Recognizing that the difficult socio-economic conditions that exist in many developing countries, particularly those in Africa and the least developed countries, have resulted in the acceleration of the feminization of poverty, especially in rural areas and among female-headed households,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Women
Year
1997
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Women in development (1997), A/RES/52/195, PP 8.