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It was written by Edilberto Loaiza, Sr. Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser and Sylvia Wong, Technical Specialist, Adolescents & Youth. The country profiles included in Annex 1 were produced with the support of the DevInfo Support Group and Mengjia Liang, Consultant.  \nThe authors appreciate the support of the Office of the Executive Director as well as the extensive comments from Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin (UNFPA Executive Director) and Kate Gilmore (Deputy Executive Director-Programme) . Ysabel Blanco, Laura Laski, Mona Kaidbey, Christian Delsol, Nafissatou Diop, Cecile Mazzacurati, Alfonso Barraques and Jose Miguel Guzman provided valuable inputs and comments. The report was edited by Lois Jensen and Alex Marshall and the design was provided by Mari Nakano and Shoko Tagaya. Yoshiko Kaneda and Juan Arbelaez supported the administrative aspects for the production of this document.  \nCover and Back Photo:  \nTEHANI, AGE 8 (Yemen)  \n“Whenever I saw him, I hid. I hated to see him,” Tehani (in pink) recalls of the early days of her marriage to Majed, when she was 6 and he was 25. The young wife posed for a portrait with former classmate Ghada, also a child bride, outside their home in Hajjah.  \nPhoto by Stephanie Sinclair / VII Photo / Too Young To Wed  \ncontents  \nPreFace 4  \neXecutiVe suMMary 6  \ncHaPter 1 Child Marriage: A Violation of Human Rights and 8  \na Deterrent to Development  \ncHaPter 2 Measuring Child Marriage 16  \ncHaPter 3 Global & Regional Levels and Trends 20  \ncHaPter 4 Disparities & Inequalities 32  \ncHaPter 5 What to Expect if Current Trends Continue 42  \ncHaPter 6 Giving Girls a Chance: An Agenda for Action 48  \nnotes  \nanneX 1 Profiles of 10 Countries with the Highest Rates of 62  \nChild Marriage  \nanneX 2 Percentage of women 20-24 married/in union before 72  \nage 18 by background characteristics. 2000-2011  \nPreFace  \nChild marriage is a human rights abuse. It constitutes a grave threat to young girls’ lives, health and future prospects. Marriage for girls can lead to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and in developing countries these are the main causes of death among 15–19 year-old girls. Girls who are married are also exposed to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Fora girl, marriage can mean the end of her education, can set aside her chances of a vocation or career, and can steal from her foundational life choices.  \nChoosing when and who to marry is one of life’s most important decisions. No one else, however well-meaning, has the right to make that decision. The decision to marry should be a freely made, informed decision that is taken without fear, coercion, or undue pressure. It is an adult decision and a decision that should be made, when ready, as an adult. On that virtually all countries agree. The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), both human rights instruments, outlaw child marriage. The International Conference on Population and Development in 1994 (ICPD) called on countries to eliminate child marriage and to enforce laws that ensure free and full consent.  \nYet child marriage persists, especially in poor and rural parts of countries in the developing world. It may be part of local tradition; parents may believe it safeguards their daughters’ future; poverty or conflict may propel it. But more often than not, ch","cbCaim5oW7gbGa3u","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim5oW7gbGa3u","pdf",3324974,76,"English","# Preface\n# Executive Summary\n# Chapter 1 Child Marriage: A Violation of Human Rights and a Deterrent to Development\n# Chapter 2 Measuring Child Marriage\n# Chapter 3 Global & Regional Levels and Trends\n# Chapter 4 Disparities & Inequalities\n# Chapter 5 What to Expect if Current Trends Continue\n# Chapter 6 Giving Girls a Chance: An Agenda for Action\n# Annex 1 Profiles of 10 Countries with the Highest Rates of Child Marriage\n# Annex 2 Percentage of women 20–24 married/in union before age 18 by background characteristics. 2000–2011","[{\"question\":\"Why does the report describe child marriage as a human rights abuse?\",\"answer\":\"It presents child marriage as a grave threat to girls’ lives, health, and future prospects, violating rights protected by instruments such as the CRC and CEDAW.\"},{\"question\":\"What health and development impacts does child marriage have on girls?\",\"answer\":\"The report connects early marriage to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth and to increased exposure to sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. 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