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UN Declares November 27 Global Day to End Child Marriage; West Bengal Steps Up Prevention Efforts

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Kolkata: The global fight against child marriage received a major boost after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring November 27 as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage. The date has a special connection with India as it marks the launch of the ‘Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat’ […]

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UNICEF urges WB govt for child-friendly disaster shelters

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Kolkata: Sundarbans is one of the most climate triggered disaster-prone areas of the world with nearly 1.2 million standing at the doorstep of disasters, UN says the disasters are likely to increase. To be set up in Sundarban’s Kumirmari island of Gosaba block, South 24 Parganas, one of the furthest and most climate vulnerable regions […]

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