Women and health 1999, para. 4b

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[Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate:] (b) Develop effective preventive and remedial health services to provide appropriate counselling and treatment for mental disorders related to stress, depression, powerlessness, marginalization and trauma since women and girls may suffer more from these ailments resulting from various forms of discrimination, violence and sexual exploitation, particularly in situations of armed conflict and displacement;
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)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Health
  • Humanitarian
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
1999
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Women and health (1999), para. 4b.
Paragraph number
4b