Urges States to complement punitive measures with educational activities designed to promote a process of consensus towards the abandonment of harmful practices such as female genital mutilation and to provide appropriate services for those affected by the practices;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Education
Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Year
2009
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The girl child (2009), A/RES/64/145, OP 20.