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Child, Early, & Forced Marriages & Unions and Sexuality Working Group
The Child, Early, & Forced Marriages & Unions (CEFMU) and Sexuality Working Group comprises international and national organizations working with and for adolescent girls to advance their rights and opportunities. We develop resources and engage in advocacy to draw attention to the under-addressed issue of how patriarchal control of adolescent girls’ and young women’s sexuality acts as a driver of CEFMU.
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Laws and Policies to Address Child, Early, and Forced Marriage and Unions
Over the past several decades, efforts to end child, early, and forced marriage and unions (CEFMU) have placed strong emphasis on legal reform.Yet, a substantial body of evidence and on-the-ground experience has emerged that calls into question the effectiveness - and the unintended consequences - of the predominant legal approach.
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