Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Violence against women as a barrier to women’s political and economic empowerment 2014, para. 15

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  • Resolution
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Recognizing further that child, early and forced marriage continues to be an impediment to not only the economic, legal, health and social status of women and girls but also to the development of the community as a whole, and that the empowerment of and investment in women and girls, as well as their meaningful participation in decisions that affect them, are a key factor in breaking the cycle of gender inequality and discrimination, violence and poverty and is critical for sustainable development and economic growth,

Document legal status
  • Negotiated soft law
Document body
  • United Nations Human Rights Council
Document means of adoption
  • Consensus
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Women
Document year
  • 2014
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PP
Reference
HRC resolution, Accelerating efforts to eliminate all forms of violence against women: Violence against women as a barrier to women’s political and economic empowerment (2014), A/HRC/RES/26/15, PP 15.
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15