Date: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
Time: 2:30 - 4 p.m.
Location: DPI NGO Resource Centre, 801 UN Plaza, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10017
Moderator
Jaslin Kaur
Co-Founder, RefuGirl
Speakers
Helen Belachew
Gender and Development Manager, Programmes Division, UNICEF
Luz Maria Utrera
Fundacion Luz Maria, Formally Associated NGO with DPI
Upasana Chauhan
Women's Health and Education Center, Formally Associated NGO with DPI
Additional Resources
- UNICEF: Infographic: Child Marriage Around the World
- UNFPA: Escaping child marriage in Sierra Leone
- UNFPA - UNICEF Global Programme to Accelerate Action to End Child Marriage
Today, one in five young women will be married in childhood. Child marriage is a human rights violation on a vast scale and a major obstacle to sustainable development. Learn more