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Nepal has registered a substantial reduction in child marriage with a drop of more than 20 per cent in just five years, between 2006 and 201111. Yet, Nepal has the 16th highest prevalence rate of child marriage in the world and the 17th highest absolute number of child brides – 662,000.
Child marriage is a global problem which affects millions of people across the world. It is considered a human rights violation because it deprives those involved, especially girls, of education and health services, the chance to learn skills and develop their personalities, and leaves them vulnerable.
A wide range of factors place girls at risk of child marriage, including the persistence of gender inequality and social norms that value women less and consider them to belong to their husband’s family, the ineffective implementation of existing legal provisions prohibiting child marriage, and barriers in accessing
Fact Sheet: Child Marriage in Nepal. Reports and Analysis. This fact sheet was prepared by UNFPA Nepal for the purpose of informing parliamentarians, policymakers, political parties, civil society leaders, development partners, women, young people and the general public. Factsheet child marriage.pdf. Reports and Analysis.
Child, Early and Forced Marriages in Nepal: UNFPA Response. Strengthening national legal and policy frameworks. To target the lack of protection ofgirls’ human rights, UNFPA works to review and recommend amendments to the existing legal frameworks on child marriage and marriage registration to identify gaps and legal reform needs.
Child marriage is a human rights violation, restricting children’s choices, changing their course in life, and putting them at significant risk of abuse and violence. A UNICEF study found that one in three married girls in Nepal had been subjected to sexual violence by their husbands, while one in six reported physical violence.
CHILD MARRIAGE IN HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS EARTHQUAKE-AFFECTED DISTRICTS IN NEPAL onsistent with other countries in South Asia, Nepal has experienced declines in rates of child marriage during the last two decades, though it still has the second highest rate in the region. Within Nepal, higher rates of child marriage tend to correlate with
