Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 2001, para. 2
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Full enjoyment by women and girls of all human rights, civil, cultural, economic, political and social, including the right to development — which are universal, indivisible, interdependent and interrelated — is of crucial importance in preventing further spread of HIV/AIDS. The majority of women and girls do not fully enjoy their rights, in particular to education, the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and social security, especially in developing countries. These inequalities begin early in life and render women and girls more vulnerable in the area of sexual and reproductive health, thus increasing their risk and vulnerability to HIV infection and their disproportionate suffering from the consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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
Health
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2001
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (2001), para. 2.