SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 70
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Less than 30 per cent of respondents indicate 18 as the minimum age for marriage, with younger ages and different thresholds for boys and girls prevalent in a large number of countries. This is an area to which the Special Representative has paid special attention, including through the consultation on children's protection from harmful practices (see paras. 17-20 above).
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SRSG: Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children