National Strategy and Action Plan on Harmful Traditional Practices against Women and Children 2013

Country	Ethiopia
Year	2013
Type of Measure	Policies > National strategy specific to violence against women
Form of Violence	Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)

Brief Description

The National Strategy and Action Plan on Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) against Women and Children 2013 was formulated by the Ministry of Women, Child and Youth Affairs. The overall objective of the strategy is to institutionalize national, regional and grassroots level mechanisms by creating an enabling environment for the prevention and elimination of all forms of HTPs, and to ensure that multi-sectoral mechanisms are available to support women and children through prevention, protection and provision/responsive services.

Source of Information

Ethiopia's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.37

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