Finding justice for survivors of gender-based violence in Somalia

25 February 2015

A volunteer works in the community police unit in Garowe, Somalia. ©UNFPA/Pilirani Semu-Banda

News

On Valentine’s Day, young people around the world say #IDONT to child marriage

14 February 2015

School girls say #IDONT. Photo shared by Action Health Incorporated, a Nigeria-based youth organization.

Resources

UNFPA’s Action for Adolescent Girls

Resource date: 2014

Author: UNFPA

Publisher: UNFPA

Video

Childhood is for learning not marriage

June 25, 2009

PSA on early marriage. Produced by the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of ICPD

News

In one girl's stand against child marriage, a path forward for development

29 September 2014

Nana shakes the hand of Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird after speaking at a high-level panel on child marriage. Photo credit: Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada

News

Girl Summit aims to end child marriage and FGM/C

22 July 2014

<p>Usha, 15, participated in a leadership programme for girls in Nepal. When her parents began preparing for her wedding, she convinced them to delay the marriage. "If I can’t prevent my own marriage, who will speak up for my classmates?” she told UNFPA. <i>Photo credit: UNFPA/William A. Ryan</i> </p>

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“I will keep very strong”: An Ethiopian girl fights to delay marriage

05 June 2014

Kadiga Mohammed fought her parents' decision to have her marry an older cousin at age 16. Photo credit: Abraham Gelaw

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