 Adopting a Standard Operating Procedures Manual as part of the humanitarian programme in the Diffa region with the aim of preventing and responding to the gender-based violence formulated in 2017. In 2018, 341 incidents on GBV were reported and recorded with 29% of them being instances of denial of opportunity for resources and service, 16% of sexual violence, 27% of physical assault, 5% of forced marriages and 23% of psychological violence;  Search for effectiveness in the implementation of the law on female genital mutilation and the adoption of measures to eradicate the practice of early and forced marriages, particularly by setting the minimum marital age at 18 years through the introduction of several activities including the review of the civil code, among others;  Continuing with the synergy of actions in the form of awareness raising campaigns and the implementation of community action plans through preaching by religious leaders and intervention by customary leaders on the harmful effects of female genital mutilation (FGM) which reinforced the commitment of the communities to denounce and do away child marriages;  Continued holding of community dialogue with a focus on intergenerational exchanges that motivated men, women and especially young girls to change their behaviour through criticisms, refusals and rejection of the marriages by the victims;  Formulating a national strategic plan for the period 2019-2021 to bring child marriages to an end in Niger;  Continuing the implementation of the programme titled “Illimin zaman douniya” with the support of the UNFPA in order to reduce the rate of forced marriages among children including early marriages among the most vulnerable segments of the female population;  Adopting Decree No. 2017-395/PRN/MEP/A/PLN/EC/MES of 5 December 2017, on the protection, support and assistance to the girl child while she is attending school. 281. It should also be noted that actions have been taken by NGOs such as CONIPRAT to combat the phenomenon of FGM with the financial support of UNICEF towards the implementation of a programme titled “Holistic Approach To Female Genital Mutilation”in the rural commune of Makolondi. This programme aims at developing the capacity of the communities by putting into effect community education programmes based, among others, on human rights, reproductive health and support for community initiatives. It specifically targets the empowerment of the communities to advance towards eliminating harmful practices against women and children and promoting the development of beneficial practices. The following results were achieved between 2017 and 2019:  Thirty (30) villages and towns publicly declared they had abandoned all forms of violence against women and children on 15 February 2017 in Makolondi;  Three thousand one hundred and twenty (3120) sessions of lecture forums were organized for participants in one hundred and twenty villages and towns and these helped to reach out to about 13 964 people including 4918 women, 3204 men, 2836 adolescents and 3006 female adolescents;  Sixty (60) village protection committees made up of two (2) women, 2 men and 2 female adolescents were established to fight against violence and exploitation of children (cutting, early marriages, abduction of young girls);  Establishment of a communal children’s protection committee which has a WhatsApp platform for the sharing and management of cases in real time. 64