Tag: child marriage
Innovation for women and girls must keep pace with needs of those in crisis and humanitarian settings
A joint statement by UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Anders Thomsen, and Kenya Red Cross Secretary General Dr. Asha...
Horn of Africa faces the most severe drought in more than two generations, UNICEF says
Around 20.2 million children are under threat of severe hunger, thirst and disease – compared to 10 million in...
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa intensifies efforts to eliminate FGM in Liberia
UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for Africa on female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, Jaha Dukureh, will visit Liberia...
Girls are lured across Kenya-Uganda border to undergo FGM, early marriage
Fourteen-year-old Judith* and five other Pokot girls were lured across the border, into Kenya from Uganda, at the height...
Health and violence risks multiply for women and girls in Kenya as worst drought in 40 years takes hold
Chants of “Apei Apei ng’akankomwon ng’akan!” ring out from a group of women sitting under a tree. The words...
Ethiopia: Men’s role in ensuring women and girls access sexual and reproductive health rights in humanitarian settings
By addressing harmful gender norms through promoting positive masculinity, and engaging husbands, fathers and other men, we improve women’s...
West and Central Africa account for half of global child marriage deaths
FAIRFIELD, US, Oct 11, 2021(APO Group) -- More than an estimated 22,000 girls a year are dying from pregnancy...