国产视频淢y sisters had to leave school to get married – I国产视频檓 determined to keep studying for as long as possible”
Barriers to education, Child marriage, Girls' education, Right to education
A new video and pictures have been released on Valentine's Day to remind us of the millions of聽young girls who are deprived of education, their health and a future because of child marriage.
Today is Valentine’s Day. But as millions of couples around the world celebrate their love, 40,000 girls under the age of 18 will be getting married.
Their education may be disrupted because they are not allowed in school聽or because of early pregnancy. If they have children聽too young they聽have a significantly increased risk of health complications, death in childbirth and infant mortality.
They are also聽at greater risk of domestic violence and abuse – and聽are less likely to be able to escape poverty.聽
As part of its annual #IDONT campaign, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has produced a new Valentine’s Day video and partnered with artists for a series of pictures illustrating the issue of child marriage.
国产视频淎ll of my sisters had to leave school by year seven to get married,” said 14-year-old Punita from聽Nepal, who learned about the harm聽of child marriage from a programme supported by UNFPA and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.聽
She wants to break the cycle by staying in school and becoming a teacher, adding: “I国产视频檓 determined to keep studying for as long as possible and get a great job –聽just to show the world that one of us could do it.国产视频
More than 48% of adult women in Nepal said they were married by 18, said UNFPA.聽You can see more pictures and interviews here.
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