Post by account_disabled on Feb 22, 2024 2:00:54 GMT -5
Child marriage is common in different parts of the world, its discussion has always been controversial. In the world there are 700 million women who have married before turning 18, according to Unicef data. The Fronline investigative program on the United States PBS network released the data collected and published and showed that at least 207,468 minors were married between 2000 and 2015 in the United States. 87% of them were women and 99% were between 15 and 17 years old. The figures in the rest of the world are more alarming: one in three or more girls married or entered into a marital union before the age of 15, according to Unicef. Niger 76% Central African Republic 68% Chad 68% Mali 55% Bangladesh 52% Burkina Faso 52% Guinea 52% South Sudan 52% Mozambique 48% India 47% Malawi 46% Somalia 45% Nigeria 43% Eritrea 41% Ethiopia 41% Madagascar 41% Nicaragua 41% Uganda 40% Sierra Leone 39% Cameroon 38% Niger is the country with the highest prevalence of early marriage , according to the UN.
In this place, 76% of women between 20 and 24 years old contracted marriage or some type of marital union before turning 18 years old. After Niger is the Central African Republic with 68%, Chad with 68% and Mali with 55%, all of these countries are located on the African continent. Of the 20 countries where the most Iceland Mobile Number List minors marry, 17 are in Africa, two in Asia and one in Nicaragua. Until now, the number of girls under 18 years of age exceeds 15 million and is estimated to grow to 16.5 million in 2030 and 18 million in 2050. 280 million girls are at risk of becoming premature brides. “These girls represent an extremely vulnerable group, as they are deprived of their childhood, have few opportunities to receive an education, and often begin to have children too early,” explains UNICEF. In Latin America, the problem is not as serious as on the African continent but unfortunately it is not left out of the figures.
Of women who are 20 and 24 years old were married before turning 18, in the Latin American and Caribbean region In Mexico, 6% of adolescent men are married, while women represent 10% In El Salvador, 21% of adolescents are married, in Cuba 16% and in Colombia it is 14% What is child marriage? Child marriage is a traditional practice that takes place in several countries and is a violation of children's rights that prevents a person's physical freedom, as well as the ability to decide their future for themselves. If there are no actions to eradicate this problem, by 2020, 140 million girls will be forced to marry at an early age. Every two seconds a girl is forced to marry 14% of girls in developing countries will be married before they turn 15 One in three will have gotten married before turning 18. The main causes of child marriage are generally; poverty, gender inequality and the lack of protection of children's rights.