A Profile of Child Marriage and Early Unions

Highlights

Child marriage is a violation of human rights. Every child has the right to be protected from this harmful practice, which has devastating consequences for individuals and for society. Child marriage is now firmly on the global development agenda, most prominently through its inclusion in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target 5.3, which aims to eliminate the practice by 2030. Although indicator 5.3.1 measures child marriage among girls, the practice occurs among boys as well.

Regardless of gender, marriage before adulthood is a breach of children’s rights.

Author(s)

UNICEF

Publication date

August 2019

Languages

Spanish, English

ISBN

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