On 22 July 2014, the UK government and UNICEF hosted the first Girl Summit, aimed at mobilising domestic and international efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM) within a generation.

Watch the highlights from the summit:

Highlights from Girl Summit 2014

• Photo gallery of the summit

• Full playlist of videos of the day including plenary and spotlight sessions

• Spotlight sessions: see the outlines and the summaries of the 14 sessions.

The agenda for change

The summit resulted in commitments to take action to end FGM and CEFM from organisations, governments, businesses, communities and individuals across the world.

See the full list of commitments

The
Girl Summit Charter on ending female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage
(PDF, 567KB, 1 page)
was
signed by hundreds of signatories
(MS Word Document, 1.1MB)
who stated that:

No one should be forced into marriage, or made to marry while still a child.

No girl or woman should have to endure the physical and psychological effects of female genital
mutilation.

These practices violate the fundamental rights of all girls and women to live free from violence and
discrimination.

Such violations not only harm individual girls; by undermining girls’ ability to make their own
choices and reach their full potential, they also diminish the strength of families, communities and
society.

So today, we commit to work together to end child, early and forced marriage and female genital
mutilation, for girls and women, everywhere, forever.

You can join this global movement for change. To add your name – or the name of your organisation – to the charter please email girlsummit2014@dfid.gov.uk

Or to make a commitment towards ending FGM and CEFM simply fill out the
making a commitment
(MS Word Document, 37.6KB)
form and email to girlsummit2014@dfid.gov.uk

Our
monitoring framework
(PDF, 180KB, 1 page)
explains how we’re tracking and reporting on Girl Summit commitments.

Read the full charter:

• 
  Girl Summit Charter on ending female genital mutilation and child, early and forced marriage
  (PDF, 567KB, 1 page)
  
• 
  Girl Summit Charter – French translation
  (PDF, 168KB, 1 page)
  
• 
  Girl Summit Charter – Arabic translation
  (PDF, 140KB, 1 page)
  

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