E/2007/27 E/CN.6/2007/9 “1. Urges States: (a) To enact and strictly enforce laws to ensure that marriage is entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses and, in addition, to enact and strictly enforce laws concerning the minimum age of consent and the minimum age for marriage and raise the minimum age for marriage where necessary; (b) To adopt and enforce requirements for registration of birth and marriage, with the aim of definitively determining age at the time of marriage; (c) To include in their reports to human rights treaty bodies, as appropriate, information on national efforts to address forced and early marriage; (d) To increase access to and encourage completion of primary and secondary education for married and unmarried girls; (e) To establish educational programmes and develop teaching materials and textbooks, as appropriate, that will sensitize and inform women, girls, men and boys about the harmful effects of forced and early marriage; (f) To train law enforcement and judiciary officials on forced and early marriage laws and their effective implementation; “2. Urges States and the United Nations system: (a) To develop a national strategy of prevention and treatment to effectively address the condition of obstetric fistula and to further develop a multisectoral, comprehensive and integrated approach to bring about lasting solutions and a meaningful response to the problem of obstetric fistula and related morbidities; (b) To integrate prevention initiatives against forced and early marriage into international development programmes to further health, education and employment; (c) To monitor progress in efforts to address forced and early marriage through the regular collection, analysis, and dissemination of data, and to work towards overcoming the challenges of collecting information on the practice; “3. Invites Governments, as well as the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and other civil society actors: (a) To conduct public education and awareness campaigns to raise awareness about the causes and consequences of forced and early marriage and the benefits of delaying marriage, especially keeping in mind those who may be in positions of particular influence to help eradicate forced and early marriage, including parents, teachers and religious leaders; (b) To sensitize the girl child, parents, teachers and society concerning good general health and nutrition and raise awareness of the health dangers and other problems connected with early pregnancies; (c) To increase access to health care by providing medical facilities, training for health care workers, equipment, supplies and transportation in communities that practice forced and early marriage; 46 07-28248