calendar_today 20 March 2017

Girls in crisis settings overlooked for life-saving care, say health advocates

UNITED NATIONS, New York/BEIRUT, Lebanon – “To be pregnant in the middle of a humanitarian setting is already a dangerous situation, but for girls aged 15…

calendar_today 12 February 2017

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Say #IDONT to fight child marriage this Valentine's Day

UNITED NATIONS, New York/Beirut, Lebanon – Standing several inches shy of her middle-aged groom’s shoulder, the 12-year-old bride, outfitted in a child…

calendar_today 30 January 2017

New study finds child marriage rising among most vulnerable Syrian refugees

A girl dresses as a bride for a march against child marriage and gender-based violence in Jezzine, Lebanon. © RET Liban United Nations, New York/Beirut, Lebanon …

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Say #IDONT to fight child marriage this Valentine's Day

Syrian refugees in front of the tent where Haneen and her family previously lived in southern Lebanon. © UNFPA/David Brunetti NABATIEH, Lebanon – In…

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Brushes and blushes: Livelihood skills help Syrian refugee escape child marriage

When Hiam, a 13-year-old Syrian refugee living in Lebanon, learned her parents wanted her to marry a complete stranger, she felt helpless. But she saw a way out after hearing of a…