International: Research Strategy for Phase II: The UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage (Press release)
UNFPA/UNICEF – November 05, 2021
The Global Programme to End Child Marriage (2016-2030): Phase I (2016-2019) aimed to strengthen institutions and systems in selected locations and countries to deliver quality services and opportunities for a significant number of adolescent girls. Phase II (2020-2023) aims to accelerate actions to end child marriage by: Enhancing investments in, and support for, both unmarried and married adolescent girls; Engaging with key actors to catalyse shifts towards positive gender norms „ Increasing political support, resources, gender-responsive policies and frameworks; Engendering respect for laws; Improving data and evidence on what works; Phase III (2024-2030) has the longer-term, gender transformative goal of enabling significantly larger numbers of adolescent girls to fully enjoy a childhood free from the risk of marriage.
Also: Report: Research Strategy for Phase II: The UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage: https://www.unfpa.org/publications/research-strategy-phase-ii-unfpa-unicef-global-programme-end-child-marriage