(b) technical, human and financial resources to ensure that such resources are adequate for the implementation of the measures and interventions provided in this Model Law. PART VII GENERAL PROVISIONS, OFFENCES AND ENFORCEMENT 40. General State action (1) The Government shall – (a) submit State Reports to the SADC PF and other international and regional bodies, annually or as required under various international and regional human rights instruments and shall, in such State Reports, highlight the status and measures taken by the State towards eradicating child marriage and protection children already in marriage; (b) take action to promptly follow up on the recommendations made by SADC PF and other international and regional bodies on measures to be taken to eradicate child marriage and protect victims of child marriages; (c) engage constructively with relevant stakeholders, including CSOs, the media, traditional leaders and children, towards the eradication of child marriage; (d) provide a conducive legal and policy environment for CSOs to enable CSOs to advance advocacy, research and litigation to prevent child betrothal and marriage and support children in marriages and victims of child marriages; (e) address the structural causes of child marriage through strategies that – Page 69 of 78

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