Forced marriage of the girl child 2007, para. 3b

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[Invites States and encourages, as appropriate, the private sector, non-governmental organizations and other civil society actors, and the international community:] (b) To support and allocate resources for programmes to strengthen preventive action, in particular education for women and men, as well as for boys and girls, on gender equality, self-respect and mutual respect and eliminating gender stereotypes, and for campaigns to increase public awareness of the issue at the national and grass-roots levels, especially keeping in mind those who may be in positions of particular influence, including parents, legal guardians, families, teachers, community and religious leaders, and the media;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Commission on the Status of Women
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Boys
  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
  • Women
Year
2007
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
CSW resolution, Forced marriage of the girl child (2007), OP 3b.
Paragraph info
OP
Paragraph number
3b