{"id":4494,"date":"2023-10-09T18:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T18:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/?page_id=4494"},"modified":"2025-11-19T16:19:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:19:52","slug":"child-marriages","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/child-marriages\/","title":{"rendered":"#NOTBefore18 Child Marriages and Early Unions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4494\" class=\"elementor elementor-4494\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ac10bc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ac10bc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c58db32\" data-id=\"c58db32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a58a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-page-title happy-addon ha-page-title\" data-id=\"5a58a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-page-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-page-title elementor-size-default\">#NOTBefore18 Child Marriages and Early Unions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490cbba elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"490cbba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-387334f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"387334f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3946f6a\" data-id=\"3946f6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2006acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2006acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Child, Early, and Forced Marriage and Unions (CEFMU) present a serious human rights issue affecting millions of girls and adolescents worldwide.<\/p><p>In Latin America and the Caribbean, the prevalence of CEFMU has not substantially changed in the last 25 years. It is a normalized reality perpetuated through gender stereotypes that assign girls the roles of wives and mothers. It is also an institutionalized practice within the legal frameworks of the region\u2019s countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-612ee0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"612ee0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f0856\" data-id=\"f2f0856\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d22b23\" data-id=\"8d22b23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb018d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb018d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-09-at-4.41.10-PM-1-1024x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4513\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-09-at-4.41.10-PM-1-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-09-at-4.41.10-PM-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-09-at-4.41.10-PM-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-09-at-4.41.10-PM-1-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-10-09-at-4.41.10-PM-1.jpeg 1470w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8972eb9\" data-id=\"8972eb9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a99d3b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9a99d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8595572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8595572\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f72f5dd\" data-id=\"f72f5dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d8cf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1d8cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"652\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/portada-informe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/portada-informe.jpg 652w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/portada-informe-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21e1464\" data-id=\"21e1464\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3420b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3420b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For this reasons, the Committee of Experts of the MESECVI elaborated a\u00a0<b><i>\u201cHemispheric Report on Child, Early, and Forced Marriage and Unions in the States Party to the Bel\u00e9m do Par\u00e1 Convention\u201d\u00a0<\/i><\/b>to study of the causes and consequences of these harmful practices.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/matrimonio_infantil_eng_v2.pdf\">Read the report<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2465766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2465766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the region, CEFMUs are not part of the public agenda, registering very little progress in addressing and eradicating this harmful practice.<\/p><p>To reinforce the dissemination of the findings and recommendations of this report, MESECVI and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have joined forces in a campaign that invites reflection on the harmful impact of CEFMU and the need to put an end to tolerance towards these practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68afdef elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"68afdef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e1543 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57e1543\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nDiscover the #NOTBefore18 campaign<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5e7ed1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b5e7ed1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb2a545\" data-id=\"cb2a545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db2ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db2ac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #69487a;\">A silenced, widespread,<br \/>normalized realitya<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92acc22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92acc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/infografia1_en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/infografia1_en.jpg 589w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/infografia1_en-300x258.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33abf3d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33abf3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5743cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5743cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/CIM_MESECVI\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Infographic-1.pdf\">Check the infographic<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21957e8\" data-id=\"21957e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e33ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10e33ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Challenges and recommendations<br \/>in addressing CEFMU<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a2e855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a2e855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/infografia2_en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/infografia2_en.jpg 589w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/infografia2_en-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543435b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"543435b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf83b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6cf83b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Infographic-2-CEFMU-ENG.pdf\">Check the infographic<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-86eed37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86eed37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d166ee\" data-id=\"9d166ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8971dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8971dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CEFMU as an obstacle to<br \/>gender equality and<br \/>development in the region<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0ca498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0ca498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/brochure_en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4478\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/brochure_en.jpg 716w, https:\/\/belemdopara.org\/cim_mesecvi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/brochure_en-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cdc61 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54cdc61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff64da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff64da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a 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