Afternoon folks,
We wanted to take a moment to let you know about the upcoming Girl Summit, which is being co-hosted by the Department for International Development and UNICEF. It launches on July 22 and is aimed, according to the literature “at mobilising domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) within a generation”.
As you may know, we’ve given our support to the campaign to end FGM in the past. We’ve hosted webchats and guest posts on the need to end the practice worldwide - and in the UK, where it’s already illegal, to pursue prosecutions against those who perpetrate or facilitate it.
We haven’t previously done anything on the issue of forced or early marriage as it’s not a subject that has come up very often on the boards, but we’d be really interested to take this opportunity to ask for your thoughts. Between 2011 and 2020, more than 140m girls worldwide will be married before the age of 18, according to the United Nations Population Fund, with the highest rates seen in Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic. Of those 140m, 50m will be under the age of 15. What’s your view on the practice? What were your memories of life at that age - and what are your hopes for your own children and those in developing countries?
We’ll be bringing you more from the Summit when it launches, but meanwhile, if you’re interested, there are various ways in which you can get involved. And if you’d like to register your support right now, you can do so by pledging your backing for the Summit’s aims on social media - more on how to do that here.
Thanks,
MNHQ
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The 2014 Girl Summit: what do you think?
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SarahMumsnet · 21/07/2014 16:09
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