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UNICEF is calling on governments and institutions in Africa to accelerate efforts to end child marriage and female genital mutilation.

Girls across South East Asia and the Pacific have experienced disrupted education, with many being forced to drop out of school altogether.

Here are six reasons why the International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women is still urgent.

To mark the the eighth International Day of the Girl Child we’re highlighting activists who are fighting issues like climate change.

“I found myself in my new wedding sari. I was 13 in June when I found out I would be married. This is my story.”

Girls are at risk of gender-based violence, child marriage and forced marriage, according to Plan International and Save the Children.

This emergency for girls has already caused a sharp uptick in potentially deadly unintended pregnancies, child marriages, and sexual abuse.

Concerns about the impact of COVID-19 outbreaks in refugee camps cannot be overstated and the wider consequences for girls and young women are devastating.