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Child Marriage
Child Marriage … not only harms the young brides, but also impedes the development of their communities and societies as a whole. … Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality …
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Lowering the marriage age: a step in the wrong direction
Lowering the marriage age: a step in the wrong direction 2 November … in Bangladesh, which has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, are proposing to lower the … out of school do not contribute to Bangladesh’s economic development and prosperity, perpetuating cycles of …
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The Elders: Momentum is building to tackle child marriage in India
The Elders: Momentum is building to tackle child marriage in India 9 February 2012 … links between the empowerment of girls and women, economic development, and peace: “Peace, human rights …
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A moral leader: India’s chance to spearhead efforts to end child marriage worldwide
… moral leader: India’s chance to spearhead efforts to end child marriage worldwide 23 March 2012 … to put equality for girls and women at the heart of India's development. Last month my fellow Elders and I …
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2030: a world free of child marriage
2030: a world free of child marriage 29 January 2013 … that including an end to child marriage in the UN’s new development goals would do much to empower girls, provide …
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How can policy-makers help protect women and girls from violence?
… do it.” Speaking at an inquiry of the UK International Development Committee, Gro Harlem Brundtland discusses what … Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage . Listening to Elder Dr Gro Harlem …
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Eminent Indian leaders champion efforts to end child marriage in India
Eminent Indian leaders champion efforts to end child marriage in India 8 February 2012 … awareness about the negative impact of child marriage on development and human rights, and for promoting solutions to …
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After the MDGs: creating a holistic global development model
After the MDGs: creating a holistic global development model 26 June 2013 … fellow Elders and I were especially glad to see that ending child marriage has been included as a target in the goal to …
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The world we want: an end to child marriage
The world we want: an end to child marriage 23 September 2013 … by 2030." With discussions underway about the post-2015 development framework, Graça Machel, Gunilla Carlsson and …
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Child marriage: our commitment to ending it
Child marriage: our commitment to ending it 17 September 2010 … major brake on progress towards six of the eight millennium development goals. They argue that is time to recognise that … ambitions to eliminate extreme poverty and promote gender equality. The statistics are stark. In poor …
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