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Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography at the High-level meeting of the General Assembly on the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child

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New York, 20 November 2014 Mr. President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Twenty five years ago, the United Nations offered a wonderful gift to children around the world: a treaty which recognised...

Statement by Ms. Flavia Pansieri, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights at the International Organisation of Employers /Fédération des Employeurs Romands-Genève, International Conference on
Business and Human Rights, 19 November 2014

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Good morning, It is a great pleasure for me to have the opportunity to address this international conference on business and human rights. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human...

“Ensuring a people-centred approach to the new SDGs: a shared responsibility” - remarks by the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, at the Inter-Parliamentary Union Annual Parliamentary Hearing, New York, 19 November 2014

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What are the implications of the rights-based approach for the new SDGs as a universal agenda? A new development agenda guided by human rights means putting people first and ensuring that the...

Eradicating harmful practices against women and girls

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Two of the UN human rights expert committees, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination again Women and the Committee on the Rights of the Child have joined forces to assist States to put an end to harmful practices primarily affecting women and girls.