Commitment title:

Commitment (5)

Commitment description:

Jordan commits to continuing to work to reduce sexual and gender-based violence by implementing legislation to protect against violence and reduce child marriage; implement strategies, programs, social, psychological and health services; and implementing the National Plan to reduce child marriage; the National Plan for the operationalization of Security Council Resolution 1325, which contained a full strategic objective of the effective role of women in facing violence and extremism, and to continue the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action.

Submitted by
Jordan
Thematic area
Address gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation
Commitment category

(5) (a) Zero sexual and gender-based violence and harmful practices, including zero child, early and forced marriage, as well as zero female genital mutilation; and (b) Elimination of all forms of discrimination against all women and girls, in order to realize all individuals’ full socio-economic potential.