Concerned that early and forced marriage and forced sexual relationships have adverse physical, social and psychological effects on adolescent and young girls and violate their human rights, and that early childbearing and early and forced marriage reduce opportunities for adolescent and young girls to complete their education, develop employable skills and participate in community development,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on Population and Development
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Harmful Practices
Person(s) affected
Adolescents
Girls
Youth
Year
2012
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
CPD resolution, Adolescents and youth (2012), PP 14.