Report of the Secretary-General on the Girl Child
Title
Report of the Secretary-General on the Girl Child
Date
3 August 2011
Creator
Description
This is a report of the Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon on the Girl Child. This report contains a brief overview of international obligations and commitments with respect to the girl child stemming from human rights treaties and international conferences, as well as legal and policy development. It assesses the negative impact on the girl child caused by poverty and the global economic crisis, violence, abuse and exploitation, gender disparities in education, lack of adequate water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, health, disabilities, humanitarian crises, and participation, and highlights action taken to address child and forced marriage.
Subject
Coverage
Language
English
Relation
A/64/145
A/64/315
CRC/C/GC/13, para. 72 (b)
A/HRC/16/56
A/HRC/16/12
Source
United Nations
Format
Document/PDF, 19 pages
Identifier
Ban-Report-GA-0072
Rights
© United Nations
Additional Rights/License Information
Additional Rights/License Information
Collection
Citation
Ban Ki-moon, “Report of the Secretary-General on the Girl Child,” The Collected Papers of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: A Digital Compendium, accessed May 16, 2024, https://ccnydigitalscholarship.org/bankimoon/items/show/374.