About child marriage

Child marriage is a global issue. It is fuelled by gender inequality, poverty, social norms and insecurity, and has devastating consequences all over the world.

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Explore our vision and mission to end child marriage, learn about our organisational structure, and discover how we work as a global partnership to drive change and empower girls worldwide.

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Our Partnership

Girls Not Brides members are civil society organisations committed to working together to end child marriage and support married girls. Our strength is our diversity.

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Learning and Resources

Discover tools, resources and events to learn more about child marriage and related issues, and be successful in your advocacy, youth activism and fundraising.

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Stories and impact

Discover the latest news and stories about child marriage, and the work our member organisations and partners in the broader movement are doing to end the harmful practice.

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Report

Violations of girls' rights: child marriage and FGM in the I.R. Iran

This report by Südwind looks at the practices of child marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting in Iran, and makes recommendations on how to address them.
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Child marriage and female genital mutilation/cutting are both harmful practices that violate human rights and disproportionally affect girls.

In this report, Südwind looks at how these practices take place in different regions of Iran, what international and national laws say about these practices, and what can be done to address them.

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