We Must Implement Laws & Policies Against Child Marriages and FGM
KAMPALA, Uganda – According to the State of the World Population Report 2020, an estimated four million girls worldwide will undergo FGM, while each year 33,000 teenage girls are forced into marriage. Here in Uganda, child marriage cases have and continue to be high. According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) representative in Uganda, Alain Sibenaler, “The figure was at 49 percent in the past and remains high, while FGM national prevalence is low at below 0.1 percent, but in the three districts of Kapchorwa, Bukwo and Kween incidences... Read More