We packed the Church Center of the United Nations on Wednesday for our second United Nations parallel event: they were turning people away at the door. We had a lively conversation about the Successes and Setbacks in Eradicating Child Marriage Globally, moderated by Mabel van Oranje of Girls Not Brides.
You can watch segments of the panel on our Facebook page.
The event coincided with the third day of the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the U.N. It was our second U.N. parallel event since we were granted special consultative status with the U.N. Economic and Social Council and was co-sponsored by Breakthrough, Zonta International, Freely In Hope and NGO CSW.
Besides Mabel, the event’s speakers included:
- Urvashi Gandhi, Breakthrough (India)
- Fraidy Reiss, Unchained At Last (United States)
- Gharsanay IbnulAmeen, 2019 NGO CSW Woman of Distinction (Afghanistan)
- Lydia Matioli, Freely In Hope (Kenya)
And the event’s respondents included:
- Susanne von Bassewitz, Zonta International
- Nisha Varia, Human Rights Watch
