Key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the of the International Conference on Population and Development 1999, para. 52f
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[52. Governments, in collaboration with civil society, including non-governmental organizations, donors and the United Nations system, should:] (f) Ensure that sexual and reproductive health programmes, free of any coercion, provide pre-service and in-service training and supervision for all levels of health-care providers to ensure that they maintain high technical standards, including for hygiene; respect the human rights of the people they serve; are knowledgeable and trained to serve clients who have been subjected to harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation and sexual violence; and are able to provide accurate information about the prevention and symptoms of reproductive tract diseases, as well as about personal hygiene and other factors in reproductive tract infections, in order to minimize adverse physical consequences such as pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and ectopic pregnancy, as well as psychological consequences;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
All
Year
1999
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Key actions for the further implementation of the Programme of Action of the of the International Conference on Population and Development (1999), A/RES/S-21/2, para. 52f.