Press Release
UNFPA and UNICEF welcome CA$ 35 million contribution from the Government of Canada to end child marriage
20 July 2023
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An Unforgettable Day
Girls should not be sacrificed for her family’s economic salvation, poverty being a driver of child marriage. Let a girl be a girl. And let a woman’s wedding day be unforgettable for the right reasons, with tears shed for joy to celebrate beginnings, not for sorrow to mourn endings.
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