Noting with concern also that poverty and insecurity are among the root causes of child, early and forced marriage and that child, early and forced marriage remains common in rural areas and among the poorest communities, and recognizing that the immediate alleviation and eventual eradication of extreme poverty must remain a high priority for the international community,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Harmful Practices
Poverty
Person(s) affected
N.A.
Year
2014
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Child, early and forced marriage (2014), A/RES/69/156, PP 10.