Marrying Too Young – End Child Marriage – Report
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: October 8, 2012
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Marrying Too Young
End
Child Marriage
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Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: October 8, 2012
WUNRN
End
Child Marriage
Direct
Link to Full 76-Page 2012 Report:
This report is a clarion call to decision makers, parents, communities and
to the world to end child marriage. It documents the current scope, prevalence
and inequities associated with child marriage and highlights that by 2020, Some
142 million girls will be married by their 18th birthday if current trends
continue.
This translates into 14.2 million girls married each year, or 37,000 girls
married each day. Child marriage jeopardizes girls’ rights and stands in the
way of girls living educated, healthy and productive lives. It also excludes
girls from fundamental decisions, such as the timing of marriage and choice of
spouse. Girls living in rural areas of the developing world are twice as likely
to be married before age 18 as their urban counterparts, and girls with no
education are over three times more likely to do so than those with secondary
or higher education.
The report calls on governments and leaders to end child marriage by:
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