Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 2001, para. 3d
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[Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate]: Collaborate to strengthen efforts to create an environment and the conditions necessary, with the assistance of relevant United Nations agencies, funds and programmes and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations upon request, to address the challenges faced by women and girls infected and affected by HIV/AIDS, particularly orphans and widows, girls and older women who may also be primary caregivers for people living with HIV/AIDS, all of whom are particularly vulnerable to both economic and sexual exploitation; provide them with the necessary economic and psycho-social support and encourage their economic independence through income-generating programmes and other methods;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Health
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Older persons
Women
Year
2001
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (2001), para. 3d.