Unicef: Child marriages must stop

Armed with statistics showing that half of all girls in some countries are married by the time they reach age 18, the United Nations Children's Fund calles for a global campaign to prevent the widespread phenomenon of child marriage.

This call, on the eve of International Women's Day, is part of a new report released by UNICEF. Entitled "Early Marriage: Child Spouses," it discusses why early marriage continues, and may even be on the rise among extremely poor populations.

More information:
- Press Release (7 March 2001 - Unicef)
- Report "Early Marriage: Child Spouses" - PDF (Unicef)
- Child marriages must stop (Unicef)

Related news:
- International Day of the Woman (1/3/2001)
- Global Movement for Children (28/2/2001)
- Women Make the News (26/2/2001)
- The State of the World’s Children 2001 (1/1/2001)

Date of publication: 08/03/2001

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