Zimbabwe commiting ending sexual and gender based violence
Commitment description:• Align all laws pertaining to marriage to the Constitution of Zimbabwe (Amendment No. 20)
of 2013, by 2030;
• Implement the National Plan of Action on Ending Child Marriages, harmonize marriage laws
and set age of marriage at 18 years, by 2030.
• Invest resources to provide comprehensive multi-sectoral services for survivors of GBV and
to strengthen key institutions;
• Economically and socially empower women and girls to be actively engaged in Country’s
development; and
• Finalise and fully implement the Disability Amendment Act to support service access by
women and girls with disabilities by 2030.
Modes of engagement:
- Budgetary and financialInvest resources to provide comprehensive multi-sectoral services for survivors of GBV and to strengthen key institutions;
- Change or creation of legislationAlign laws pertaining to marriage to the Constitution of Zimbabwe, by 2030; Implement National Plan of Action on Ending Child Marriages by 2030. Implement Disability Amendment Act to support women and girls with disabilities' service access by 2030
- Programmatic actionEconomically and socially empower women and girls to be actively engaged in Country’s development
Address gender-based violence and the harmful practices of child, early and forced marriages and female genital mutilation(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.
