The girl child 1997, para. 8

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Urges States to take special measures for the protection of children, in particular to protect girls from rape and other forms of sexual abuse and gender-based violence in situations of armed conflict, paying special attention to refugee and displaced girls, in line with the recommendations of the expert appointed by the Secretary-General to study the impact of armed conflict on children, and to take into account the special needs of the girl child in the delivery of humanitarian assistance;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Gender
  • Humanitarian
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
Year
1997
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The girl child (1997), A/RES/52/106, OP 8.
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OP
Paragraph number
8