Sentences with phrase «of child marriage»

Its index assessed number of slaves, a measure of child marriage and a measure of human trafficking in and out of a country.

The negative consequences of child marriage include making girls less healthy and less educated, as well as being linked to more domestic violence.

Africa has the highest rates of child marriage in the world, following only Asia.

The prevalence rate of child marriages in Ghana ranges between 12.2 and 39.2 per cent, with the Upper East Region having the highest percentage of 39.2 per cent.

A new report examining the impact of child marriage in Ethiopia has highlighted the many devastating impacts it has on individuals and society.

Reasons for this vary, but it includes declining donor nation assistance for family planning over the past 17 years, a variety of cultural factors (e.g. prevalence of child marriage, male opposition, and misconceptions about the dangers of contraception).

«The child protection laws already prohibit an adult having sex with someone below the age of 18, but this new law actually recognises there's a lot of child marriage in India and wanting to make that unacceptable.

Ghana has one of the highest cases of child marriages in the world.

We expect our chiefs and religious leaders to complement government's efforts by exposing the perpetrators of child marriage so as to safeguard the health and development of our young girls.»

«Victims of child marriage are forced and condemned to a life that they did not choose with no means of escape, resulting in physical and mental health problems, loss of education and economic opportunities, and an increased likelihood of experiencing violence.

The increase in teenage pregnancies in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region has become a major concern apart from the incidence of child marriages in the district.

Stephanie Sinclair's documentary short is an investigation of child marriage and a call to action.

In this lesson, students view the film and discuss root causes of child marriage and solutions,...

With the shortage of brides comes the unspeakable acts of child marriages, incest, rape, and violence.

Bangladesh, for example, has one of the highest rates of child marriage worldwide and the highest rate of marriage involving girls under 15.

Workshop participants included experts from the field of child marriage programming, Plan staff from the global office and all four country teams, and key stakeholders representing research, programs or policies that are relevant to the contexts in the four target countries.

It was the intention of the United Nations» 1964 Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum for Marriage and Registration of Marriages to abolish the practice of child marriage.

The report Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: Ethiopia Synthesis Report was published by the World Bank and the International Center for Research for Women, and partly funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world.