Social, Humanitarian & Cultural Issues (Third Committee)
Status of action on draft proposals
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Title |
Main Sponsor |
Programme Budget Implications |
Action |
| Item 27: Social Development | ||||
| Item 27 (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 | Guyana (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
None | Adopted by vote: 174-2-0 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 27 (b): Social development, including questions relating to the world social situation and to youth, ageing, disabled persons and the family | ||||
| Follow-up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing | Guyana (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
None | Adopted 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Follow-up to the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family and beyond | Guyana (on behalf of the Group of 77 and China) |
None | Adopted 7th mtg 13 Nov |
Inclusive development for and with persons with disabilities | Phillipines and the United Republic of Tanzania | None | Adopted 7th mtg 13 Nov |
| None | ||||
| Item 27 (c): Literacy for life: shaping future agendas | ||||
| Literacy for life: shaping future agendas | Mongolia | None | Adopted 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 28: Advancement of women: | ||||
| Strengthening National and International Rapid Response to the Impact of COVID-19 on Women and Girls | Algeria, China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Zambia | None | Adopted (orally revised) 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Withdrawn 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected |
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| Women and girls and the response to COVID-19 | Spain | None | Adopted 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 33-85-37 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 28-93-37 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 29-96-32 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 24-96-33 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 13-111-29 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 24-103-29 7th mtg 13 Nov |
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| Trafficking in women and girls | Philippines | None | Adopted 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 9-120-28 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation | Burkina Faso (on behalf of African Group) |
None | Adopted 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 5-136-20 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Intensifiying efforts to end obstetric fistula | Senegal (on behalf of African Group) |
None | Adopted 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 6-141-18 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 1-153-11 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Intensification of efforts to prevent and eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls | France and Netherlands | None | Adopted by vote: 170-0-11 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 22-108-33 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 19-105-36 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 33-104-24 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 24-105-31 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 10-106-42 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 13-107-37 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 20-103-36 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 12-117-28 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 17-113-33 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 20-102-38 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Item 63: Report of the 51勛圖 High Commissioner for Refugees, questions relating to refugees, returnees and displaced persons and humanitarian questions | ||||
| Enlargement of the Executive Committee of the Programme of the 51勛圖 High Commissioner for Refugees | Malawi | None | Adopted 7th meeting 13 Nov |
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| Assistance to refugees returnees and displaced persons in Africa | Egypt (on behalf of African Group) |
None | Adopted 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Office of the 51勛圖 High Commissioner for Refugees | Norway (on behalf of Nordic Countries) | None | Adopted by vote: 174-0-7 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Item 67: Report of the Human Rights Council | ||||
| Report of the Human Rights Council | Cameroon (on behalf of African Group) |
None | Adopted by vote: 115-3-60 14th mtg 19 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 | ||||
| Protecting children from bullying | Mexico | None | Adopted 9th mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Child, early and forced marriage | Canada and Zambia | None | Adopted 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 20-109-31 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 26-105-30 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 29-101-34 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 19-110-31 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 23-108-31 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Russian Federation | None | Rejected by vote: 24-103-37 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Amendment to | United States | None | Rejected by vote: 11-121-32 8th mtg 16 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 | Ecuador and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | None | Adopted 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| 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 | None | Adopted by vote: 122-2-53 12th mtg 18 Nov |
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| 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 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 | Guyana (on behalf of Group of 77 and China) |
PBI - |
Adopted (as orally revised) by vote: 124-12-44 15th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Programme budget implications of draft resolution | ||||
| International Day for People of African Descent | Costa Rica | None | Adopted 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| 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 by vote: 125-52-7 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| The right of the Palestinian people to self-determination | Egypt (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) |
None | Adopted by vote: 163-5-10 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Universal realization of the right of peoples to self-determination | Pakistan | None | Adopted 15th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Item 72: Promotion and protection of human rights: | ||||
| Item 72 (a): Implementation of human rights instruments | ||||
| Human rights treaty body system | Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden | None | Adopted 8th mtg 16 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 | ||||
| Missing persons | Azerbaijan | None | Adopted 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | Armenia | None | Rejected by vote: 14-18-115 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Amendment to draft resolution | Armenia | None | Rejected by vote: 8-22-114 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Promotion of peace as a vital requirement for the full enjoyment of all human rights by all | Cuba | None | Adopted by vote: 128-53-2 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order | Cuba | None | Adopted by vote: 121-54-8 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| The right to food | Cuba | None | Adopted by vote: 186-2-0 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Enhancement of international cooperation in the field of human rights | Cuba (on behalf of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) |
None | Adopted 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Human rights and unilateral coercive measures | Cuba (on behalf of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) |
None | Adopted (orally corrected) by vote: 131-54-1 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| The right to development | Cuba (on behalf of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)) |
None | Adopted by vote: 133-24-29 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Human Rights in the Administration of Justice | Austria | None | Adopted 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Freedom of religion or belief | Germany (on behalf of European Union) |
None | Adopted 15th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions | Sweden (on behalf of Nordic Countries) |
None | Adopted Oral amendment to OP7(b)
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| The role of Ombudsman and mediator institutions in the promotion and protection of human rights, good governance and the rule of law | Moroco | None | Adopted 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Right to privacy in the digital age | Brazil and Germany | None | Adopted 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Moratorium on the use of the death penalty | Albania, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom | None | Adopted (as amended) 120-39-24 11th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Amendment to | Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, China, Democratic People's Republic Of Korea, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic Of), Jamaica, Jordan, Kuwait, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Libya, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and The Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zimbabwe | None | Adopted by vote: 95-69-17 11th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Combating intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatization, discrimination, incitement to violence and violence against persons, based on religion and belief | Egypt (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) |
None | Adopted 14th mtg 19 Nov |
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| Human rights and extreme poverty | Peru | None | Adopted 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| Item 72 (c): Human rights situations and reports of special rapporteurs and representatives | ||||
| Situation of human rights in the Democractic People's Republic of Korea | Germany (on behalf of European Union) |
None | Adopted 12th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran | Canada | None | Adopted by vote: 79-32-64 12th mtg 18 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Situation of human rights in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, Ukraine | Ukraine | None | Adopted by vote: 63-22-85 12th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights in the Syrian Arab Repulic | United States | None | Adopted (as orally revised and corrected) by vote: 99-13-61 13th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Situation of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar | United Arab Emirates (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)) and Germany (on behalf of European Union) | PBI- | Adopted by vote: 131-9-31 13th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Programme budget implications of draft resolution | ||||
| Item 72 (d): Comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action | ||||
| Item 111: Crime prevention and criminal justice | ||||
| Preventing and combating corrupt practices and the transfer of proceeds of corruption, facilitating asset recovery and returning such assets to legitimate owners, in particular to countries of origin, in accordance with the 51勛圖 Convention against Corruption | Colombia | None | Adopted 10th mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Strengthening and promoting effective measures and international cooperation on organ donation and transplantation to prevent and combat trafficking in persons for the purpose of organ removal and trafficking in human organs | Guatemala and Spain | None | Adopted 11th mtg 17 Nov |
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| Strengthening the 51勛圖 crime prevention and criminal justice programme, in particular its technical cooperation capacity | Italy | None | Adopted 11th mtg 17 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| 51勛圖 African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders | Uganda (on behalf of African Group) |
None | Adopted 13th mtg 18 Nov |
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| Item 112: Countering the use of information and communications technologies for criminal purposes | ||||
| Item 113: International drug control | ||||
| International cooperation to address and counter the world drug problem | Mexico | None | Adopted 8th mtg 16 Nov |
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| None | ||||
| Item 126: Revitalization of the Work of the General Assembly | ||||
Draft programme of work of the Third Committee for the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly Conference room paper 1 on the provisional programme of work and timetable for the Third Committee at the seventy-sixth session of the General Assembly |
Bureau | Adopted 15th mtg 19 Nov |
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