Preventing child marriages: first international day of the girl child “my life, my right, end child marriage”
On 17 November 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution (A/RES/66/170) designating 11 October as the first International Day of the Girl Child choosing ending child marriages as the theme of the day. Child marriage is a fundamental human rights violation and impacts all aspects...
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Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546057/ |