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UN RESOLUTION ON CHILD, EARLY & FORCED MARRIAGE - HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SESSION 24

Pursuant to HRC resolution A/HRC/RES/24/23 on child, early and forced marriage, OHCHR will be submitting a report on this subject to the Human Rights Council at its 26th Session in June 2014.

"Strengthening efforts to prevent & eliminate child, early & forced marriage: challenges, achievements, best practices & implementation gaps"

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PAKISTAN - CHILD, EARLY & FORCED MARRIAGE IN PAKISTAN

Direct Link to Full 7-Page Pakistan Shirkat Gah Submission: http://www.wunrn.com/pdf/child_marriage.pdf

Shirkat Gah – Women’s Resource Centre – Pakistan

SUBMISSION ON CHILD, EARLY & FORCED MARRIAGE IN PAKISTAN

Introduction

Despite national laws and international commitments, child marriage remains a real threat for many in Pakistan. According to the Pakistan Demographic and Household Survey (PDHS 2006-7), 13 percent of girls in the country are married by the time they are 15 and 40 percent by 18 years. 18% of Pakistani women have had their first birth by age 18; 9% have begun child bearing between 15-19 years and 7% are already mothers in those ages leading to one of the highest infant mortality rates in South Asia (PDHS 2006-7).......

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