Commitment title:

Support to the global action in ending harmful and traditional practices (HTPs) and achieving SDG target 5.3.

Commitment description:

Italy, through its Development Cooperation, commits to continue its support, both in terms of advocating and funding actions for the acceleration of changes in partner countries aiming at elimination of the HTPs and in particular female genital mutilation and early child and forced marriage.

Mode of engagement:
  • Programmatic action
    please refer to the commitment description
Commitment to be actioned in: global
Submitted from: global
Submitted by
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
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.