A/HRC/38/L.25
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: Limited
4 July 2018
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Thirty-eighth session
18 June–6 July 2018
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Egypt, Russian Federation,* Saudi Arabia: amendment to draft resolution
A/HRC/38/L.1/Rev.1
38/… Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women and
girls
Paragraph 7 should read
7.
Urges States to promote and protect sexual and reproductive health and
reproductive rights, in accordance with the Beijing Platform for Action and the Programme
of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the outcome
documents of their review conferences, and to respect, protect and fulfil the right of every
individual to have full control over and decide freely and responsibly on all matters relating
to their sexual and reproductive health, free from discrimination, coercion and violence,
including through the removal of legal barriers and the development and enforcement of
policies, good practices and legal frameworks that guarantee universal access to sexual and
reproductive health, services, evidence-based information and education, including for
family planning, safe and effective methods of modern contraception, emergency
contraception, prevention programmes for adolescent pregnancy, maternal health care, such
as skilled birth assistance and emergency obstetric care, safe abortion in accordance with
international human rights law and where not against national law, the prevention and
treatment of reproductive tract infections, sexually transmitted infections, HIV and
reproductive cancers and the integration of sexual and reproductive health into national
health strategies and programmes;
* State not a member of the Human Rights Council.
GE.18-10952(E)
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