Recognizing that the risk of maternal mortality is highest for girls under 15 years of age and that complications in pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death among girls under 15 years of age in many countries,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Health
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Year
2016
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Rights of the child (2016), A/RES/71/177, PP 19.