; Whereas the total number of girls married before the age of 18 stands at 12,000,000 per year, and more than 150,000,000 additional girls will get married in childhood by 2030; Whereas child marriages are a fundamental violation of human rights, and the target set out in the Sustainable Development Goal agenda is to eliminate all harmful practices such as child, early, and forced marriage by 2030, and supporting this target means impacting the lives of 150,000,000 girls who would otherwise be married off before their 18th birthday; Whereas one of the targets of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development is to ensure reforms are taking place in all countries to give women equal rights to economic resources, property, financial services, inheritance, and natural resources by promoting birth registration in areas where girls are systematically undercounted, which will ensure that girls can enjoy other rights such as education and health; Whereas the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for countries to collaborate to achieve universal peace and justice, because countries that lack the rule of law often fail to meet the most basic needs of their populations, and peace, justice, and accountable institutions make it possible for countries to develop; Whereas all people have a right to peace, and all forms of violence violate human rights, hinder people’s well-being, and significantly limit development and progress of countries; Whereas Goal 16 is key to ensuring that progress and prosperity are widely shared, and that those most in need can claim and exercise their rights as global citizens; Whereas data show that homicide is more prevalent in countries with high income inequality, which are majorly developing countries; Whereas many victims of exploitation and trafficking are people from vulnerable populations, and some of the poorest regions in the world, which suggests that least developed areas are the most prone to violence