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Activists have raised concerns over child marriage in Pakistan during a rights-focused event in Geneva. Speakers cited UNICEF data highlighting millions of women and girls who were married before adulthood, including cases involving marriage before the age of 15. Rights defenders also pointed to concerns around education, early pregnancies and health risks, with particular attention drawn to the situation in Sindh.

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00:01Forced and child marriages of girls from minority communities in Pakistan were at the center of discussions at a side
00:07event during the 63rd Union Human Rights Council session in Geneva.
00:11Human rights defender Naveed Walter highlighted their impact on girls' rights, education, health and dignity.
00:18Most recently the UNICEF gave the data about Pakistan. 19 million women and children and girls have been affected being
00:34of child rights and from them 4.8 million were under 15 of age.
00:44You know, dear Excellencies and dear audience, that during the pregnancy of the children, millions have been died.
01:00And you know, under 13% of the children who got married, they even does not have a basic education.
01:13Cindy women's rights activist Dr. Shiguf Thakandro highlighted the situation in Sindh, drawing attention to the vulnerabilities faced by girls
01:21married at a young age and the impact on their health and future.
01:24According to the National Commission on Rights of the Children, 84,000 children between the age of 10 and 17
01:33are married, widowed and separated.
01:37Many of them have already left the school and many face serious health risks.
01:42More than one in five young women in Sindh, 21% had been married before the age of 18 and
01:52have few cases ended in a conviction.
01:56The consequences are also miserable in girls' health.
02:00Pakistan has around the birth rate of 41,000 girls aged 15 to 19 and estimated 61,000 pregnancies over
02:13the year.
02:14Only 44% of the pregnant girls in that age group receive four or more antennal visas.
02:21In Sindh, 61.9% of the girls are anemic.
02:26The highest of any provinces in Sindh.
02:30Speakers called for stronger protection of women and children and greater international action against child and forced marriage as gender
02:37-based violence.
02:4034,000 children between the age of 10 and 17 are married, widowed and separated.
02:47Many of them have already left the school and many face serious health risks.
02:54More than one in five young women in Sindh, 21% had been married before the age of 18 and
03:03few cases ended in a conviction.
03:06The consequences are also miserable in girls' health.
03:11Pakistan has around the birth rate of 41,000 girls aged 15 to 19 and estimated 61,000 pregnancies over
03:23the year.
03:24Only 44% of the pregnant girls in that age group receive four or more antennal visas.
03:31In Sindh, 61.9% of the girls are anemic.
03:37The highest of any provinces in Sindh.
03:41Speakers called for stronger protection of women and children and greater international action against child and forced marriage as gender
03:48-based violence.
03:50According to the National Commission on Rights of Children, 84,000 children between the age of 10 and 17 are
03:59married, widowed and separated.
04:03Many of them have already left the school and many face serious health risks.
04:08More than one in five young women in Sindh, 21% had been married before the age of 18 and
04:18few cases ended in a conviction.
04:22The consequences are also miserable in girls' health.
04:26Pakistan has around the birth rate of 41,000 girls aged 15 to 19 and estimated 61,000 pregnancies over
04:38the year.
04:39Only 44% of the pregnant girls in that age group receive four or more antennal visas.
04:47In Sindh, 61.9% of the girls are anemic.
04:51The highest of any provinces in Sindh.
04:55Speakers called for stronger protection of women and children and greater international action against child and forced marriage as gender
05:02-based violence.
05:03The highest of принимates.
05:06The highest of women and girls have a number of young people around the world.
05:09Probably for two months.
05:10The highest of women and girls have a number of young people named who are two or four or three
05:11times for 16 or 16 years.
05:12The highest of women and children have one of them favorite targets,
05:12the highest of women in the vaccinated national community.
05:12You
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