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| Date: 22 July 2014
Venue: London
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The first Girl Summit was aimed at mobilizing domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation and forced early marriage. UNICEF co-hosted the event. Girls and women have the right to live free from violence and discrimination and achieve their potential, but millions are being prevented from doing so by harmful practices such as genital mutilation and forced early marriage.
The good news is that things are changing. In the heart of communities and families in the UK and across Africa, South Asia, the Middle East and Europe, more and more people are saying no to these practices. Our role is to get behind, support and accelerate their efforts to get a future free from female genital mutilation and early forced marriage.
The Home Secretary Theresa May and Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening hosted the event, alongside heads of state, practitioners, survivors, charities and community groups. The summit also heard stories from girls and women who have lived through the ordeal of genital mutilation and forced early marriage.
SOURCE: https://www.gov.uk
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