Grand-Bassam Joint Declaration
A regional call to action to advance gender transformative education and end child marriage in Francophone West Africa. Adopted at the Education Out Loud (EOL) Regional Convening - Grand-Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire 2025.
Portugal raises minimum legal age for marriage to 18 years old without exceptions
24 March 2025 – Portugal has taken a significant step in protecting the rights of adolescent…
Girls Not Brides Kenya: Statement on the Brutal Murder of Gaala Aden Abdi and the Urgent Need to End Child Marriage in Kenya
The Girls Not Brides Kenya is deeply saddened and outraged by the horrific murder of 17-year-old…
Kuwait raises minimum legal age for marriage to 18 years old
Kuwait has taken a major step to protect the rights of adolescent girls and boys by…
Amendments to Iraq’s Personal Status Law: What does it mean for girls?
Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage has been closely monitoring the debate…
Girls Not Brides Appoints Sinéad Donovan as Trustee and Chair of Audit & Risk Committee
Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is delighted to announce the appointment…
Joint Statement on Defending Girls’ Rights on Ending Child Marriage in the SADC Region
Girls Not Brides and partners call for unified action in SADC region to end child marriage, urging a minimum marriage age of 18 and harmonised legal frameworks.
Girls Not Brides announces the appointment of Ramin Shahzamani as Deputy Chair of its Board of Trustees
Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage is delighted to announce the appointment…
Colombian Senate Approves Comprehensive Law to Prohibit Child Marriage and Early Unions
The Colombian Congress has taken a historic step by approving one of the most comprehensive laws in Latin America and the Caribbean to ban child marriage and early unions (CMEU).