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East Africa: Child Marriage on the Rise in Horn of Africa as Drought Crisis Intensifies - UNICEF
Unicef, 29 June 2022
Girls as young as twelve are being forced into child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) at “alarming rates” in the Horn of Africa, as the most severe drought… Read more »
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UNFPA, 6 July 2022
Almost one third of women in developing countries had their first baby while they were still in their teens, a recently released report shows, with nearly half of those new mothers… Read more »
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Africa: Bursaries Keep Girls in School, to Avoid Child Marriage and Early Pregnancy
UNFPA, 22 June 2022
DEDZA, Malawi--For the past three years, Lusita Maikolo has been in and out of school. Her parents could not always afford to pay her school fees, and this led to her being… Read more »
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Africa: End Rights Abuses Against Girls
HRW, 16 June 2022
Ban Child Marriage; Allow Pregnant Students in School; Ensure Free Education Read more »
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Africa: We Are the Generation That Can End Child Marriage
UNFPA, 14 October 2021
Blog by Dr. Bannet Ndyanabangi, Regional Director a.i. Read more »