This story was submitted by Basmeh and Zeitooneh as part of the Regional Action Forum's IDGC 2025 Campaign
We are delighted to share RAF's November 2025 Newsletter with you.
This powerful video shared by the Women's Affairs Center in Gaza depicts the story of a GBV survivor who has been displaced and separated from her children. Despite the immense hardship she has faced, she is choosing to reclaim her life and strengthen her own voice.
Amman, 30 April 2024 – In April 2024, RAF completed a desk review on the impact of child marriage on children living with disabilities in the MENA region. The desk review study demonstrates that marriage among children with disabilities is present in contexts where child marriage is practiced in MENA.
Child marriage remains a critical and deeply rooted issue in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), particularly among communities facing ongoing violence, displacement, and economic hardship. Despite national efforts to raise the minimum legal age of marriage to 18, loopholes and inconsistent enforcement continue to place girls at risk. The escalation of violence and the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank have also further increased families’ reliance on early marriage as a coping mechanism.
Join us on Wednesday, August 20, at 15:00 (Amman time/GMT+3) for the regional launch of UNICEF-UNFPA's new study on child marriage in humanitarian settings entitled "Barriers and Facilitators to Programming: Delivering interventions to address child marriage in humanitarian settings in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen."
11 October 2025 – Today, we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child and its 2025 theme "The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead – Girls at the Frontlines of Crisis,"
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