DECISION ON ENDING CHILD MARRIAGE
The Assembly,
COMMENDS H.E Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia for the commitment and continued efforts to the fight against child marriage;
RECALLS African Union Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.727(XXXII) on the African Union Campaign on Ending Child Marriage in Africa
REAFFIRMS the Assembly’s commitment to the AU Campaign on Ending Child Marriage, including keeping the fight against child marriage at national, regional, and continental agendas;
WELCOMES the Cairo Call to Action for the Elimination of Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation in Africa adopted on 20 June 2019 in Cairo, Egypt, and considers it an important boost for the continental efforts towards eradicating harmful practices against women and girls in Africa;
REQUESTS Member States to “report regularly to the African Union Commission” on progress made towards the implementation of policies on ending child marriage;
COMMITS to keeping the issue of child marriage at the top of our agenda;
TAKES NOTE of the Report of H.E Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia and AU Leader on Ending Child Marriage and COMMITS to the implementation of the recommendations of the Report.