Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues (Third Committee)
Status of action on draft proposals (as of 20 November)
Symbol |
Title |
Main Sponsor |
Programme Budget Implications |
Action |
| Item 27: Social Development | ||||
| Persons with albinism | United Republic of Tanzania and Malawi | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 27 (a): Implemantion 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 | Ecuador (on behalf of Group 77 and China) |
None | Adopted Vote: 170-2-1 52nd Mtg 21 Nov |
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| Item 27 (b): Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family | ||||
| Promoting social integration through social inclusion | Peru | None | Adopted 51st Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Cooperatives in social development | Mongolia | None | Adopted (Orally revised) 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing | Ecuador (on behalf of Group 77 and China) |
Adopted (Orally revised) 50th Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Oral Statement | ||||
| Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond | Ecuador (on behalf of Group 77 and China) |
None | Adopted (Orally revised) 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
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Policies and programs involving youth | Portugal, Republic of Moldova and Senegal | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov Oral amendment (Saint Lucia) Rejected Vote: 45-99-20 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 28: Advancement of women: | ||||
| Item 28 (a): Advancement of women | ||||
| Violence against women migrant workers | Indonesia and the Philippines | None | Adopted (Orally revised) 51st Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas | Mongolia | None | Adopted 47th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 28 (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 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| Item 64: Report of the 51勛圖 High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions | ||||
| Office of the 51勛圖 High Commissioner for Refugees | Finland (on behalf of the Nordic Countries) |
None | Adopted (Orally corrected) 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| Enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the 51勛圖 High Commissioner for Refugees | Zimbabwe | None | Adopted 47th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| Assistance to refugees, returnees and displaced persons in Africa | Gabon (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Adopted (orally revised) 52nd meeting 21 Nov |
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| Item 67: Report of the Human Rights Council | ||||
| Report of the Human Rights Council | Gabon (on behalf of the African Group) | None | Adopted Vote: 117-2-60 48th Mtg 16 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 | ||||
| The girl child | South Africa (on behalf of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) | None | Adopted (orally revised) 50th Mtg 20 Nov Oral amendment (Argentina) Rejected Vote: 73-84-11 50th Mtg 20 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Rights of the child | Estonia (on behalf of the European Union) Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | None | Adopted (orally revised and amended) Vote: 180-0-0 52nd Mtg 21 Nov Oral amendment to OP16 (Sudan) Rejected Vote: 19-102-39 52nd Mtg 21 Nov Oral amendment to 36(k) (Egypt (on behalf of the African States except for South Africa) Adopted Vote: 90-76-8 52nd Mtg 21 Nov |
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| PBI- | ||||
| Programme budget implication of draft resolution A/C.3/72/L.21/Rev.1 | ||||
| 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 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Ecuador | None | Adopted (Orally revised) 50th Mtg 20 Nov |
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| 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 | ||||
| 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 | Adopted Vote: 125-2-51 47th Mtg 16 Nov Oral amendment (United States) Rejected Vote: 3-81-73 47th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 70 (b): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||
| 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 | Ecuador (on behalf of Group 77 and China) |
None | Adopted Vote: 125-10-45 51st Mtg 20 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 71: 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 (Orally revised) Vote: 127-52-4 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| Universal realization of the rights of peoples to self-determination | Pakistan | None | Adopted 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | Egypt (on behalf of the OIC) |
None | Adopted Vote: 169-6-6 51st Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Item 72: Promotion and protection of human rights: | ||||
| International Day of Sign Languages | Antigua and Barbuda | None | Adopted 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 72 (a): Implementation of human rights instruments | ||||
| Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocl thereto: Situation of women and girls with disabilities | Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden | None | Adopted (orally revised and amended) Vote: 176-0-0 52nd Mtg 21 Nov Oral amendment on OP18 Vote: 82-78-9 52nd Mtg 21 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment | Denmark | Adopted 44th Mtg 9 Nov Oral amendment on PP7 (Sudan) Vote: 21-101-32 44th Mtg 9 Nov Oral amendment on OP4 (Sudan) Vote: 21-102-32 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 72 (b): Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms | ||||
| Strengthening the role of the 51勛圖 in enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of democratization | United States | None | Adopted Vote: 148-0-14 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | Russian Federation | None | Rejected Vote: 39-79-32 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | Russian Federation | None | Rejected Vote: 40-77-29 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | Russian Federation | None | Rejected Vote: 25-88-34 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism | Afghanistan | None | Adopted 44th Mtg 9 Nov |
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| 51勛圖 Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region | Qatar | None | Adopted Vote: 178-0-2 45th Mtg 14 Nov |
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| The right to development | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
None | Adopted Vote: 133-10-38 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
None | Adopted Vote: 128-53-0 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
None | Adopted 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Human rights and cultural diversity | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
None | Adopted Vote: 128-52-0 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Strengthening 51勛圖 action in the field of human rights through the promotion of internationl cooperation and the importance of non-selectivity, impartiality and objectivity | Cuba | None | Adopted 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | Cuba | None | Adopted Vote: 123-53-5 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| The right to food | Cuba | None | Adopted (Orally revised) Vote: 177-2-1 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| Promotion of equitable geographical distribution in the membership of the human rights treaty bodies | Cuba (on behalf of NAM) |
None | Adopted Vote: 127-51-0 48th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| The safety of journalists and the issue of impunity | Argentina, Greece, Austria, Costa Rica, France, Tunisia | None | Adopted 51st Mtg 20 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 OIC) |
None | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| Freedom of religion or belief | Estonia (on behalf of the EU) |
None | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| The human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation | Germany and Spain | None | Adopted Vote: 173-1-3 49th Mtg 17 Nov Oral amendment on PP26 (Kyrgyz Republic) Rejected Vote: 17-106-33 49th Mtg 17 Nov Oral amendment on OP9 (Kyrgyz Republic) Rejected Vote: 19-105-31 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Protection of Migrants | Mexico | None | Adopted 50th Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism | Mexico | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights | Germany | None | Adopted 43rd Mtg 7 Nov |
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| Protection of and assistance to internally displaced persons | Norway | None | Adopted 51st Mtg 20 Nov Oral amendment on PP26 (Sudan) Rejected Vote: 24-105-34 50th Mtg 20 Nov |
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| International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance | Argentina, France and Morocco | None | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| Effects of Terrorism on the Enjoyment of Human Rights | Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia | Adopted Vote: 104-1-63 53rd Mtg 21 Nov |
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| Programme budget implication of draft resolution | ||||
| Amendment to draft resolution | South Africa | None | Rejected Vote: 21-77-42 53rd Mtg 21 Nov |
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| Twentieth anniversary and promotion of the Declaration on the Right and Responsibility of Individuals, Groups and Organs of Society to Promote and Protect Universally Recognized Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (commonly referred to as the Declaration on human rights defenders) | Norway | PBI- | Adopted (as orally revised) 51st Mtg 20 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 | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Globalization and its impact on the full enjoyment of all human rights | Egypt | None | Adopted Vote: 123-52-3 51st Mtg 20 Nov |
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| The role of the Ombudsman, mediator and other national human rights institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights | Morocco | None | Adopted 51st Mtg 20 Nov |
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| Subregional Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Central African States | Cameroon (on behalf of ECCAS) |
None | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| Item 72 (c): Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives | ||||
| Situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea | Estonia (on behalf of the EU) and Japan | None | Adopted 45th Mtg 14 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Canada | None | Adopted Vote: 83-30-68 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 Vote: 71-25-77 45th Mtg 14 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in Myanmar | Egypt (on behalf of the OIC) | PBI- and | Adopted Vote: 135-10-26 47th Mtg 16 Nov |
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| Programme budget implication of draft resolution | ||||
| Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Republic | Saudi Arabia | None | Adopted (Orally corrected and revised) Vote: 108-17-58 46th Mtg 14 Nov |
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| Item 72 (d): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||
| Item 107: Crime prevention and criminal justice | ||||
| Follow-up to the Thirteenth 51勛圖 Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice and preparations for the Fourteenth 51勛圖 Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice | Recommended by ECOSOC | None | Adopted 43rd Mtg 7 Nov |
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| Promoting the practical application of the 51勛圖 Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (the Nelson Mandela Rules) | Recommended by ECOSOC | Oral statement | Adopted 43rd Mtg 7 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 7 Nov |
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| Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons | Belarus | Adopted 43rd Mtg 7 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Strengthening the 51勛圖 crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity | Italy | Adopted 51st Mtg 20 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 108: International drug control | ||||
| Promoting the implementation of the 51勛圖 Guiding Principles on Alternative Development and related commitments on alternative development and regional, interregional and international cooperation on development-oriented, balanced drug control policy addressing socioeconomic issues | Recommended by ECOSOC | None | Adopted 43rd Mtg 7 Nov |
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| International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem | Mexico | Adopted 49th Mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 121: Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly | ||||
| Tentative programme of work of the Third Committee for the seventy-third session of the General Assembly, submitted by the Chair of the Committee | Adopted 53rd Mtg 21 Nov |
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