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27.
Undertake concrete steps to guarantee the rights of women as enshrined in
international conventions (Slovenia);
28.
Take further steps to honour its Constitution and protect and promote women’s
rights as an integral part of universal human rights (Finland);
29.
Promote a public discussion on women’s rights and encourage influential menwhether elders, clerics, politicians or others – to participate in this discussion and
raise awareness, especially amongst boys, of the importance of seeing women and
girls as equal and respected partners in society (Finland);
30.
Maintain and develop the positive measures that have been taken, such as for
example the setting up of a school system for girls and the training of women
police officers and avoid entrenching in the law, discriminatory practices against
women (Switzerland);
31.
Redouble its advocacy efforts to enhance public awareness on gender equality and
women’s role in social and economic development (Republic of Korea);
32.
Expedite the implementation of all measures to address the situation of vulnerable
groups in particular women and children (South Africa);
33.
Continue efforts to increase the capacity to implement the national plan for
women in Afghanistan (Bahrain);
34.
Complete implementation of the 10 year National Action Plan for Women, with a
particular focus on the most vulnerable (United Kingdom);
35.
Commit resources to enforce existing legislation to protect women, and equip
courts and police to fully protect the rights of all women and enhance their access
to justice, any new legislation should protect those rights. (United States);
36.
Launch public information campaigns and work with religious leaders to raise
awareness of the legal rights for women and girls guaranteed in Afghanistan’s
Constitution, including the legal age for marriage (United States);
37.
Stimulate those citizens with social influence, such as political leaders,
journalists, artists and social elements with high visibility to increase society’s
awareness of human rights (Spain);
38.
Persevere in its praiseworthy efforts to promote women’s rights, continue to
attach high levels of importance to the human rights culture and pursue its
dissemination among young generations within the framework of educational
programmes (Tunisia);
39.
Enact legislation and take effective measures to protect and promote women’s
rights, especially with regard to forced marriages, honour killings and access to
education for all girls (Austria);
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