Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 1995, para. 264
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The percentage of girls enrolled in secondary school remains significantly low in many countries. Girls are often not encouraged or given the opportunity to pursue scientific and technological training and education, which limits the knowledge they require for their daily lives and their employment opportunities.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Fourth World Conference on Women
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Education
Person(s) affected
Girls
Year
1995
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995), para. 264.