The UN General Assembly has designated 27 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. Backed by Sierra Leone and 66 co-sponsors, the resolution increases pressure for laws, education, and national strategies on a practice affecting an estimated 640 million girls worldwide, including the majority of states in the USA.
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UNO schafft Welttag gegen Kinderheirat und Zwangsehen

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Die UNO-Generalversammlung hat den 27. November zum Internationalen Tag zur Beseitigung von Kinder-, Früh- und Zwangsehen erklärt. Die von Sierra Leone und 66 Mitunterzeichnern eingebrachte Resolution erhöht den Druck für Gesetze, Bildung und nationale Strategien zu einer Praxis, die 640 Millionen heute Kinder betrifft, auch in Europa und den USA.

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