A/RES/80/309 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 4 September 2026 Eightieth session Agenda item 71 Promotion and protection of human rights Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 4 September 2026 [without reference to a Main Committee (A/80/L.99)] 80/309. International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage The General Assembly, Reaffirming the Charter of the United Nations and its purposes and principles, Reaffirming also the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1 the Convention on the Rights of the Child 2 and its Optional Protocols, 3 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 4 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 5 and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 6 Recalling its resolutions 69/156 of 18 December 2014, 71/175 of 19 December 2016, 73/153 of 17 December 2018, 75/167 of 16 December 2020, 77/202 of 15 December 2022 and 79/158 of 17 December 2024 on child, early and forced marriage, Recalling also its resolutions 53/199 of 15 December 1998 and 61/185 of 20 December 2006 on the proclamation of international years, and Economic and Social Council resolution 1980/67 of 25 July 1980 on international years and anniversaries, Recalling further the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 7 and noting in particular target 5.3 thereof, which calls for the elimination of all harmful practices, _______________ 1 Resolution 217 A (III). United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1577, No. 27531. 3 Ibid., vols. 2171, 2173 and 2983, No. 27531. 4 Ibid., vol. 1249, No. 20378. 5 See resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex. 6 Ibid. 7 Resolution 70/1. 2 26-12930 (E) *2612930*