A UNITED NATIONS General Assembly Distr. GENERAL A/RES/52/99 9 February 1998 Fifty-second session Agenda item 105 RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY [on the report of the Third Committee (A/52/637)] 52/99. Traditional or customary practices affecting the health of women and girls The General Assembly, Recalling: (a) General Assembly resolution 843 (IX) of 17 December 1954, Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/24 of 21 July 1997, Commission on Human Rights decision 1997/108 of 22 August 1997,1 and Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities resolutions 1983/1 of 23 August 1983,2 1995/20 of 24 August 1995,3 1996/19 of 29 August 19964 and 1997/8 of 22 August 1997,5 (b) The reports of the Special Rapporteur of the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on traditional practices affecting the health of women and children and of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its causes and consequences, 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1997, Supplement No. 3 (E/1997/23), chap. II, sect. B. 2 See E/CN.4/1984/3-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1983/43 and Corr.1 and 2, chap. XXI, sect. A. 3 See E/CN.4/1996/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1995/51, chap. II, sect.A. 4 See E/CN.4/1997/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1996/41, chap. II, sect. A. 5 See E/CN.4/1998/2-E/CN.4/Sub.2/1997/50, chap. II, sect.A. 98-76639 /...