Equality, Development and Peace

This document examines progress made by girls and women since the 1995 Beijing conference, and discusses issues that need to be tackled for further gains to be made. The document addresses 10 issues: (1) the survival of females from pre-birth to womanhood; (2) discrimination against girls in early childhood; (3) the education of girls; (4) the challenges faced by adolescent girls; (5) maternal mortality; (6) the prevention of HIV/AIDS in girls and women; (7) violence against girls and women; (8) girls and women in armed conflict; (9) trafficking in girls; and (10) child labour. For each issue, the document describes key problems, sets out the relevant commitments in the Beijing Platform for Action (PFA), and provides examples of actions taken by UNICEF to implement these commitments.