are regarded as subordinate to men and boys
or as having stereotyped roles that perpetuate
practices involving violence or coercion;
Promote and protect the human rights of all
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women, including their right to have control
over and decide freely and responsibly on
matters related to their sexuality, including
sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion,
discrimination and violence; and adopt and
accelerate the implementation of laws, policies
and programmes which protect and enable the
enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental
freedoms, including their reproductive rights in
accordance with the Programme of Action of
the International Conference on Population and
Development, the Beijing Platform for Action
and their review outcomes;
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Develop and implement educational
programmes and teaching materials, including
comprehensive evidence-based education for
human sexuality, based on full and accurate
information, for all adolescents and youth,
in a manner consistent with their evolving
capacities, with the appropriate direction and
guidance from parents and legal guardians,
with the involvement of children, adolescents,
youth and communities, and in coordination
with women’s, youth and specialized nongovernmental organizations, in order to
modify the social and cultural patterns of
conduct of men and women of all ages, to
eliminate prejudices and to promote and build
informed decision-making, communication
and risk reduction skills for the development of
respectful relationships and based on gender
equality and human rights, as well as teacher
education and training programmes for both
formal and non-formal education;
Develop and implement gender-sensitive policies,
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strategies, programmes and measures which
promote greater understanding and recognition
that caregiving is a critical societal function, and
encourage the equal sharing of responsibilities
and chores between men and women in
caregiving, including for persons with disabilities,
older persons and people living with HIV, as well
as for child-rearing, parenting and domestic work;
and also work to change attitudes that reinforce
the division of labour based on gender, in order to
promote shared family responsibility for work in
the home and reduce the domestic work burden
for women and girls;
Carry out awareness-raising and education
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campaigns, in cooperation with civil society
organizations, especially women’s organizations,
through different means of communication,
targeting the general public, young people, men
and boys, to address the structural and underlying
causes of violence and abuse against women and
girls; to overcome gender stereotypes and promote
zero tolerance for such violence; to remove the
stigma of being a victim and survivor of violence;
and to create an enabling environment where
women and girls can easily report incidences of
violence and make use of the services available
and of protection and assistance programmes;
Engage, educate, encourage and support
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men and boys to take responsibility for their
behaviour, to ensure that men and adolescent
boys take responsibility for their sexual and
reproductive behaviour, and to refrain from
all forms of discrimination and violence
against women and girls; develop, invest in
and implement policies, strategies and
programmes, including comprehensive
education programmes to increase their
understanding of the harmful effects of violence
and how it undermines gender equality and
human dignity, promote respectful relationships,
provide positive role models for gender e
quality and encourage men and boys to take
an active part and become strategic partners
and allies in the prevention and elimination
of all forms of discrimination and violence
against women and girls;
Mobilize communities and institutions to
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address and change attitudes, behaviours and
practices that perpetuate and condone gender
stereotypes and all forms of discrimination and
violence against women and girls, by engaging
with women’s and youth organizations, national
machineries for the advancement of women,
national human rights institutions where
they exist, schools, educational and media
institutions and others directly working with
women and girls, men and boys and with
individuals at all levels of society and in all
settings, religious and community leaders and
elders, teachers and parents;
Review, enact and strictly enforce laws and
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regulations concerning the minimum legal
age of consent and the minimum age for
marriage, raising the minimum age for
marriage where necessary, and generate
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