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January 20, 2016 Statement

Submission on the combined eighth and ninth periodic reports of Haiti to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women

January 11, 2016 Dispatches

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December 9, 2015 News Release

Africa: Strengthen Steps to End Child Marriage

Finance, Carry Out National Action Plans

A young, unmarried girl stands amid a herd of cattle outside Bor, the capital of Jonglei State.  Cattle carry significant social, economic, and cultural importance for South Sudan's pastoralist ethnic groups, which use cows for payment of dowry.
December 9, 2015 Statement

Ending Child Marriage in Africa

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