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a #ae-ye> plan to combat pov]ty1 hung]1 disease1 illit]acy1 environm5tal degradation1 & discrim9ation2 ,:]eas ! #dcrd ,g5]al ,assembly ( ! ,organization ( ,am]ican ,/ates adopt$ ! ,int]-,am]ican ,conv5tion aga9/ ,racism1 ,racial ,discrim9ation & ,relat$ ,=ms ( ,intol]ance on ,june #e1 #bjac2 ,:]eas !re are z _m z #bg1jjj1jjj p ar\nd ! _w :o are enslav$2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has support$ ! adoption ( ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights 9 ! ,,un ,g5]al ,assembly & has ratifi$ significant int]national human rights treaties1 includ+ ! ,int]national ,conv5tions on ! ,elim9ation ( ,racism & ,discrim9ation1 on ! ,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t ( ! ,crime ( ,g5ocide1 & aga9/ ,torture & o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t & ! ,int]national ,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has ratifi$ two ( ! eight fundam5tal conv5tions outl9$ by ! ,int]national ,labor ,organization 79 ?is resolution ref]r$ to z ! ,,ilo7 includ+ ! ,abolition ( ,=c$ ,lab\r & ! ,prohibition & ,imm$iate ,action = ! ,elim9ation ( ! ,wor/ ,=ms ( ,*ild ,lab\r2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has also ratifi$ ! ,optional ,protocol to ! ,conv5tion on ! ,rights ( ! ,*ild on ! ,sale ( ,*ildr51 ,*ild ,pro/itution & ,*ild ,pornography & ! ,optional ,protocol to ! ,conv5tion on ! ,rights ( ! ,*ild on ! ,involvem5t ( ,*ildr5 9 ,arm$ ,conflicts2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates sign$ ! ,conv5tion on ! ,rights ( ,p]sons ) ,disabilities on ,july #cj1 #bjji2 & ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is expect$ to be a regional & global lead] 9 ! int]national civil & human rights movem5t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t-- 7#a7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates recommits to fight+ discrim9ation1 x5ophobia1 & human & civil rights abuses 9 bo? dome/ic & =eign policy2 7#b7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates reaffirms its commitm5t to ! ,univ]sal ,decl>ation ( ,human ,rights2 7#c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld give ?or\gh review to dome/ic policy & legislative proposals t w\ld improve ! economic1 social1 political1 cultural1 & civil rights & lives ( m>g9aliz$ communities )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7#d7 ! ,s5ate %\ld give its advice & cons5t to ! ratification ( ! ,,un ,cov5ant on ,economic1 ,social & ,cultural ,rights1 ! ,,un ,conv5tion on ! ,elim9ation ( ,all ,=ms ( ,discrim9ation ,aga9/ ,wom5 & its ,optional ,protocol1 ! ,,un ,conv5tion on ! ,rights ( ! ,*ild1 ! ,,un ,conv5tion on ! ,rights ( ,p]sons ) ,disabilities & its ,optional ,protocol1 ! ,,un ,conv5tion = ! ,protection ( ,all ,p]sons f ,en=c$ ,disappe>ance1 ! ,fir/ ,optional ,protocol to ! ,,un ,cov5ant on ,civil & ,political ,rights1 & ! ,optional ,protocol to ! ,,un ,conv5tion ,aga9/ ,torture & o!r ,cruel1 ,inhuman or ,degrad+ ,treatm5t or ,puni%m5t2 7#e7 ! ,s5ate %\ld give its advice & cons5t to ! ratification ( ! ,,ilo ,conv5tion on ,=c$ or ,compulsory ,lab\r1 ! ,,ilo ,conv5tion on ,fre$om ( ,association & ,protection ( ! ,"r to ,organise1 ! ,,ilo ,conv5tion on ! ,"r to ,organise & ,collective ,b>ga9+1 ! ,,ilo ,conv5tion on ,equal ,remun]ation1 ! ,,ilo ,conv5tion on ,discrim9ation 9 ,respect ( ,employm5t & ,occupation1 & ! ,,ilo ,conv5tion on ! ,m9imum ,age = ,admission to ,employm5t2 7#f7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates %\ld fully support ! ,int]-,am]ican human rights sy/em1 especially hemisph]ic conv5tions reg>d+ ! rights ( all p]sons1 wom51 *ildr51 ! disabl$1 m>g9aliz$ communities1 & ! 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