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Find here reports, policy briefs and factsheets about child marriage, as well as capacity-building tools for organisations and individuals working to end child marriage.
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Marrying too Young: End Child Marriage
Documents the scope, prevalence and inequities associated with child marriage. Suggests prioritised actions to reduce and eventually eliminate child marriage. Calls for more investment in cross-cutting policies and strategies that…
Reaching child brides. Knowledge summary
This knowledge summary provides an overview of the global nature of child marriage, the negative health consequences and gives examples of prevention programmes.
At what age? Early marriage and the right to education
Explains link between early marriage and the right to education. Highlights main articles in conventions relating to the right to education and marriage. Lists 10 things that organisations can do…
UNFPA child marriage country profile: Democratic Republic of the Congo
This factsheet is part of a series of country profiles for 41 countries with a child marriage prevalence of 30 per cent or more, put together by UNFPA in October…
Violating children's rights: Harmful practices based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition
Highlights violations based on tradition, culture, religion or superstition (including child marriage), documents the measures that have already been taken to combat these practices, and makes recommendations to regional and…
Will I get my dues... before I die?' Harm to women from Bangladesh's discriminatory laws on marriage, separation, and divorce
Documents how Bangladesh’s discriminatory and archaic personal laws impoverish many women at separation or divorce, and trap some women in violent marriages because they fear destitution.
Early marriage in Africa: Trends, harmful effects and interventions
Outlines a framework for analysing global, regional and local initiatives to curb early marriage and examines the application of these interventions. Argues for a sub-regional strategy to address the problem…
Early marriage in Africa - Trends, harmful effects and interventions
Exploring the harmful effects of early marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa and its impact on the health, education and economic well-being of young girls
Scorecard on reproductive and sexual health in Africa
Ranks 53 African countries by adolescent fertility rates. Statistics are also provided for lifetime risk of maternal death, child marriage percentage rates, secondary school attendance ratio, number of women living…
Changes in prevalence of girl child marriage in South Asia
Finds that reductions in girl child marriage in South Asia have occurred but are largely attributable to success in delaying marriage among younger but not older adolescent girls.
Adolescent fertility in low and middle-income countries: Effects and solutions
This paper looks at various socioeconomic consequences of and methods to reduce adolescent fertility in the developing world and recommends a shift to a rights-based approach.
“I had to run away” - The imprisonment of women and girls for “moral crimes” in Afghanistan
This report focuses on women and girls, including victims of underage marriage, charged with the moral crimes of running away and zina (sex outside of marriage) in Afghanistan