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The Story of The Elders
… Find out more about The Elders' work in Cyprus … Girls Not Brides: Ending Child Marriage …
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… women in leadership, and intergenerational dialogue) and find out more about what we do . … Child Marriage Child marriage affects millions of …
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Forthright and feminist: Norway's first woman leader
… in 1965. Skip ahead to: Ending child marriage Democracy in Egypt Sustainable … a conclusion. So, it was not that I could not compromise to find common ground; this is an essential part of getting …
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Indigenous women must be present at decision making tables
… As a child in my pastoralist community in Kenya, I grew up with … value that help treat our illnesses, and it is where we find wild fruits to forage. We learn how to exist in our … pregnancies and more young girls are being sold into early marriage. Women are forced to do cheap labour and …
Kate Flanagan - 03/09/2023 - 10:28
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What can we do to change the gender equation?
… always when women are given the opportunity – when a girl child is given the opportunity, young women are given the … women are empowered in the political spectrum, we won’t find these women succumbing to the same corruption that is … for the community. This is more an argument against child marriage but it applies also to keep young women at school …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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What can we do to change the gender equation?
… always when women are given the opportunity – when a girl child is given the opportunity, young women are given the … women are empowered in the political spectrum, we won’t find these women succumbing to the same corruption that is … for the community. This is more an argument against child marriage but it applies also to keep young women at school …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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What can we do to change the gender equation?
… always when women are given the opportunity – when a girl child is given the opportunity, young women are given the … women are empowered in the political spectrum, we won’t find these women succumbing to the same corruption that is … for the community. This is more an argument against child marriage but it applies also to keep young women at school …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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Sustainable development, democracy, peace: the key role of women
… “He wanted a UN 'A' team – the best people he could find, for an extremely demanding job. And as chief of staff … behind the UN Secretary-General’s “Every woman, every child” campaign to help member countries reach the … and health. This is the often taboo subject of child marriage. Every year around the world, an estimated …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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The Elders speak: Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter and Mary Robinson
… Equality of Women and Girls.' I was intrigued and wanted to find out more about the Elders' work, particularly about … things - but the suffering of a mother who has lost her child is not dependent on her nationality, ethnicity or … also lead to girls discontinuing their schooling. Marriage at a young age is a terrible risk for girls. Those …
admin - 07/21/2022 - 10:31
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2015 New Year’s message from Kofi Annan, Chair of The Elders
… And I have to ask whether we would still be struggling to find effective treatment and vaccines for Ebola if it had … facing women and girls including female foeticide, child marriage, sexual violence and equal participation; and call …
Anonymous (not verified) - 07/21/2022 - 10:31