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Africa: New Data Show Need for Urgent Action On Genital Cutting, Child Marriage
Unicef, 22 July 2014
The UK Government and UNICEF are hosting today a first-ever Girl Summit to rally support for much faster progress to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage - two… Read more »
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Africa: Child Marriage - 20 Most Affected Countries
Girls Not Brides, 22 July 2014
Child marriage is a truly global problem that cuts across countries, cultures, religions and ethnicities. Child brides can be found in every region in the world, from the Middle… Read more »
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Africa: Will Providing an Alternative End Child Marriage?
Girls Not Brides, 22 July 2014
When I was ten years old, my mother said to me: "you are going to be a woman". I was taken to the bush, songs were sung, I was laid down and my clitoris was cut. I was told it was… Read more »
'No Time to Lose' in Child Marriage Battle
New data from Unicef show that while prevalence of child marriage and genital cutting has decreased slightly over the past three decades, rates of progress need to be scaled up dramatically, simply to offset population growth in the countries where the practices are most common.
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5 March 2014
Why Malawi Should Tackle Child Marriage Urgently
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- Human Rights Watch
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- Human Rights Watch
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The government of Malawi should increase efforts to end widespread child and forced marriage, or risk worsening poverty, illiteracy, and preventable ... see more »
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17 January 2014
Crisis in the Sahel: Adolescent Girls Struggle in Mali and Niger
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- PlanWestAfrica
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- PlanWestAfrica
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Adolescent girls are often the first victims in crisis situations, and the last to receive help afterwards. Plan recognises this and is making an ... see more »
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1 September 2013
Mapping Early Marriage in West Africa
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- Ford Foundation
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- Ford Foundation
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This study mapping early marriage in West Africa is the product of two years of discovery and learning by a team of development researchers. The ... see more »
InFocus
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In her fight to end early marriages and ensure the protection of the girl-child, the First lady, Christine Kaseba has called for the introduction of a new law that will prosecute ... Read more »
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President Joyce Banda has been urged to address child marriage in a country where one in two girls marries before the age of 18 due to widespread poverty and a lack of ... Read more »
