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The United Nations Children’s Fund launched a video campaign — featuring its National Ambassador for Child Rights Saba Qamar ...
can theoretically allow the marriage of a child of any age. To right this wrong, I’m starting #StillAGirl, a write-in and social media campaign urging Christie to support legislation that bans ...
BHUBANESWAR: In an attempt to end the age old social evil of child marriage, an awareness campaign will be launched in the State Capital on Sunday. Ruchika Social Service Organisation with the ...
has announced ‘Child Marriage Free India’ campaign to curb the practice. Ravi Kant, country head of the foundation represented the NGO, said there has been a steady rise in child marriage ...
and also has obligations to end child marriage as a harmful practice, under the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5, which pertains to gender equality, by 2030. "We believe this campaign is ...
The Assam government's approach of taking legal action against child marriage led to an 81 per cent decline in such cases in 20 of its 35 districts between 2021-22 and 2023-24, Chief Minister Himanta ...
Francis Dean/Corbis via Getty Images Advocacy group Unchained at Last released a report last year that noted from 2000 to 2010, Idaho had the highest rate of child marriage of the 38 states that ...
And just like that, the Child Marriage-Free India (CMFI) campaign was born. Dozens of organizations joined ... and moral framework to end child exploitation called PICKET. “It’s not just about ...
Colombia’s Congress has voted to eradicate the law that allowed child marriages with parental consent after a 17-year campaign against it. This comes after eight failed attempts to pass the bill ...
Sarawak, Tan adds, has the highest number of child marriages in Malaysia, so this month, SWWS is organising the Sweet16 campaign which seeks legislative reforms to raise the minimum age of ...
With the support of around 70,000 women from across the country, a nationwide Child Marriage Free India campaign was launched from Navrangpura village in Jaipur district on Sunday. The campaign ...
The anti-child marriage campaign will focus on seven high-burden states—West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Tripura, Assam, and Andhra Pradesh Union women and child development minister ...