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Child marriage on the rise in Horn of Africa as drought crisis intensifies – UNICEF

Warda Hassan Mahmud, a UNICEF-supported councillor, speaks to a survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Hargeisa, Somaliland on 1st February 2021.

Promising practices to end child marriage, FGM

Celebrating the Day of the African Child 2021

Ending child marriage and female genital mutilation in ESA

Case studies of promising practices from across the region

Files available for download (8)

Collection of all 7 case studies (PDF, 23 MB)

Eritrea only (PDF, 3 MB)

Ethiopia only (PDF, 4 MB)

Kenya only (PDF, 4 MB)

Mozambique only (PDF, 5 MB)

Somalia only (PDF, 3 MB)

Uganda only (PDF, 989 KB)

Zambia only (PDF, 4 MB)

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COVID and child marriage: EuroNews TV interview with UNICEF

10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19

Adolescent girl

Urgent action needed to meet SDG to end child marriage

Join opinion editorial by UNFPA and UNICEF

Wait to Wed video teaser

05 February 2021

Wait to Wed

Ending child marriage: How can the law help? In this comic series, young advocate work to end child marriage in their community.

Report cover

16 November 2020

Child Marriage in COVID-19 Contexts

Disruptions, alternative approaches and building programme resilience

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 1 MB)

Report cover

Budget Scoping on Programmes and Interventions

to End Child Marriage in Malawi

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 1 MB)

Faida Noreen 17 years of Marila Village, Mugi Parish in Ciforo Sub County Adjumani District with her one year and 6 months baby Letaru Faith at their home where she lives with her mother.

Statement to mark International Day of the African Child

Opinion editorial by Justine Coulson (UNFPA), Roberta Clarke (UN Women) and Mohamed M. Fall (UNICEF)

Religious leader hold up cards with hashtag phrases

16 October 2019

Religious leaders stand with girls in South Sudan

A group of religious leaders participate in the faith for positive change for children initiative