Girl Child

Resolution on the Girl Child in 2011

United States views on international law (based on the document “Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law”): On December 19, 2011, the General Assembly adopted by consensus a resolution on “the girl child.” U.N. Doc. A/RES/66/140. The United States co-sponsored the resolution when it was under consideration in the Third Committee. U.S. Deputy Representative Sammis delivered the U.S. Statement on the resolution on November 22, 2011. Mr. Sammis' statement is excerpted below and available in full at (internet link) usun.state.gov/briefing/statements/2011/177947.htm

Developments

The United States is pleased to co-sponsor this resolution and appreciates the efforts of the delegation of Angola to reach consensus and to address several of the U.S. concerns. The fact that the “Girl Child” resolution receives such broad support demonstrates that the international community recognizes that there is a need to focus on such issues as the discrimination against girls, health, education, poverty and early marriage.

The United States is committed to bettering the lives of women and girls, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it is also the smart thing to do.

We are committed to focusing on empowering women and girls, not just as beneficiaries of development, but as agents of transformation. By considering women and girls in all of the U.S. policy initiatives, global health, food security, climate change, economic issues, human rights, and peace and security we can make those initiatives stronger and more successful.

We note that we co-sponsor this resolution today with the understanding that the resolutions' reaffirmation of prior documents applies to those who affirmed them initially. We look forward to continue working on the “Girl Child” resolution in 2013.

Girl Child

Embracing mainstream international law, this section on girl child explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here.

Resolution on the Girl Child

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North American Free Trade Agreement

. Note: there is detailed information and resources, in relation with these topics during the year 2011, covered by the entry, in this law Encyclopedia, about Resolution of Cross-Border Trucking Dispute

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See Also

• International Human Rights
• Children

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Further Reading

• The entry “girl child” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press