Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 14
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Deeply concerned that climate change poses a challenge to poverty eradication and the achievement of sustainable development, threatens food security and increases the risks of famine, and that rural women and girls, especially in developing countries, are disproportionately affected by the impacts of desertification, deforestation, sand and dust storms, natural disasters, persistent drought, extreme weather events, sea level rise, coastal erosion and ocean acidification,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Environment
Food & Nutrition
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas (2017), A/RES/72/148, PP 14.