Stressing that discrimination and neglect of the girl child can initiate a lifelong downward spiral of deprivation and exclusion from the social mainstream,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Year
1998
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The girl child (1998), A/RES/53/127, PP 5.