C. Harmful marriage practices

Violence related to harmful practices

To combat harmful traditional practices.

2005 Harmful traditional practices affecting the health

C. Harmful marriage practices 69 74 17

Violence related to harmful practices 35 40 11

CONIPRAT Committee of the Niger on Harmful Traditional Practices

Combating violence and traditional practices that are harmful to health.

Female circumcision and other practices harmful to women apos s health

Harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child

Harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child

Each country appears to legislate and tackle harmful practices in different ways.

No. 23 Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children

No. 23 Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children

No. 23 Harmful Traditional Practices affecting the Health of Women and Children

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Emphasizing that all harmful traditional practices affect women and girls first and foremost,

The report should pay special attention to the question of harmful traditional practices.

Israel should also avoid policies and practices that are harmful to the peace process.

The Committee also notes the persistence of harmful practices such as dowry and early marriage.

68. The Committee is concerned about the persistence of early marriage, child betrothals, discrimination in inheritance, widowhood practices and other harmful traditional practices.

298. The Committee is concerned about the persistence of early marriage, child betrothals, discrimination in inheritance, widowhood practices and other harmful traditional practices.

2005 28 Harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child, paragraph 5

2005 28 Harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and the girl child, paragraph 11

The Government planned to promulgate legislation banning female genital mutilation, abduction and other harmful traditional practices.

The report discusses the prevalence of 16 harmful traditional practices listed on pages 45 and 46.

The Unit against Harmful Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (CPTAFE) runs awareness campaigns on female excision and other degrading practices.

Noting the consideration given by the General Assembly to the issue of harmful traditional and customary practices,

Noting the consideration given by the General Assembly to the issue of harmful traditional and customary practices,

8 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Progress in Identifying and Eliminating Harmful Tax Practices, June 2000.

Very few African countries are taking action to address harmful traditional practices other than female genital mutilation.

Lastly, she requested a definition of the harmful traditional practices prohibited by the recently adopted Children's Act 2005.

Psychosocial support and mental health services to women survivors of violence and harmful traditional practices are very limited.

It has also supported initiatives to increase the public awareness of the adverse effects of harmful traditional practices.

No common theme emerges from the actions undertaken by Arab and North African countries to combat harmful traditional practices.

All studies and discussions on the question of harmful traditional practices should respect the culture of the populations concerned.

Harmful traditional practices, including violence against women, sexual abuse, exploitation, early marriage and female genital mutilation, should be eliminated.

31. Four nation wide federal departments are responsible for addressing the issue of harmful practices affecting women and children.

Thus, efforts to promote gender equality can provide a solid foundation for the elimination of such harmful traditional practices.

UNFPA efforts towards the eradication of harmful traditional practices have focused on advocacy and public education, training and research.

Female genital mutilation was included among the harmful traditional practices prohibited by the Act but it was not specifically named.

Traditional harmful practices, such as female genital mutilation, abduction and early marriage, characterized the lives of various peoples within Ethiopia.

In the area of violence against children, the Criminal Code had been amended to penalize harmful traditional practices against children.

33. Internationally, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is very active in its approach to the elimination of harmful practices.

It actively supports United Nations resolutions calling for the elimination of harmful practices affecting the health of women and children.