18 September - 25 September 2018
United Nations Headquarters, New York
Established in 1945 under the Charter of the United Nations, the General Assembly is the chief policymaking of the United Nations. Composed all 193 Members of the United Nations, it is also the organization’s most representative body, providing a unique forum for discussions on the full range of international issues.
This September marks the beginning of the General Assembly's 73rd session, where the United Nations will address issues of critical global importance.
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Annual Report
Publication date: 20 Jun 2018
Author: UNFPA
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Resources
Resource date: Mar 2018
Author: Graeme Simpson
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Resources
Resource date: Sep 2017
Author: UNFPA and UNICEF
Today, one in four young women will be married in childhood. Child marriage is a human rights violation on a vast scale and a major obstacle to sustainable development. Girls are disproportionately affected; levels of child marriage among boys are about one fifth of the levels among girls. Around 750 million girls and women alive today were married in childhood, and unless progress is accelerated, that number will remain at least as high through 2030.
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State of World Population
Number of pages: 140
Publication date: 17 Oct 2017
Author: UNFPA
Publisher: UNFPA
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