{"id":61511,"date":"2026-01-27T19:33:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=61511"},"modified":"2026-01-27T19:33:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T19:33:50","slug":"joint-eastern-and-southern-africa-civil-society-forum-declaration-communique-to-end-child-marriage","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/resource\/submissions\/joint-eastern-and-southern-africa-civil-society-forum-declaration-communique-to-end-child-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Joint Eastern and Southern Africa Civil Society Forum Declaration Communiqu\u00e9 to End Child Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"meta-split-banner-block\" style=\"background-color:#001745\">\n\n    \n        <div class=\"columns is-gapless\">\n            <div class=\"column is-6-tablet\">\n                <div class=\"outer\">\n                    <div class=\"inner left\">\n                        <div 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While acknowledging progress made through legislative and policy reforms, participants raised deep concern over gaps in implementation, budgeting, enforcement, and accountability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The declaration highlights that millions of girls in the region continue to face child marriage, driven by poverty, gender inequality, harmful social norms, conflict, climate shocks, humanitarian crises, and economic insecurity. 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/es\/resource\/submissions\/ukraine-joint-stakeholder-submission-to-the-un-universal-periodic-review-54th-session-of-the-upr-working-group-of-the-human-rights-council\/\">Read more +<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tags\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"language\">EN<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/resource-type\/submissions\/?type=resource\">Submissions<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t                                                    \n\t\t\t                                                \n\t\t\t                                            \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/issue\/end-sexual-violence\/?type=resource\">End sexual violence<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/region\/europe-and-central-asia\/?type=resource\">Europe and Central Asia<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-4-desktop is-5-widescreen \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-overlay\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/02\/EN-9-640x384.png.webp')\" data-small=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN-9-640x384.png\" data-medium=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN-9.png\" data-large=\"https:\/\/equalitynow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/EN-9.png\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns is-gapless is-multiline is-flex-direction-row-reverse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-8-desktop is-7-widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"outer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inner left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"columns\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"column is-12-tablet is-10-desktop is-offset-1-desktop\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"post-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>30 de julio de 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"read-time\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Submissions on the ACHPR draft declaration on the promotion of the role of human and peoples\u2019 rights defenders and their protection in Africa<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t                                                    <p>Equality Now and joint civil society organisations submitted recommendations to the African Commission on Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights (ACHPR) on its Draft Declaration on the Promotion of the Role of Human and Peoples\u2019 Rights Defenders and Their Protection in Africa. 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