Advocacy Actions
International Day of the Girl Child
Every year, on 11 October, UNICEF launches an annual campaign with girls to amplify their voices and stand up for their rights. This year, under the theme “My voice, our…
Action Coalition on Gender Based Violence
Each year, 4.1 million girls are subjected to FGM/C and 12 million girls are married before the age of 18. Both of these harmful practices violate girls’ and women’s rights,…
Generation Equality Forums
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995). Adopted by 189 governments, this is a progressive agenda…
Global Education Summit Side Event
Child marriage and girls' education: A global perspective and a unified call to action