A/HRC/27/34 rights, peace and development, and recommended that human rights should be at the heart of the post-2015 development agenda. III. Concluding remarks 21. The panel agreed that further action was necessary to tackle the problem of child, early and forced marriage from a human rights perspective, and the OHCHR report contained important recommendations in this regard. Through the discussions, many good practices had been shared, providing an important insight into ways to address child, early and forced marriage successfully. 22. There was convergence on the need to adopt comprehensive approaches to ensure the participation of girls, and communities. Such approaches had to address the root causes of child, early and forced marriage, including poverty and gender inequality. The need to ensure the access of girls to education and services, including information and services on sexual and reproductive health, was also a recurring theme of the panel. 23. The panel also agreed that ensuring child, early and forced marriage features in the post-2015 development agenda is critical. It was stressed that the Council needs to remain actively engaged in this issue. 6

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