Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 107a

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[By Governments, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations, the mass media, the private sector and relevant international organizations, including United Nations bodies, as appropriate:] Give priority to both formal and informal educational programmes that support and enable women to develop self-esteem, acquire knowledge, make decisions on and take responsibility for their own health, achieve mutual respect in matters concerning sexuality and fertility and educate men regarding the importance of women's health and well-being, placing special focus on programmes for both men and women that emphasize the elimination of harmful attitudes and practices, including female genital mutilation, son preference (which results in female infanticide and prenatal sex selection), early marriage, including child marriage, violence against women, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse, which at times is conducive to infection with HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, drug abuse, discrimination against girls and women in food allocation and other harmful attitudes and practices related to the life, health and well-being of women, and recognizing that some of these practices can be violations of human rights and ethical medical principles;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Fourth World Conference on Women
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Education
  • Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Men
  • Women
Year
1995
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Other
Reference
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), para. 107a.
Paragraph focus
Women and health
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Actions C2
Paragraph number
107a