General Assembly Adopts 52 Resolutions, 6 Decisions Recommended by Third Committee on Broad Range of Human Rights, Social, Cultural Issues

In this document, the UN General Assembly formalizes its commitments to LGBT and women’s rights, establishing “UN Women” and setting new standards governing the treatment of women prisoners. The UNGA affirmed its obligations to social development, advancement of women, the end of trafficking women and children and universal rights of the child. With this resolution, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and UN Women were established.