference Document, 28 May 2005 [ A | F ]
This document contains a compilation of the rules of procedure adopted, respectively, by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, the Committee against Torture, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child.

[2005] Guidelines on the Form and Content of Initial Reports Under Article 19 to be Submitted by States Parties to the Convention against Torture [ A | F ]

[2005] International decade for a culture of peace and non-violence for the children of the world [ A | F ]
Fifty-ninth session- agenda item 35 04-48484 Resolution adopted by the general assembly [without reference to a main committee (a/59/l.21 And add.1)] 59/143. International decade for a culture of peace and-non-violence for the children of the world, 2001–2010.

[2005] Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Workers - Addendum - Communications sent to Governments and Replies Received [ A | F ]
Report submitted by Ms. Gabriela Rodriquez Pizarro special rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants Workers.