India co-sponsors UNGA resolution to declare November 27 day against child marriage

India has co-sponsored a resolution in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) proclaiming November 27 every year as the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.

The 193-member UNGA on Friday (September 4, 2026) adopted by consensus the resolution titled ‘International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage’ led by Sierra Leone.

India was among the nations that joined as co-sponsors of the resolution.

It was on November 27, 2024 that the ‘Bal Vivah Mukt Bharat’ , also known as Child Marriage Free India, campaign was launched in the country, aiming to reduce the prevalence of child marriage by 10% by 2026 and make India child marriage free by 2030.