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Unless progress is accelerated, ending child marriage in West and Central Africa will take more than 100 years, with far-reaching, life-altering consequences for millions of child brides and crippling impact on the region’s prosperity, the United Nations children’s agency has said. A new report released Monday from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Achieving a future without child marriage: Focus on West and Central Africa, reveals that, due to rapid population growth and high prevalence of child marriage, even if the current decline rate was doubled, it would not suffice to reduce the annual number of girls married. “We cannot continue to...

18 Sep 2017 – Speakers: Mr. Richard Lui, (Broadcaster, NBC News), Ms. Rosiland Jordan, (UN Correspondent, Al Jazeera), Ms. Hiroko Kuniya, (Special SDGs Editor in chief, The Asahi Shimbun) Moderator: Ms. Alison Smale, (UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications) The SDG Media Zone aims to engage people all over the world in the important conversations happening during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly in New York from 18-22 September. Bringing together well-known personalities and Member States as well as content creators, influencers and media partners, the SDG Media Zone will provide a dynamic space to strengthen the commitment of...

21 Sep 2017 – Speakers: Ms. Patricia Espinosa, (Executive Secretary, UNFCCC) Moderator: Mr. Gideon Lichfield, (Quartz) The SDG Media Zone aims to engage people all over the world in the important conversations happening during the high-level week of the UN General Assembly in New York from 18-22 September. Bringing together well-known personalities and Member States as well as content creators, influencers and media partners, the SDG Media Zone will provide a dynamic space to strengthen the commitment of the international community in support of the 2030 Agenda. Heads of State and Government will be gathering at the UN Headquarters in...