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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.
Ending Impunity for Child Marriage in Nepal. A REVIEW OF NORMATIVE AND IMPLEMENTATION GAPS. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 4 GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. 7 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8 SECTION I: OVERVIEW OF CHILD MARRIAGE IN NEPAL. 8 Factors Contributing to Child Marriage.
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.
UNICEF's report on ending child marriage in Nepal.
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.
Nepal has the third-highest prevalence of child marriage, with 41 per cent of women aged 20 to 24 married before they turn 18. 1 Nepal also ranks in the top 10 countries for the prevalence of child marriage among boys. 2
BEHAVIOURAL DETERMINANTS OF CHILD MARRIAGE AND ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY IN NEPAL: A qualitative study 2024 A POLICY BRIEF Child marriage has affected a staggering 700 million women worldwide and 5 million adolescents in Nepal, including 1.5 million who are under the age of 15. Also called early marriage, child marriage refers to any formal
