Africa: International Mobilization Against Child Marriage In Africa - Senegal and the International Community Confirm their Commitment to Ending Child Marriage in West and Central Africa

17 October 2017
Ending Child Marriage
press release

From 23rd to 25th October 2017, Dakar will host a High-Level Meeting (HLM) on ending child marriage in West and Central Africa. The meeting will be held at the King Fahd Palace Hotel.

Child marriage has become a scourge. It affects nearly 15 million girls worldwide and violates girls’ rights to education and health. The West and Central Africa region has the highest prevalence rates in Africa and the second highest in the world (behind South Asia). The five most affected countries in the world are in this region, with prevalence rates of 76% in Niger; 68% in the Central African Republic and Chad; 55% in Mali and 52% in the Republic of Guinea.

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