Stresses that a common coordinated approach that promotes positive social change at the community, national and international levels could lead to the abandonment of female genital mutilation within a generation, with some of the main achievements being obtained by 2015, in line with the Millennium Development Goals;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Gender
Harmful Practices
Health
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Year
2011
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The girl child (2011), A/RES/66/140, OP 46.