child marriage
child marriage
problems
for a girl
they can be subjected to
killings
beatings
abuse
rape
adolescent pregnancy
Subtema
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)
more information
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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.
