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This document presents the resolution of the General Assembly on the political declaration adopted at the Twenty-third special session of 16 November 2000. Through this declaration, the Assembly Emphasize that men must involve themselves and take joint responsibility with women for the promotion of gender equality and Pledge to ensure the realization of societies in which both women and men work together towards a world where every individual can enjoy equality, development and peace in the twenty-first century

This document presents the recommendation of the General Assembly of 1 November 1965 on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of marriages. The Assembly recommended the need to strengthen the structure of the family so as to make it the fundamental cell of society, and that men and women have the right to marry and to be married from the marriageable age A family, and that they have equal rights with regard to marriage and that marriage can be concluded only with the free and full consent of the future spouses. The Assembly also recommended the need to register marriages in an appropriate official register.

This document presents au Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. This convention is an international human rights treaty, under the review of the United Nations, that aims to prevent torture and other acts of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment around the world. The Convention requires states to take effective measures to prevent torture in any territory under their jurisdiction, and forbids states to transport people to any country where there is reason to believe they will be tortured.

This document presents a report on Good practices and major challenges in preventing and eliminating female genital mutilation. This report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 27/22 on intensifying global efforts and sharing good practices to effectively eliminate female genital mutilation. Following a brief overview of issues related to that practice and the applicable legal framework, the report contains a summary of some of the initiatives undertaken by States, United Nations entities and non-governmental and other organizations to eliminate it, and an analysis of the continued challenges. The report contains a number of conclusions and recommendations, as well as the observations that female genital mutilation in all its forms is prohibited under international human rights law and that States have an obligation to respect, protect and fulfil the right of women and girls to live free from female genital mutilation. The report includes a call on States to, inter alia, adopt and implement legislation that prohibits female genital mutilation, in accordance with international human rights law; develop comprehensive policies to address female genital mutilation, involving all levels of government; promote the education of girls; undertake education and awareness-raising initiatives; challenge the social norms supporting female genital mutilation and delink the practice from religion, social norms, harmful stereotypes and cultural beliefs that perpetuate discrimination against women; harness political leadership to end the practice; and harmonize data collection.

This document presents the agreed conclusions on the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women. These conclusions were adopted by the Commission and are transmitted to the Economic and Social Council in accordance with its resolution 2008/29 of 24 July 2008 as a contribution to the annual ministerial review and to the Forum for Development Cooperation