Report
National Strategic Framework on Ending Child Marriage
Ghana's pledge to end child marriage and teenage pregnancy
Highlights
Child marriage is a global phenomenon, recognized as one of the major impediment to the development of a country and the full realization of the rights of children. In the year 2014, the Government of Ghana accepted the universal call to end child marriage in accordance with several international conventions and declarations and took measurable steps to address the issue comprehensively across the nation. A national campaign to end child marriage in Ghana was officially launched on 10th February, 2016 under the auspices of His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, Ex-President of the Republic of Ghana and former First Lady H. E. Lordina Mahama with support from UNICEF-Ghana.
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