UN Designates November 27 as International Day Against Child Marriage

The United Nations designated November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.

The resolution was led by Sierra Leone and co-sponsored by India and other member states.
The date coincides with India’s Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat campaign, launched on November 27, 2024.
The initiative is linked to SDG 5 on Gender Equality, especially Target 5.3, which calls for elimination of harmful practices such as child marriage by 2030.
The source cites a decline in child-marriage prevalence among women aged 20–24 from 23.3% in NFHS-5 to 20.1% in NFHS-6.

November 27 → International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage
SDG 5.3 → elimination of child, early and forced marriage and other harmful practices

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