Child marriage holds back 15 million girls a year, or about 41,000 a day, denying them fundamental rights and undermining their future. If there is no reduction in child marriage, 1.2 billion girls will marry as children by 2050 – equivalent to the entire population of India.

The resolution marks the first time that UN member states have agreed upon substantive recommendations for the steps that States, international organizations and others must take to address the problem. The resolution situates the issue firmly within the post-2015 development agenda, recognizing the need to give due consideration to the inclusion of a target to end child, early and forced marriage in the final framework.

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly 69/XX. Child, Early and Forced Marriage

Извор: WUNRN – 21.11.2014