'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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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 »
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5 March 2014
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