UN to raise voice against early marriage of girls
12 Oct 2012 1:58 AM GMT
The UN will mark the first 'International Day of the Girl Child' on Thursday, with a focus on ending child marriages and highlighting challenges in countries like India, Bangladesh and Somalia to combat this fundamental human rights violation that impacts a girl's life.
‘The International Day of the Girl Child readily reflects the need to put girls' rights at the centre of development,’ said Anju Malhotra with the Gender and Rights Section in UNICEF.
‘The UN and partners are coming together to show the incredible progress made and to highlight the ongoing challenges,’ to end child marriage, which is a fundamental human rights violation that impacts all aspects of a girl’s life, UNICEF said.
The day would focus on the theme of 'My Life, My Right, End Child Marriage' and through a series of events and actions scheduled around the world UNICEF aims to draw attention to the critical issue of child marriage.
In partnership with governments, civil society and UN agencies, funds and programmes, UNICEF said it is laying the groundwork to end child marriage globally.
In 2011, 34 country offices reported efforts to address child marriage through social and economic change efforts and legal reform. Â Â Â Â
In India, one of the countries in the world with the largest number of girls being married before their 18th birthday, child marriage has declined nationally and in nearly all states to 43 per cent in 2007-2008 from 54 per cent in 1992-1993, but the pace of change is slow, UNICEF said. Â Â
NO WEDDED BLISS THIS
‘The International Day of the Girl Child readily reflects the need to put girls' rights at the centre of development,’ said Anju Malhotra with the Gender and Rights Section in UNICEF.
‘The UN and partners are coming together to show the incredible progress made and to highlight the ongoing challenges,’ to end child marriage, which is a fundamental human rights violation that impacts all aspects of a girl’s life, UNICEF said.
The day would focus on the theme of 'My Life, My Right, End Child Marriage' and through a series of events and actions scheduled around the world UNICEF aims to draw attention to the critical issue of child marriage.
In partnership with governments, civil society and UN agencies, funds and programmes, UNICEF said it is laying the groundwork to end child marriage globally.
In 2011, 34 country offices reported efforts to address child marriage through social and economic change efforts and legal reform. Â Â Â Â
In India, one of the countries in the world with the largest number of girls being married before their 18th birthday, child marriage has declined nationally and in nearly all states to 43 per cent in 2007-2008 from 54 per cent in 1992-1993, but the pace of change is slow, UNICEF said. Â Â
NO WEDDED BLISS THIS
- In 2011, 34 country offices reported efforts to address child marriage through social and economic change efforts and legal reform
- In India, one of the countries in the world with the largest number of girls being married before their 18th birthday, child marriage has declined in nearly all states to 43 per cent in 2007-2008 from 54 per cent in 1992-1993, but the change is slow, UNICEF said
Next Story
