News

Three girls, three stories: The perils of child marriage and the promise of freedom

11 February 2021
Sixteen-year-old Fethiye fled war in Iraq – and the likelihood of child marriage – to Türkiye. © UNFPA Türkiye
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Child marriage, female genital mutilation urgent priorities as pandemic threatens progress

01 February 2021
Fethiye says staff at a UNFPA safe space helped convince her family to let her go to school rather than be wed. © UNFPA Türkiye
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News

2020 Year in Review: Top 5 stories affecting women and girls

28 December 2020
In pandemic times, midwives around the world like Selina Akter in Bangladesh helped deliver a safer world. Image courtesy of Selina Akter
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Resources

Leaving No One Behind: Technical Note of the Global Programme to End Child Marriage

Resource date: 20 October 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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Resources

Advancing the Evidence Base on Strategies to End Child Marriage and Support Married Girls: Meeting Report

Resource date: 01 August 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

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News

A former child bride in Afghanistan finds hope and new life during COVID-19

05 October 2020
Protection and social services remain available even during the pandemic, with precautionary measures in place. © UNFPA Afghanistan
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News

Pandemic and rising tide of violence increase demand for mental health, psychosocial care

08 October 2020
Psychosocial volunteers like Pema must travel over mountainous terrain to meet with clients under even normal circumstances. Now, the pandemic has further complicated matters. © UNFPA Bhutan
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Resources

Adapting to COVID-19: Pivoting the UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage to Respond to the Pandemic

Resource date: 23 September 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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The health, social, political and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are disproportionately affecting girls and women by exacerbating existing systemic gender inequalities at all levels, with potential implications for the incidence of child marriage. This brief describes how the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage has adapted its interventions to ensure we continue to reach and protect girls at risk of child marriage and already married girls during the pandemic providing a public good and insights for practitioners around the world.

Resources

UNFPA–UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage Phase I Report (2016-2019)

Resource date: 01 August 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNICEF

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