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Deeply concerned also about discrimination against the girl child and the violation of the rights of the girl child, which often result in less access for girls to education, and to quality education, nutrition and physical and mental health care, in girls enjoying fewer of the rights, opportunities and benefits of childhood and adolescence than boys, and in leaving them more vulnerable than boys to the consequences of unprotected and premature sexual relations and often being subjected to various forms of cultural, social, sexual and economic exploitation and violence, abuse, rape, incest, honour-related crimes and harmful traditional

Noting with concern that in some areas of the world men outnumber women as a result, in

Indication or prescription, and execution where appropriate, of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures concerning infectious and parasitic diseases, neoplasias, endocrinal, nutritional and metabolic diseases and immunity disorders, diseases of the blood and the haematopoietic organs, mental disorders, diseases of the nervous system and the sensory organs, circulatory diseases, diseases

The Forum expresses its concerns regarding continued violence against women and, owing to the seriousness of these conditions, reiterates its previous recommendations regarding: human and sex trafficking; prostitution and trans-border issues; the disappearance, or murder, of aboriginal women; issues related to identification and birth certificates; environmental violence; intergenerational trauma; youth suicide; peace and security; conflict

Several States have reinforced their legislation to address specific forms of violence, including violence in schools,

To this end, UNICEF has been working to enhance the role of women, prevent child marriage,

The complainants were subjected to torture on a daily basis for

A number of projects selected for funding focused specifically on the situation of indigenous women: a

These revised estimates, which were presented to the forty-second session of the Commission on Population and Development in 2009, are much higher than the original targets agreed upon at the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994 because they take into account both current needs and current costs and

It affects girls and women at every point in their lives and ranges from sex-selective abortion and infanticide, inadequate health care and

It condemns all kinds of violence and behaviour, even cultural, that can damage people’s physical and psychic integrity, including

As part of a campaign for International Women’s Day, the mission, in cooperation with the Government, organized various activities under the theme “Equal access to education, training, science and technology: the pathway to decent work for women”, which

A lobby group of Muslim scholars was established in Kenya from among

Another example was the National Council for Motherhood and Childhood, whose numerous national action plans promoted equality in education and the

Related developments included the issuance of

The Committee shares the concern raised by the Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination against Women regarding the persistence of harmful

The Government response to the remaining recommendations,

The Ministry has also proposed bills and regulations to combat gender-based discrimination and to protect vulnerable groups (the Family Code,

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