International: Towards Ending Child Marriage: Global trends and profiles of progress
UNICEF – October 13, 2021
Child marriage is widely recognized as a violation of human rights and a hindrance to national development. In committing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the international community has vowed to end the practice of child marriage by 2030. This report looks at historical trends, with a focus on selected countries that have recorded significant declines in child marriage prevalence. It offers an overview of changes in the practice of child marriage together with a review of other shifts that have occurred in these countries in terms of girls’ access to education and employment opportunities, as well as economic development and poverty reduction.
Also: Towards Ending Child Marriage: Global trends and profiles of progress: https://data.unicef.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Towards-Ending-Child-Marriage-Global-trends-and-profiles-of-progress-report.pdf
https://data.unicef.org/resources/towards-ending-child-marriage/