The girl child 1998, para. 6d

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[Calls upon all States and international and non-governmental organizations, individually and collectively:] To give attention to the rights and needs of adolescent girls, which call for special action for their protection from sexual and economic exploitation and abuse, harmful traditional and cultural practices, teenage pregnancy and vulnerability to sexually transmitted diseases and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and for the development of life skills and self-esteem, reaffirming that the advancement and empowerment of women throughout the life cycle must begin with the girl child at all ages;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Health
  • Social & Cultural Rights
Person(s) affected
  • Adolescents
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
1998
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The girl child (1998), A/RES/53/127, OP 6d.
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OP
Paragraph number
6d