Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 2001, para. 1a
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
[Actions to be taken by Governments, the United Nations system and civil society, as appropriate]: The rapid progression of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, particularly in the developing world, has had a devastating impact on women. The unequal power relationships between women and men, in which women often do not have the power to insist on safe and responsible sex practices, and lack of communication and understanding between women and men on women's health needs, inter alia, endanger women's health, particularly by increasing their susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV/AIDS;
Status juridique
Negotiated soft law
Organe
Commission de la condition de la femme
Type de document
CSW Agreed Conclusions / Declaration
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Health
Personnes concernées
Girls
Men
Women
Année
2001
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (2001), para. 1a.