Reco gnizing that women who constitute the majority of the poor are especially vulnerable to HIV infection because of their subordinate status in society, in the households and communities and because of their restricted access to education, gainful employment and health and information services,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
1999
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
CSW resolution, Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS (1999), PP 5.