The girl child 1998, para. 6a

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[Calls upon all States and international and non-governmental organizations, individually and collectively:] To set goals and to develop and implement gender-sensitive strategies to address the rights and needs of children, in accordance with the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, to take into account the rights and particular needs of the girl child, especially in education, health and nutrition, and to eliminate negative cultural attitudes and practices against the girl child;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
1998
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The girl child (1998), A/RES/53/127, OP 6a.
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OP
Paragraph number
6a