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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2b
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- [2. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to social protection and to the enjoyment of that right without discrimination on the basis of disability, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right, including measures:] (b) To ensure access by persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls with disabilities and older persons with disabilities, to social protection programmes and poverty reduction programmes;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2006
Paragraph
Protection of civilians in armed conflict 1999, para. 11
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Underlining the special rights and needs of children in situations of armed conflict, including those of the girl-child,
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 1999
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2000, para. 17
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Requests the Secretary-General, where appropriate, to include in his reporting to the Security Council progress on gender mainstreaming throughout peacekeeping missions and all other aspects relating to women and girls;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2009, para. 10
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Encourages Member States in post-conflict situations, in consultation with civil society, including women’s organizations, to specify in detail women and girls’ needs and priorities and design concrete strategies, in accordance with their legal systems, to address those needs and priorities, which cover inter alia support for greater physical security and better socio-economic conditions, through education, income generating activities, access to basic services, in particular health services, including sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights and mental health, gender-responsive law enforcement and access to justice, as well as enhancing capacity to engage in public decision-making at all levels;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2015, para. 5c
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- [Recognizes the ongoing need for greater integration of resolution 1325 (2000) in its own work in alignment with resolution 2122 (2013), including the need to address challenges linked to the provision of specific information and recommendations on the gender dimensions of situations on the Council’s agenda, to inform and help strengthen the Council’s decisions, and therefore in addition to elements set out in resolution 2122 (2013), and in accordance with established practice and procedure:] Expresses its intention to invite civil society, including women’s organizations, to brief the Council in country-specific considerations and relevant thematic areas, as well as the Under-Secretary-General/Executive Director of UN-Women and the Under-Secretary-General/Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict to brief more regularly on country situations and relevant thematic areas of work on its agenda including on matters of urgency for women and girls in conflict and crisis;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2015
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2015, para. 11
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Welcoming the emphasis placed on achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, reaffirming that women’s and girls’ empowerment and gender equality are critical to conflict prevention and broader efforts to maintain international peace and security, noting in this regard the emphasis of the Report of the Independent High-level Panel on Peace Operations (S/2015/446), the Report of the Advisory Group of Experts for the Review of the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture (S/2015/490), and the Global Study on the need, inter alia, to invest more in conflict prevention and women’s empowerment, and further emphasizing that persisting barriers to the full implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) will only be dismantled through dedicated commitment to women’s participation and human rights, and through concerted leadership, consistent information and action, and support, to build women’s engagement in all levels of decision-making,
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2015
Paragraph
Acts of sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts 2008, para. 6
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Noting that civilians account for the vast majority of those adversely affected by armed conflict; that women and girls are particularly targeted by the use of sexual violence, including as a tactic of war to humiliate, dominate, instil fear in, disperse and/or forcibly relocate civilian members of a community or ethnic group; and that sexual violence perpetrated in this manner may in some instances persist after the cessation of hostilities;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
Paragraph
Children and armed conflict 2003, para. 13
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon Member States and international organizations to ensure that children affected by armed conflict are involved in all disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes, taking into account the specific needs and capacities of girls, and that the duration of these processes is sufficient for a successful transition to normal life, with a particular emphasis on education, including the monitoring, through, inter alia, schools, of children demobilized in order to prevent re-recruitment;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2003
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2009, para. 12
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that an understanding of the impact of situations of armed conflict on women and girls, including as refugees and internally displaced persons, adequate and rapid response to their particular needs, and effective institutional arrangements to guarantee their protection and full participation in the peace process, particularly at early stages of post-conflict peacebuilding, can significantly contribute to the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security,
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2009
Paragraph
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. b
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the following intentional conducts are criminalised: (b) coercing or procuring a woman to undergo any of the acts listed in point a; c inciting, coercing or procuring a girl to undergo any of the acts listed in point a.
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- Regional bodies: Council of Europe
- Topic(s)
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2011
Paragraph
Acts of sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts 2008, para. 3
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirming also the resolve expressed in the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls, including by ending impunity and by ensuring the protection of civilians, in particular women and girls, during and after armed conflicts, in accordance with the obligations States have undertaken under international humanitarian law and international human rights law;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
Paragraph
Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention 2014, para. Preamble 2
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that the prohibition of forced or compulsory labour forms part of the body of fundamental rights, and that forced or compulsory labour violates the human rights and dignity of millions of women and men, girls and boys, contributes to the perpetuation of poverty and stands in the way of the achievement of decent work for all, and
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- International Labour Organization
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 2014
Paragraph
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. undefined
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- FIRMLY CONVINCED that any practice that hinders or endangers the normal growth and affects the physical and psychological development of women and girls should be condemned and eliminated;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2003
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 4l
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 4. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving full realisation of this right and shall, in particular: l) Introduce scholarship and bursary programmes to encourage entry into post-primary school education and into higher education outstanding youth from disadvantaged communities, especially young girls;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
Paragraph
Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa 2003, para. k
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- For the purpose of the present Protocol: k) “Women” means persons of female gender, including girls;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2003
Paragraph
African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (Kampala Convention) 2009, para. p
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- For the purpose of the present Convention: p. "Women" mean persons of the female gender, including girls;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2009
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2000, para. 10
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizing that an understanding of the impact of armed conflict on women and girls, effective institutional arrangements to guarantee their protection and full participation in the peace process can significantly contribute to the maintenance and promotion of international peace and security,
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2000, para. 14
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Reaffirms its readiness, whenever measures are adopted under Article 41 of the Charter of the United Nations, to give consideration to their potential impact on the civilian population, bearing in mind the special needs of women and girls, in order to consider appropriate humanitarian exemptions;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
Paragraph
Children and armed conflict 2000, para. 13
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Underlines the importance of giving consideration to the special needs and particular vulnerabilities of girls affected by armed conflict, including, inter alia, those heading households, orphaned, sexually exploited and used as combatants, and urges that their human rights, protection and welfare be incorporated in the development of policies and programmes, including those for prevention, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Girls
- Year
- 2000
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2009, para. 19a
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- [Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Security Council within 12 months on addressing women’s participation and inclusion in peacebuilding and planning in the aftermath of conflict, taking into consideration the views of the Peacebuilding Commission and to include, inter alia:] Analysis on the particular needs of women and girls in post-conflict situations,
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2009
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2013, para. 5
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Requests United Nations peacekeeping mission leadership to assess the human rights violations and abuses of women in armed conflict and post-conflict situations, and requests peacekeeping missions, in keeping with their mandates, to address the security threats and protection challenges faced by women and girls in armed conflict and post-conflict settings;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Acts of sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts 2008, para. 10
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Requests the Secretary-General and relevant United Nations agencies, inter alia, through consultation with women and women-led organizations as appropriate, to develop effective mechanisms for providing protection from violence, including in particular sexual violence, to women and girls in and around UN managed refugee and internally displaced persons camps, as well as in all disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration processes, and in justice and security sector reform efforts assisted by the United Nations;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2008
Paragraph
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1m
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Paragraph text
- 1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: m) Develop programmes of action that provide legal, physical and psychological support to girls and young women who have been subjected to violence and abuse such that they can fully re-integrate into social and economic life;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- Regional bodies: African Union
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2006
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2000, para. 11
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Noting the need to consolidate data on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls,
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2000
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2013, para. 12
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Calls upon Member States to comply with their relevant obligations to end to impunity and to thoroughly investigate and prosecute persons responsible for war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity or other serious violations of international humanitarian law; and further notes that the fight against impunity for the most serious crimes of international concern against women and girls has been strengthened through the work of the International Criminal Court, ad hoc and mixed tribunals, as well as specialized chambers in national tribunals;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
CEDAW - Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women 1979, para. f
- Document type
- International treaty
- Paragraph text
- States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in order to ensure to them equal rights with men in the field of education and in particular to ensure, on a basis of equality of men and women: (f) The reduction of female student drop-out rates and the organization of programmes for girls and women who have left school prematurely;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Men
- Women
- Year
- 1979
Paragraph
Women and peace and security 2013, para. 1
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Recognizes the need for consistent implementation of resolution 1325 (2000) in its own work and intends to focus more attention on women’s leadership and participation in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, including by monitoring progress in implementation, and addressing challenges linked to the lack and quality of information and analysis on the impact of armed conflict on women and girls, the role of women in peacebuilding and the gender dimensions of peace processes and conflict resolution;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Gender
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2013
Paragraph
Acts of sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts 2008, para. 15
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Also requests the Secretary-General to submit a report to the Council by 30 June 2009 on the implementation of this resolution in the context of situations which are on the agenda of the Council, utilizing information from available United Nations sources, including country teams, peacekeeping operations, and other United Nations personnel, which would include, inter alia, information on situations of armed conflict in which sexual violence has been widely or systematically employed against civilians; analysis of the prevalence and trends of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict; proposals for strategies to minimize the susceptibility of women and girls to such violence; benchmarks for measuring progress in preventing and addressing sexual violence; appropriate input from United Nations implementing partners in the field; information on his plans for facilitating the collection of timely, objective, accurate, and reliable information on the use of sexual violence in situations of armed conflict, including through improved coordination of UN activities on the ground and at Headquarters; and information on actions taken by parties to armed conflict to implement their responsibilities as described in this resolution, in particular by immediately and completely ceasing all acts of sexual violence and in taking appropriate measures to protect women and girls from all forms of sexual violence;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
Paragraph
Children and armed conflict 2015, para. 13
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Gravely concerned by the human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law committed by non-state armed groups, in particular violent extremist groups, including mass abductions, rape and other forms of sexual violence such as sexual slavery, particularly targeting girls, which can cause displacement and affect access to education and healthcare services, and emphasizing the importance of accountability for such abuses and violations,
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Year
- 2015
Paragraph
Acts of sexual violence against civilians in armed conflicts 2008, para. 5
- Document type
- Resolution
- Paragraph text
- Affirms its intention, when establishing and renewing state-specific sanctions regimes, to take into consideration the appropriateness of targeted and graduated measures against parties to situations of armed conflict who commit rape and other forms of sexual violence against women and girls in situations of armed conflict;
- Legal status
- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations Security Council
- Topic(s)
- Humanitarian
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Women
- Year
- 2008
Paragraph