(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 –
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