Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome 2001, para. 1
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
Women play a vital role in the social and economic development of their countries. It is a profound concern that by the end of 2000, 36.1 million people were living with HIV/AIDS, and of those infected, 95 per cent were living in developing countries, and 16.4 million were women. The proportion of women infected with HIV is increasing and in sub-Saharan Africa women constitute 55 per cent of all adult HIV infected, while teenage girls are infected at a rate of five to six times greater than their male counterparts.
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
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Personnes concernées
Adolescents
Girls
Women
Année
2001
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
CSW Agreed Conclusions, Women, the girl child and human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (2001), para. 1.