Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas 2017, para. 10
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Expressing its deep concern also that, while women contribute more than 50 per cent of the food produced worldwide, they account for 70 per cent of the world’s hungry, and that women and girls are disproportionately affected by hunger, food insecurity and poverty, in part as a result of gender inequality and discrimination,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Food & Nutrition
Gender
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Girls
Women
Year
2017
Reference
UNGA resolution, Improvement of the situation of women and girls in rural areas (2017), A/RES/72/148, PP 10.