Unicef Is Concerned About Afghan Girls Who Are At Risk Of Child-marriage

Unicef is concerned about Afghan girls who are at risk of child-marriage

Kabul, Nov 13 : Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore has voiced deep concern about Afghan girls increasingly at risk of child marriage in the war-torn country.Kabul, Nov 13, : , Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of Unicef has expressed deep concern over the increasing number of Afghan girls at risk of being married in war-torn Afghanistan.
“We have received credible reports of families offering daughters as young as 20 days old up for future marriage in return for a dowry,” she said in a statement.She stated that she had received credible reports from families that offered daughters as young 20-days old to future marriages in exchange for a dowry.

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Even before the latest political instability, Unicef’s partners registered 183 child marriages and 10 cases of selling of children over 2018 and 2019 in Herat and Badghis provinces alone, reports Xinhua news agency.Xinhua reports that Unicef’s partners had registered 183 child marriages, and 10 cases for selling children in 2018 and 2019, even before the current political instability.

The children were between six months and 17 years of age, she said.She said that the children were aged between six and seventeen years old.

The UN agency estimates that 28 per cent of Afghan women aged 15-49 years were married before the age of 18.According to the UN agency, 28% of Afghan women between 15 and 49 years old were married before 18.

The Covid-19 pandemic, the ongoing food crisis and the onset of winter have further exacerbated the situation for families, forcing them to make desperate choices, such as putting children to work and marrying girls off at a young age.Families have been forced to make difficult choices such as marrying young girls or putting their children to work by the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing food shortage.

As most teenage girls are still not allowed to go back to school, the risk of child marriage is now even higher, said Fore.Fore stated that the likelihood of child marriage is higher now that most teenage girls cannot go back to school.

Unicef is working with partners to raise communities’ awareness of the risks for girls if they are married early.Unicef works with partners to increase awareness in communities about the dangers for girls who marry young.

Child marriage can lead to a lifetime of suffering.A lifetime of suffering can result from child marriage.Girls who marry before they turn 18 are less likely to remain in school and more likely to experience domestic violence, discrimination, abuse and poor mental health.The chances of a girl marrying before she turns 18 are lower and they are more likely to be subject to domestic violence, discrimination, abuse, and poor mental health.

They are also more vulnerable to complications in pregnancy and childbirth, she said.She also said that they are more susceptible to complications during pregnancy and childbirth.

It has started a cash assistance program to help offset the risk of hunger, child labour and child marriage among the most vulnerable families.The fund has launched a cash assistance program that will help to offset the risk of child marriage, child labour, and hunger among the most vulnerable families.

The fund plans to scale up this and other social services programs in the months to come.This and other social service programs will be expanded by the fund in the coming months.

Unicef will also work with religious leaders to ensure that they are not involved in the “Nikaah” (the marriage contract) for young girls, she said.She said that Unicef will also be working with religious leaders to ensure young girls aren’t involved in the “Nikaah,” (the marriage contract).

“But this is not enough.”But this isn’t enough.We call on central, provincial and local authorities to take concrete measures to support and safeguard the most vulnerable families and girls.We appeal to the central, provincial, and local authorities to take concrete steps to protect and support the most vulnerable families.

We urge the de facto authorities (Taliban) to prioritise the reopening of schools for all secondary school girls and allow all female teachers to resume their jobs without any further delays.We ask the Taliban de facto authorities to prioritize the reopening schools for all secondary school girls.

All female teachers should be allowed to return to their jobs immediately.

“The future of an entire generation is at stake,” said the statement.

The statement stated that “the future of an entire generation is at risk #Unicef #Afghan #risk

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