The author wrote that one in five girls worldwide was married before the age of 18, and said child marriage compromised millions of girls’ education, health and safety. They called for efforts to defend every girl’s right to a childhood and end child marriage.
The author said that, on International Day of the Girl, Finland had reaffirmed girls’ rights to education, safety, and sexual and reproductive health and rights. They wrote that Finland remained committed to the rights of women and girls, gender equality and equal participation amid conflicts and crises. #DayOfTheGirl #GenderEquality #GirlsRights #FI
Online violence against girls and young women must not be normalized. @UNESCO is working to make digital spaces safer through #MediaAndInfoLiteracy, helping learners develop the skills to navigate technology safely and responsibly. Safe education must include safe online spaces. #OnlineSafety #GirlsRights #DigitalLiteracy #Thetweetdoesnotmentionanyspecificcountries.Therefore #therearenocountrycodestoreturn.
RT @UNFPA: Conflict and disaster make girls more vulnerable to child marriage. We must ensure that humanitarian aid includes protection fo… #ChildMarriage #HumanitarianAid #GirlsRights #Therearenospecificcountrycodesmentionedintheprovidedtweet.
RT @SonyaDouglas: This is hard to see but vital to acknowledge Child marriage legalised by the Taliban This is why they want to keep girl… #ChildMarriage #Taliban #GirlsRights #AF
RT @BirdyBooky: Look at this mother’s account of what’s being done to girls in Greystones Community College @GreystonesColl. This mother an… #Greystones #Education #GirlsRights #IE
