Highlights from the Leaders Convening to End Child Marriage and Support Adolescent Girls in Cape Town
As part of the ongoing collaboration between Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child…
Girls Not Brides Secretariat Statement: Call for a Humanitarian Ceasefire and Immediate Access to Humanitarian Aid for the People of Gaza
10 November 2023
Landmark Law Decriminalises Abortion across Mexico
The legislation, which was approved by Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday 6 September 2023, represents a significant step forward in the fight for women's rights and autonomy.
Despite significant progress, we need to go 20 times faster to end child marriage by 2030, shows new data
This week’s launch of UNICEF data on child marriage demonstrates that progress is possible, with countries from a variety of settings sharing common threads including improvements in economic development, poverty reduction, access to employment – and educational attainment at the secondary level for girls. Each region in the world has a positive example of acceleration that we can learn from.
The absolute prohibition of unions in adolescence is not in the best interests of children.
Girls Not Brides together with civil society organisations identified discrimination, empowerment and adult-centric protectionism in the bill approved by the Mexican Chamber of Deputies and Senate.The initiative does not address the causes of these practices and criminalises consensual unions between adolescents, preventing the exercise of their rights.
Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, Girls First Fund and VOW for Girls join forces with Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama to End Child Marriage.
On behalf of Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage, Girls First Fund and VOW for Girls.
Legal age of marriage increases from 16 to 18 in England and Wales
Today marks a key milestone for the movement to end child marriage in England and Wales…
Efficient solutions to end child marriage must go beyond outlawing this practice
On 3 February 2023, the police force in the state of Assam, India, announced a state-wide…
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on child, early and forced marriage
Explore the Resolution and what it says about child marriage, what it calls on the UN and Member States to do, and the full list of co-sponsors. Use our template letter to maintain international pressure on Member States to implement their commitments.