25 October 2019
Commitment title:
End early marriage and Creation of GBV integrated inter-sectoral database
Commitment description:The Mozambican Government, through the delegated competent authorities (Ministries of Gender and Social Affairs, Justice and Interior), commits to ensure that all cases of gender-based violence are duly reported and pursued by the competent authorities through the creation of an integrated inter-sectoral database by 2025.
Mode of engagement:
- Programmatic actionEnsure the effective implementation of the Premature Marriage Act and refer all cases of VGB seeking always to safeguard the survivor’s integrity.
Commitment to be actioned in:
Mozambique
Submitted from:
Mozambique
Submitted by
Ministry of Economy and Finance, Mozambique
Thematic area
Address gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation
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.
