10/10/2026
12 million girls are married before the age of 18 every year.
That’s 1 million girls every month.
Progress is possible, but it is not happening fast enough. Girls need investment, and they need it today.
Ahead of International Day of the Girl on 11 October, we’re asking: What will it take to end child marriage?
This IDG we must move beyond silence and conversation to ACTION and ACCOUNTABILITY.
US Institute of Diplomacy and Human Rights