British
actress Emma Watson condemns child marriage during a visit to Malawi on Monday
in the Travers calling Authorities Africa put paid to the practical end-that
can put the lives of That daring youth and A stop educating girls and June
receive better future.
Watson,
26, of good Will Ambassador for UN Women, visit the African nation Was
southeastern An international day before the Day of the Girl Child.
In
2015, Malawi will pay law passed in June of Raise minimum age for marriage at
18 with Women Working With UN leaders Traditional Practices Local pay
modifiers.Although Malawi has made illegal child marriage, activists have
expressed concern that marriages are governed by custom may occur informally.
During his visit, Watson met with traditional leaders who defended the nullification of child marriages in their communities.
Globally, 15 million girls are married as children each year, according to the campaign group of girls not Girlfriends in the UK.
Activists say child marriage denies girls of an education, increases the risk of domestic violence, death or serious injury if they have children before their bodies are ready. However, the practice persists because some companies consider girls as a financial burden, while others believe that a girl should be married as soon as possible to maximize their fertility.
In July, The Gambia became the 13th African country to join the African Union campaign to end child marriage, which aims to communicate the risks of the practice.
The International Day of the Girl's October 11 is declared by the United Nations to promote girls' rights day.(Reporting by Sebastien Malo, the Spanish edition of Belinda Goldsmith, please give credit to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, covering humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights and climate change.
"It
is very encouraging to see how damaging such a practice can be stopped when
communities work together" he added actress rose to fame as Hermione
Granger WHO in the Harry Potter series.
United Nations data show that globally, one third of girls in developing countries, excluding China, are married before 18 years, depriving them of their childhood and the right to go to school. According to the international organization of children's rights, Save the Children, one in nine girls in developing countries are married before 15 years of 18, almost one in three girls are married. These marriages are usually arranged and conducted without the consent of underage girls.
It is also disconcerting to learn from the United Nations Fund estimates that the number of married girls grow 700-950 million in 2030.
When presented with these disturbing figures, first consider the fact that the vast majority of 18 barely out of adolescence and are far from ready to commit to marriage. further review is necessary, however, to understand the seriousness of the global epidemic of child marriage.
The epidemic is particularly severe in countries where public education is low and there are few measures to encourage girls to stay in school. When finances are tight and there are few legal framework to ensure that girls get an education, girls are more likely to marry and to interrupt their schooling.
Although Malawi have now made illegal child marriage, activists have expressed concern regulated by custom marriages that may occur informally.
During his visit, Watson having with traditional leaders defended the cancellation of child marriages in their communities met.
Globally, 15 million girls are married as children each year, according to the group of non Girlfriends girls in the UK countryside.
The International Day of the Girl's October 11 is declared by the United Nations to promote girls' rights day. "Meet the girls who like many in his country are struggling with poverty and pressed for early marriage ... [That] it made me realize how important it is that women are able to take their own decisions", says Watson.
But there is still work to do. Although Malawi has made illegal child marriage, there are still more developing countries practicing early marriage.
United Nations data show that globally, one third of girls in developing countries, excluding China, are married before 18 years, depriving them of their childhood and the right to go to school. According to the international organization of children's rights, Save the Children, one in nine girls in developing countries are married before 15 years of 18, almost one in three girls are married. These marriages are usually arranged and conducted without the consent of underage girls.
It is also disconcerting to learn from the United Nations Fund estimates that the number of married girls grow 700-950 million in 2030.
When presented with these disturbing figures, first consider the fact that the vast majority of 18 barely out of adolescence and are far from ready to commit to marriage. further review is necessary, however, to understand the seriousness of the global epidemic of child marriage.
The epidemic is particularly severe in countries where public education is low and there are few measures to encourage girls to stay in school. When finances are tight and there are few legal framework to ensure that girls get an education, girls are more likely to marry and to interrupt their schooling.
Although Malawi have now made illegal child marriage, activists have expressed concern regulated by custom marriages that may occur informally.
During his visit, Watson having with traditional leaders defended the cancellation of child marriages in their communities met.
Globally, 15 million girls are married as children each year, according to the group of non Girlfriends girls in the UK countryside.
The International Day of the Girl's October 11 is declared by the United Nations to promote girls' rights day. "Meet the girls who like many in his country are struggling with poverty and pressed for early marriage ... [That] it made me realize how important it is that women are able to take their own decisions", says Watson.
But there is still work to do. Although Malawi has made illegal child marriage, there are still more developing countries practicing early marriage.
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