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child marriage

problems

for a girl

they can be subjected to

killings

beatings

abuse

rape

adolescent pregnancy

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can limit her foundational life choices

set aside chances for a career

end education

exposure to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV

complications related to pregnancy and child birth

main cause of death in developing countries

human rights violation

coersion

fear

undue pressure

causes

tradition

some parents see their daughters as a burden or even a commodity

dowry

some parents genuinely believe that marriage will secure their daughters’ future

poverty

humanitarian crises

International conferences and conventions on child marriage

All countries agree that It is an adult decision and a decision that should be made, when ready, as an adult

International Conference on Population and Development in 1994 (ICPD

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)

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solutions

policy makers

Mitigating the harmful impact of child marriage on girls.

Expanding prevention programmes that empower girls at risk of child marriage and address the root causes underlying the practice

Using data to identify and target geographic “hotspots” – areas with high proportions and numbers of girls at risk of child marriage

enactment of laws that rise the age of marriage to 18 for both girls and boys

postpone marriage until girs are ready

ensuring access to

health services

education

investing in girls

developing their social and economic assets

current state of affairs

complications from pregnancy and childbirth together are the main cause of death among adolescent girls 15-19 in developing countries

50 million girls could still be at risk of being married before their 15th birthday in this decade

child marriages are declining among girls under age 15

This will rise to an average of 15.1 million girls a year, starting in 2021 until 2030, if present trends continue

In the next decade 14.2 million girls under 18 will be married every year

Over 67 million women 20-24 year old in 2010 had been married as girls.

Half were in Asia, one-fifth in Africa

Most of these girls are poor, less-educated, and living in rural areas

One out of nine girls will be married before their 15th birthday

one in three girls in developing countries (excluding China) will probably be married before they are 18.