Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development 1994, para. 6.11
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Countries should create a socio-economic environment conducive to the elimination of all child marriages and other unions as a matter of urgency, and should discourage early marriage. The social responsibilities that marriage entails should be reinforced in countries' educational programmes. Governments should take action to eliminate discrimination against young pregnant women.
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
International Conference on Population and Development
Document type
Declaration / Confererence outcome document
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Education
Person(s) affected
Children
Women
Youth
Year
1994
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (1994), para. 6.11.