A/HRC/13/17 Page 16 18. Address all urgent appeals sent by the United Nations special procedures mandateholders (Ireland); 19. Make combating discrimination against vulnerable girls a national priority and adopt a comprehensive strategy to eliminate discrimination on any grounds against all vulnerable groups, as recommended by the Committee on the Rights of the Child (Azerbaijan); 20. Increase the efforts to improve the social status of women in society and enhance political and social rights (Belarus); 21. Guarantee fully the rights of women by effectively applying the family code, in particular of provisions relating to the minimum marital age, by harmonizing the respective existing regional legislation, by adopting a specific law to eradicate violence against women and by prosecuting and sanctioning those responsible for such acts (France); 22. Ensure access of women to education and control of resources with a view to promptly eliminating inequality between men and women (Mexico); 23. Further implement laws to effectively guarantee equality between men and women (Holy See); 24. Address the gender disparity as well as women’s limited access to education, their limited political representation and limited participation in decision-making (Azerbaijan); 25. Intensify its efforts of awareness-raising and education with regard to the respect of rights of women, in particular in areas where discriminatory practices prevail (Congo); 26. Intensify its efforts to counter gender discrimination (Slovakia); 27. Continue efforts aimed at combating female genital mutilation, inter alia through the implementation of programmes sensitizing the population about its harmful effects (Egypt); 28. Continue building on ongoing efforts by fostering open discussions in communities still engaging in female genital mutilation practice (Canada); 29. Undertake an awareness-raising campaign against sexual violence (Austria);