Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 2001, para. 1a
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[Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate]: The rapid progression of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, particularly in the developing world, has had a devastating impact on women. The unequal power relationships between women and men, in which women often do not have the power to insist on safe and responsible sex practices, and lack of communication and understanding between women and men on women's health needs, inter alia, endanger women's health, particularly by increasing their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Health
Person(s) affected
Girls
Men
Women
Year
2001
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (2001), para. 1a.