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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Ending female genital mutilation 2008, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also encourages men and boys to continue to take positive initiatives and to work in partnership with women and girls to combat violence against women and girls, in particular female genital mutilation, through networks, peer programmes, information campaigns and training programmes; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2007, para. 18 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages men and boys to continue to take positive initiatives and to work in partnership with women and girls to combat violence against women and girls, in particular female genital mutilation, through networks, peer programmes, information campaigns and training programmes; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2007 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage 2016, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that raising awareness of the harmful consequences of child, early and forced marriage, including among men and boys, can contribute to promoting social norms that support efforts by girls and their families to end this harmful practice, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2010, para. 23 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages men and boys to continue to take positive initiatives and to work in partnership with women and girls to combat violence and discriminatory practices against women and girls, in particular female genital mutilation, through networks, peer programmes, information campaigns and training programmes; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2010, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to strengthen advocacy and awareness-raising programmes, to mobilize girls and boys to take an active part in developing preventive and elimination programmes to address harmful traditional practices, especially female genital mutilation, and to engage communities and religious leaders, educational institutions, the media and families and provide increased financial support to efforts at all levels to end those practices; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2008, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to strengthen advocacy and awareness-raising programmes, to mobilize girls and boys to take an active part in developing preventive and elimination programmes to address harmful traditional practices, especially female genital mutilation, and to engage communities and religious leaders, educational institutions, the media and families and provide increased financial support to efforts at all levels to end those practices; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2007, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to strengthen advocacy and awareness-raising programmes and mobilize girls and boys to take active part in developing programmes to eliminate harmful traditional practices, especially female genital mutilation, and to engage communities and religious leaders, educational institutions, the media and families and provide increased financial support to efforts at all levels to end these practices; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2007 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2007, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting also that the report transmitted by the Secretary-General on violence against children 24 and the report of the Secretary-General on the in-depth study on all forms of violence against women, respectively, conclude that girls are at greater risk than boys of early marriage and genital mutilation, and may experience various forms of violence throughout their life cycles, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2007 | ||
Elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States to place special emphasis on education, in particular of youth, parents and religious, traditional and community leaders, about the harmful effects of female genital mutilation, and especially to encourage men and boys to become more involved in information and awareness-raising campaigns and to become agents of change; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage 2015, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing also that raising awareness of the harmful consequences of child, early and forced marriage, including among men and boys, often contributes to promoting social norms that support efforts by girls and their families to delay the age of marriage, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stressing that men and boys play an important role in the acceleration of progress in preventing and eliminating harmful practices such as female genital mutilation by being agents of change, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2016, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages men and boys to take positive initiatives and to work in partnership with women and girls to combat violence and discriminatory practices against women and girls, in particular female genital mutilation, through networks, peer programmes, information campaigns and training programmes; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage 2016, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing further men and boys as strategic partners and allies and that their meaningful engagement can contribute to transforming discriminatory social norms that perpetuate child, early and forced marriage, ending this practice and achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2014, para. 21 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages men and boys to take positive initiatives and to work in partnership with women and girls to combat violence and discriminatory practices against women and girls, in particular female genital mutilations, through networks, peer programmes, information campaigns and training programmes; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2012, para. 20 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages men and boys to take positive initiatives and to work in partnership with women and girls to combat violence and discriminatory practices against women and girls, in particular female genital mutilations, through networks, peer programmes, information campaigns and training programmes; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Women, the girl child and HIV/AIDS 2016, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon all governments to enact and intensify the implementation of laws, policies and strategies to eliminate all forms of gender-based violence and discrimination against women and girls in the public and private spheres and harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage, female genital mutilation and trafficking in persons, and ensure the full engagement of men and boys in order to reduce the vulnerability of women and girls to HIV; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Intensifying global efforts and sharing good practices to effectively eliminate female genital mutilation 2014, para. 1 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Urges States to place special emphasis on education, in particular of youth, parents and community leaders, about the harmful effects of female genital mutilation, and especially to encourage men and boys to become more involved in information and awareness campaigns and become agents of change; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Strengthening efforts to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage 2015, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to promote the meaningful participation and active consultation of children and young people in all issues affecting them, and to create awareness about their rights, including the negative impact of child, early and forced marriage, through safe spaces, forums and support networks that provide girls and boys with information, life skills training and the opportunities to be empowered and become agents of change within their communities; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2015 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage 2016, para. 15 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages relevant United Nations entities and agencies, regional and subregional organizations, within their respective mandates, civil society and other relevant actors and human rights mechanisms to continue to collaborate with Member States in developing and implementing strategies and policies at the national, regional and international levels to prevent and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, as well as to support those who were married as girls and boys; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2016 | ||
Intensifying global efforts for the elimination of female genital mutilation 2012, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Also calls upon States to strengthen advocacy and awareness-raising programmes, to mobilize girls and boys to take an active part in developing preventive and elimination programmes to address harmful practices, especially female genital mutilations, and to engage community and religious leaders, educational institutions, the media and families and provide increased financial support to efforts at all levels to end those practices; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
The girl child 2011, para. 28 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting with concern that, in some parts of the world, men outnumber women as a result, in part, of harmful attitudes and practices, such as female genital mutilation, son preference, which results in female infanticide and prenatal sex selection, early marriage, including child marriage, violence against women, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and discrimination against girls in food allocation and in other practices related to health and well-being, with the result that fewer girls than boys survive into adulthood, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
The girl child 2009, para. 26 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting with concern that in some areas of the world men outnumber women as a result, in part, of harmful attitudes and practices, such as female genital mutilation, son preference, which results in female infanticide and prenatal sex selection, early marriage, including child marriage, violence against women, sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and discrimination against girls in food allocation and in other practices related to health and well-being, resulting in fewer girls than boys surviving into adulthood, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2009 | ||
The girl child 2017, para. 17 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned also about discrimination against the girl child and the violation of the rights of the girl child, including girls with disabilities, bearing in mind their specific needs, which often result in less access for girls to education, and to quality education, nutrition, including food allocation, and physical and mental health-care services, in girls enjoying fewer of the rights, opportunities and benefits of childhood and adolescence than boys, and in leaving them more vulnerable than boys to the consequences of unprotected and premature sexual relations and often being subjected to various forms of cultural, social, sexual and economic exploitation and violence, abuse, rape, incest, honour-related crimes and harmful practices, such as female infanticide, child, early and forced marriage, prenatal sex selection and female genital mutilation, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 10 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States to promote the meaningful participation of and active consultation with children and adolescents affected by humanitarian settings, especially girls, on all issues affecting them, and to raise awareness about their rights, including the negative impact of child, early and forced marriage, through safe spaces, forums and support networks that provide girls and boys with information, life skills and leadership skills training and opportunities to be empowered, to express themselves, to participate meaningfully in all decisions that affect them and to become agents of change within their communities; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States to promote open dialogue with all parties concerned, including religious and community leaders, women, girls, men and boys, parents, legal guardians, and other family members, as well as humanitarian and development actors in order to address the concerns and specific needs of those at risk of child, early and forced marriage within humanitarian settings, and to address social norms, gender stereotypes and harmful practices that contribute to the acceptance and continuation of the practice of child, early and forced marriage, including by raising awareness of its harm to the victims and the cost to society at large; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Child, early and forced marriage in humanitarian settings 2017, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon States, with the participation of relevant stakeholders, including girls, women, religious and community leaders, civil society and human rights groups, humanitarian actors, men and boys, and youth organizations, to develop and implement holistic, comprehensive and coordinated responses, strategies and policies to prevent, respond to and eliminate child, early and forced marriage, including in humanitarian settings, and to support already married girls, adolescents and women, including through the strengthening of child protection systems, protection mechanisms, such as safe shelters, access to justice and legal remedies, and the sharing of best practices across borders, in full compliance with international human rights obligations and commitments; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Eliminating maternal mortality and morbidity through the empowerment of women 2012, para. 19 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses the critical role of men and boys and the need to share responsibilities between women and men for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity and promoting the health of women and girls, and urges Member States, the United Nations and civil society to include in their development priorities programmes that support the critical role of men in abolishing the practice of early and forced marriage and in supporting women's access to safe conditions for pregnancy and childbirth, contributing to family planning, preventing sexually transmitted infections and HIV, ensuring adequate nutrition for women and girls within their families, including during pregnancy and lactation, and ending violence against women and girls, including harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation/cutting; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2012 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2010, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned about discrimination against the girl child and the violation of the rights of the girl child, which often result in less access for girls to education, nutrition and physical and mental health care, in girls enjoying fewer of the rights, opportunities and benefits of childhood and adolescence than boys, and in their often being subjected to various forms of cultural, social, sexual and economic exploitation and to violence and harmful practices, such as female infanticide, rape, incest, early marriage, forced marriage, prenatal sex selection and female genital mutilation, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2010 | ||
Ending female genital mutilation 2008, para. 13 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Deeply concerned about discrimination against the girl child and the violation of the rights of the girl child, which often result in less access for girls to education, nutrition and physical and mental health care, in girls enjoying fewer of the rights, opportunities and benefits of childhood and adolescence than boys and in their often being subjected to various forms of cultural, social, sexual and economic exploitation and to violence and harmful practices, such as female infanticide, rape, incest, early marriage, forced marriage, prenatal sex selection and female genital mutilation, | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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| 2008 | ||
Forced marriage of the girl child 2007, para. 3a | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Invites States and encourages, as appropriate, the private sector, non-governmental organizations and other civil society actors, and the international community:] (a) To design and implement educational programmes at all levels, and to develop information campaigns about the health-related risks, causes and consequences of forced marriage of the girl child, unprotected and premature sexual relations, and early pregnancy, as well as to develop teaching materials and textbooks, as appropriate, in order to accelerate a sociocultural change towards gender equality, in particular through sensitizing and informing women, girls, men and boys about the illegality and harmful effects of forced marriage; | Commission on the Status of Women | Resolution |
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