The girl child 2015, para. 3

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Urges States to improve the situation of girl children living in poverty, in particular extreme poverty, deprived of adequate food and nutrition, water and sanitation facilities, with limited or no access to basic physical and mental health-care services, shelter, education, participation and protection, taking into account that, while a severe lack of goods and services hurts every human being, it is particularly threatening and harmful to the girl child and is further exacerbated by living in a child-headed household, leaving her unable to enjoy her rights, to reach her full potential and to participate as a full member of society;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Poverty
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
  • Children
  • Girls
Year
2015
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
UNGA resolution, The girl child (2015), A/RES/70/138, OP 3.
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OP
Paragraph number
3