Moni Begum to attend the UNGA70
Moni Begum, 16, studying in class 10, attending United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) 70 to advocate for ending child marriage and improving access to health care for every mother and child, comes from Kulaura – a small town in Maulvibazar, Sylhet.
In the forum she will meet national and international delegates from all over the world, including 19 other child delegates from across the globe.
66% of the girls are married off before their 18th birthday and that makes Bangladesh one of the top three countries in the world that is heavily burdened with child marriage. The pace at which the reduction is taking place needs to change.
The project in which Moni Begum is a beneficiary of is implemented by Save the Children in partnership with Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Bangladesh Pediatric Association.
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