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UNICEF Praises India for Advancing Girls Education and Curbing Child Marriage
- •UNICEF highlighted India’s progress in improving girls’ education and reducing child marriage through sustained investment and community action.
- •UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman noted that India's success with its 253 million adolescents serves as an example globally.
- •India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, highlighted initiatives like Beti Bachao Beti Padhao for driving social change.
- •Harish pointed out the persistence of gender gaps in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and called for safer cyber domains for women.
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UNICEF recognized India's efforts in combating child marriage and strengthening rights through sustained investments, community participation, and policy action. UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Hannan Sulieman noted that girls' education has improved significantly over the past decade and child marriage has declined.
India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, highlighted leadership commitment, digital public infrastructure, and the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme. He noted these initiatives address social biases, improve welfare delivery, and increase school enrolment for girls.
Harish highlighted ongoing gender disparities in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, noting a lack of female representation often described as having "tech bros" instead of "tech sisters". He also raised concerns about ensuring the cyber domain becomes a safe space for women and girls.
