SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2016, para. 40
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- The South Asian Initiative to End Violence against Children spearheaded the Regional Action Plan to End Child Marriage in South Asia (2015-2018) and the Kathmandu Call for Action to End Child Marriage in South Asia to accelerate progress in ending this practice, including through the urgent review of relevant legislation to determine its compatibility with human rights standards; the establishment of a minimum legal age of marriage of 18 years of age; and the harmonization of laws prohibiting child marriage with laws that protect children against all forms of violence. In 2016, the Initiative will host a high-level meeting to advance implementation across South Asia of the Sustainable Development Goal targets related to violence against children.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children
- Document type
- SRSG report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Paragraph number
- 40
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