Special Focus – 2015 Day of the African Child
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This year’s Day of the African Child, which is held on 16 June every year, focuses on the theme “25 Years after the Adoption of the African Children’s Charter: Accelerating our Collective Efforts to End Child Marriage in Africa”. This Special Focus compiles a selection of articles on the topic. [Special_Focus#Special_Focus_-_current|Feel free to add more articles to our media review!]
Special focus in the news
- Is this the beginning of the end of child marriage? (CNN 16.06.2015)
- African leaders must take ‘concrete steps’ to end child marriage (The Guardian 16.06.2015)
- Day of the African Child: 16 June (Vatican Radio 16.06.2015)
- Nigeria marks Day of the African Child (News24 Nigeria 16.06.2015)
- Tanzania: African Child Day – Men Accused of Doing Little (AllAfrica 16.06.2015)
- Young people key to end child marriage in Africa (New Business Ethiopia 16.06.2015)
- Africa: Call for Renewed Action to End Child Marriage in Africa (AllAfrica 16.06.2015)
- Speaking Up for Girls’ Rights on the Day of the African Child (Huffington Post 16.06.2015)