SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2017, para. 76
Paragraph
Paragraph text
There has been progress on these issues in Malawi, including the adoption in 2015 of the Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act, which increased the minimum age of marriage to 18 years; the Government's commitment, in November 2016, to align the Constitution with that legislation and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; and the crucial role played by traditional leaders in mobilizing their communities to prevent the early and forced marriage of girls and to ensure their return to school to pursue their education.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children