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National responsibility 58. Key elements of national responsibility for IDPs in the Americas include: Raising national awareness of the plight of IDPs 59. (...) Moreover, indigenous and ethnic groups such as Afro-Colombians have a special attachment to their land, which makes solutions other than return particularly difficult. 63. A national response must seek to remedy the exclusion of certain groups from the political and economic life of the nation. (...) Developing and adopting national legislation for IDPs is an important indicator of national responsibility.

S /A C .4 4 /2 0 1 9 /1 4 /6 9 1 9 -0 6 6 2 8 National report of the Republic of Cuba on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004) OP 1 and related matters from OP 5, OP 6, OP 8 (a), (b) and (c) and OP 10 Legally binding instruments, organizations, codes of conduct, arrangements, statements and other issues Yes If yes, relevant information (i.e. signing, accession, ratification, etc.) (...) S /A C .4 4 /2 0 1 9 /1 1 9 -0 6 6 2 8 7 /6 9 OP 2 – Nuclear weapons, chemical weapons and biological weapons Does national legislation exist which prohibits persons or entities from engaging in one of the following activities? (...) Can violators be penalized? National legal framework Enforcement: civil/criminal penalties and others Remarks Yes If yes, source document Yes If yes, source document Nuclear weapons Chemical weapons Biological weaponsa Nuclear weapons Chemical weapons Biological weapons Legislative Decree No. 207 of 14 February 2000 on the use of nuclear energy Chemical weapons: Legislative Decree No. 202 of 28 December 1999 on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction, chapter IV CITMA Decision No. 15 of 25 February 2003 establishing rules for national inspections and arrangements for international inspections CITMA Decision No. 32 of 31 January 2003 establishing rules governing the implementation of the national system for the control of the chemicals listed in the Chemical Weapons Convention, the granting of licences and permits and the processing of information Legislative Decree No. 309 of 23 February 2013 on chemical safety, chapter III S /A C .4 4 /2 0 1 9 /1 2 6 /6 9 1 9 -0 6 6 2 8 Are any of the following measures, procedures or legislation in place to account for, secure or otherwise protect nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and related materials?

In February 2010, the National Institute for the Comprehensive Development of Children presented a national policy for the comprehensive protection of children, yet to be adopted. 77. The Special Rapporteur learned of numerous national policies adopted since the new Government took office in 2009, such as the five-year national plan of development guaranteeing human rights (2009-2014), which includes national policies on youth, women, security and social inclusion. 78. The national youth policy, adopted in August 2010, was the result of a national dialogue that included the participation of youth from 262 municipalities across the country.

It is the first in a series of modules developed on the various elements of a national communication (e.g. vulnerability and adaptation, national greenhouse gas inventories, and measures to mitigate climate change) to act as a guide for non- Annex I Parties in preparation of their national communications 2009 UNFCCC http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/publications /09_resource_guide1.pdf Publication: Resource guide for preparing the national communications from non- Annex I Parties – Module 2: Vulnerability and Adaptation to climate change This module was developed as a prototype guide to assist non-Annex I Parties to prepare the vulnerability and adaptation section of their national communications 2009 UNFCCC http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/publications /08_resource_guide2.pdf Publication: Resource guide for preparing the national communications from non- Annex I Parties – Module 3: National Greenhouse Gas Inventories This module was developed as a guide to assist non- Annex I Parties in the preparation of the GHG inventories for their national communications. (...) projID=3409 Support Bahrain in preparing its second national communication report to UNFCCC To assist national teams to prepare GHG inventory, mitigation options, vulnerability and adaptation assessments and capacity-building needs 2007 Ongoing Bahrain UNEP http://www.pmew-bcc.com/ FCCC/SBI/2009/10 page 18 Activity Purpose/target of activity Date and location Agencies involved Activity report or web link for further information Advisory Support to develop Institutional Framework for Climate Change in Kuwait To assist in re-constituting the national climate change committee, advise to complete the initial national communication for Kuwait and to design a process for preparing the second national communication 2009 UNEP Mission report available The National Communications Support Programme (NCSP) (Global) To provide technical and policy support to Parties not included in Annex I to the UNFCCC for preparing their National Communications UNDP Follow-up Workshop on Second National Communications, Pacific Islands • Guidance on managing the SNC process, including relevant technical and policy issues, particularly on how SNCs can provide inputs to relevant decision-making processes, and to the integration of climate change concerns into national development planning • Discussions on key technical issues to consider in the preparation of the 3 man components of the SNC, i.e. (...) Projectid=191 Workshop on Second National Communications, Asian Region Bangkok, Thailand, 8–12 September 2008 UNDP, UNEP, UNFCCC http://ncsp.undp.org/report_det ail.cfm?

ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN ACCREDITING NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PARIS PRINCIPLES : REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

Scope of the Doha work programme 16. As part of their national programmes to implement the Convention, and taking into account national circumstances and capacities, Parties are encouraged to undertake activities under the categories listed below, which reflect the six elements of Article 6 of the Convention. (...) [As initial priorities, the implementation of the work programme will require the strengthening of national institutions and capacities, in particular in developing countries.] (...) NGOs are invited to provide relevant information to the secretariat and in accordance with their national circumstances, informing and involving their national focal FCCC/SBI/2012/L.26 14 GE.12-70773 point as appropriate, on progress achieved for the purpose of reviewing the Article 6 work programme and evaluating its effectiveness in 2016 and 2020.

Annex I Parties may also use national methodologies which they consider better able to reflect their national situation, provided that these methodologies are compatible with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and are well documented and scientifically based. 11. (...) These estimates of indirect N2O should not be included in national totals. For Parties that decide to report indirect CO2 the national totals shall be presented with and without indirect CO2. 30. (...) Background information on greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and climate change (e.g. as it pertains to the national context) ES.2. Summary of national emission and removal-related trends ES.3.

Status of national action programme alignment (Latin America and the Caribbean) ............ 19 5. Status of national action programme alignment (Northern Mediterranean) .......................... 19 6. Status of national action programme alignment (Central and Eastern Europe) ..................... 19 7.

In addition to financing the implementation of projects, the GEF assists eligible countries in formulating and developing projects consistent with their national priorities, including those identified in their national communications. (...) During the current reporting period, three additional National Adaptation Programs of Action (NAPAs) have been completed (Laos, Solomon Islands, and Yemen), bringing the total of the completed NAPAs to forty-one. (...) With respect to the preparation and implementation of the National Adaptation Programs of Action (NAPAs) under the LDCF, t

PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF ALL HUMAN RIGHTS, CIVIL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TO DEVELOPMENT : INFORMATION / PRESENTED BY THE NETWORK OF AFRICAN NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS ON BEHALF OF "A" STATUS NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS IN AFRICA ; NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT