Publisher
UNFPA
Publication date
Sep 2020
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Publisher
UNFPA
Publication date
30 September 2020
Resources
Publication date
Sep 2020
Author
UNFPA, UNICEF
Resources
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.
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04 October 2020
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29 September 2020
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25 September 2020
At the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, leaders from governments and international organizations called for specific actions to address the financial and socioeconomic consequences of COVID-19. UNFPA's Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem called for leaders to urgently support the health, rights and welfare of all.
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28 September 2020
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23 September 2020
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22 September 2020