The girl child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
2001
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SymbolA/RES/56/139
TitleThe girl child : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly
AccessEnglish: A_RES_56_139-EN - PDF ; Español: A_RES_56_139-ES - PDF ; Français: A_RES_56_139-FR - PDF ; Other: A_RES_56_139-DE - PDF ; Русский: A_RES_56_139-RU - PDF ; العربية: A_RES_56_139-AR - PDF ; 中文: A_RES_56_139-ZH - PDF ;
Summary
Stresses the need for full and urgent implementation of the rights of the girl child as guaranteed to her under all human rights instruments; calls upon all States to take measures to address the obstacles that continue to affect the achievement of the goals set forth in the Beijing Platform for Action including the strengthening of national mechanisms to implement policies and programmes for the girl child; calls upon Governments, civil society, including the media, and non-governmental organizations to promote human rights education and the full respect for and enjoyment of the human rights of the girl child; requests the Secretary-General, as Chairman of the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination, to ensure that all organizations and bodies of the UN system, individually and collectively, take into account the rights and the particular needs of the girl child in the country programme of cooperation; requests all human rights treaty bodies to adopt regularly and systematically a gender perspective in the implementation of their mandates; calls upon States and international and non-governmental organizations to mobilize all necessary resources, support and efforts to realize the goals, strategic objectives and actions set out in the Beijing Platform for Action and the further actions and initiatives to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
Action note2001-12-19
Vote summary
Adopted without vote, 88th plenary meeting
DraftA/C.3/56/L.29
Committee reportA/56/579
Meeting record
A/56/PV.88
Agenda information
A/56/251 115 Promotion and protection of the rights of children. RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Date[New York] : UN, 26 Feb. 2002
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5 p.