Kyari urged emirs in Northern Nigeria to join the campaign against child marriage, giving girls the chance to reach their potential.
He also highlighted that the Boko Haram insurgency has exacerbated human rights violations and gender-based violence, depriving children of the ability to make decisions about their lives.
His words:
“Girl-child marriages predispose girls to emotional, social, and psychological trauma, hindering their potential and future.
“The practice violates the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and hinders the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of eradicating poverty, hunger, and discrimination.”
