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Draft Declaration on Social and Legal Principles Relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally

A/RES/36/167No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1982.

What other versions does this mandate have?

4 versions · 1982–1985
This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/39/89
  • 1985A/RES/39/89Draft Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and InternationallyLatestCompare with previous version
  • 1984A/RES/38/142Draft Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and InternationallyCompare with previous version
  • 1983A/RES/37/115Draft Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and InternationallyCompare with previous version
  • 1982A/RES/36/167Draft Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally

iVersions are identified automatically by matching titles within the same organ (~97% accuracy on a manual audit).

What subjects does this mandate have?

5 topics
AdoptionAdoption LawChild WelfareDeclarations (Text)Foster Home Care

What does this mandate say?

1 operative paragraph

I.

Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its thirty-seventh session an item entitled "'Draft Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and ,,dfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Place-
172 EiC. I 0190.
11 ' A/35/336.
ment and Adoption Nationally and Internationally" with a view to the possible allocation of the item to the Sixth Committee;
Decides. in order that the further action proposed in Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/28 may proceed, that appropriate measures should be taken at its thirtyseventh session to finalize the draft Declaration.

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