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State under Review
Recommendation
CEDAW was concerned about the high number of teenage marriages with parental consent in the country and recommended that Samoa address the root causes of early marriage, strengthen awareness-raising programmes targeting both men and women, including parents of adolescent girls, and eliminate negative attitudes towards children born out of wedlock and the stigmatization of such children. UNESCO noted that no marriage had been invalidated only because the minimum age had not been respected. [Para 70]
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Issues