A Profile of Child Marriage In Africa - UNICEF
WEBWorldwide, more than 75 million young women aged 20 to 24 years, a quarter of them in Africa, entered their first marriage or union before they celebrated their 18th birthday. But the global profile of child marriage is changing.
Child marriage comes with a heavy cost for young girls in Africa …
WEBSep 27, 2022 · Africa’s sub-Saharan region is home to with the highest rates of child marriage in the world. Ingrained traditions and cultural practices typically entrench such early marriages. State or...
130 million African girls and women today married as children - UNICEF
WEBJun 16, 2022 · ADDIS ABABA/DAKAR/NAIROBI/NEW YORK, 16 June 2022 – Africa is home to 130 million child brides, both girls under the age of 18 who have already married and adult women who were married as children. Today, UNICEF launched continental and regional reports on child marriage and female genital mutilation in Africa.
Child marriage | UNICEF West and Central Africa
WEBChild marriage is a human rights violation taking place on a vast scale in West and Central Africa which disproportionately affect girls. Girls who marry young often drop out of school and face physical risks, especially during pregnancy.
WEBWest and Central Africa has the highest prevalence of child marriage in the world and is home to nearly 60 million child brides. Four in 10 girls in the region are married before they turn 18.
Child marriage in Eastern and Southern Africa - UNICEF DATA
WEBJun 16, 2022 · An estimated 650 million girls and women alive today were married before their 18th birthdays. Over 50 million of them reside in Eastern and Southern Africa. Nearly one third (32 per cent) of the region’s young women were married before age 18. This publication provides a statistical overview of child marriage in the region.
WEBNov 1, 2018 · CHILD MARRIAGE IN AFRICA. 2018 EDITION. Overview. Across Africa, 125 million girls and women alive today were married before their 18th birthday. More than 1 in 3 young women in Africa were married in childhood, and …
Child Marriage Remains Prevalent in Nigeria - Human Rights Watch
WEBJan 17, 2022 · Nigeria’s rates of child marriage are some of the highest on the African continent. Although the federal Child Rights Act (CRA, 2003) prohibits marriage below age 18, the Nigerian...
Child Marriages - Africa Health Organisation
WEBWorldwide, more than 250 million women alive today were married before their 15th birthday, many against their will. 17% of the world’s child brides live in Africa — that’s 125 million. 15 million girls are forced to marry each year – that’s 28 girls a minute.
WEBCHILD MARRIAGE? Evidence for what drives child marriage is growing. Despite diversity across regions and communities, many common threads lead to child marriage and its harmful...