News
14 February 2020
Kenza is a doctor in her twenties from Djibouti. In the video, she speaks of her experience with FGM as a child and the long-term consequences of the trauma.
Publisher
UNFPA
Publication date
May 2019
Author
Tomáš Sobotka, Anna Matysiak, Zuzanna Brzozowska
Number of pages
98
Publication
Statement
06 February 2020
Publication date
Dec 2019
Author
UNFPA and UNICEF
Resources
Publication date
May 2018
Author
UNFPA
Resources
Child marriage, defined as a formal marriage or informal union before age 18, is a global issue impacting the lives of millions of girls each year and hindering progress towards development the world over. Globally, more than 700 million girls and women alive today were married as children. More than one in three of these (about 250 million) entered into union before age 15. This report to the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation covers the period of 2015 to 2017.
Publication date
Jul 2019
Author
Elizabeth Wilkins
Publication
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23 January 2020
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17 January 2020