December 9, 2015
Africa: Strengthen Steps to End Child Marriage
Finance, Carry Out National Action Plans
![A young, unmarried girl stands amid a herd of cattle outside Bor, the capital of Jonglei State. Cattle carry significant social, economic, and cultural importance for South Sudan's pastoralist ethnic groups, which use cows for payment of dowry.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2015/southsudan0313_coverimage1.jpg?itok=qq3Avjlk)
Finance, Carry Out National Action Plans
Opening the Door for Girls' Education, Health, and Freedom from Violence
Women Break 3-Decade Silence about Sexual Abuses
Survivors say rape has become "just a normal thing" for women caught up in South Sudan's civil war
Enable Political Participation, Improve Services for Rape Victims
Killings, Rapes of Unity State Civilians Are War Crimes