Afroza Mahzabeen Anannya, Research Officer of Waste Concern Bangladesh is participating in an international conference on Child Marriage : Strength in Unity, Girls are not Brides-A Global Youth Partnership to end Child Marriage on 19-23rd May at Temasek Hotel, Melaka, Malaysia.
The conference hosted by World Youth foundation an international organization which engages educated youth worldwide. The conference is a unique platform created to foster dialogue where youth advocates particularly women and girls affected by child marriage; development partners, UN agencies, bilateral and multilateral agencies and representatives from Civil Society Organizations’ ( CSOs). NGOs, civil society UN and related stakeholders share experiences and good practices as well as challenges on ending child marriages at country, regional and international levels.
A total of 50 youth delegates from Bangladesh, Sri lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Tunisia, Indonesia, India and USA are taking part in the conference.
